Northside Veterinary Specialists

A Northern Beaches native, Dave graduated from the University of Sydney in 1995. He has 20+ years veterinary experience, the last eight of them in referral medicine, and he earned his specialist qualification in 2013....more...

Keely is a Board Certified Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

Keely graduated from Sydney University in 2008 and worked in mixed and emergency practice in Australia and overseas. After completi...more...

Barbara graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree in 2010. She initially worked in small animal private practice for about three years. Keen to advance her veterinary skills,...more...

Helen is an integral part of our hospital vet team. Helen has extensive experience as an emergency vet, and is rapidly becoming our expert in ventilation to improve management of tick paralysis (a huge problem for Nor...more...

Kathleen graduated from the University of Sydney in 2006. After working as a small animal veterinarian she undertook an internship in small animal medicine and surgery. Her interest in veterinary imaging developed dur...more...

Dr Jody Braddock trained at the University of Sydney as an undergraduate and then worked in a busy small animal practice in the inner city for 4 years before returning to the University of Sydney to undertake a post g...more...

Dr Izidora Sladakovic is a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine with a sub-specialty in zoological companion animals (exotic pets) and is the only registered specialist in this field in NSW. Izi ha...more...

Jessica graduated from the University of Sydney in 2019 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating, Jess undertook a rotating internship program, which consisted of wor...more...

Alex first started her career in the veterinary industry in 2008 as a casual veterinary nurse in the North Shore. She enjoyed working with animals so much that she went on to complete her veterinary studies at the Uni...more...

Lucy graduated from The Royal Veterinary College, London in 2004. She initially worked in mixed practice in the South West of England before moving into small animal practice around London and the South East of England....more...

Jennifer is our head hospital Veterinarian and joined the NVS family in 2017.

Jen graduated from Sydney University in 2002 with Honours and has over 17 years practice experience. Jen has worked in various leadi...more...

Alen is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and a specialist in Small Animal Surgery. After graduating from the University of Queensland with first class honours, he completed a...more...

Dr Liz Range graduated with first class honours from the University of Sydney in 2006, initially working in companion animal practice in the UK then in Sydney before becoming a dedicated emergency and critical care ve...more...

Ross graduated from veterinary science in South Africa in 1989, and ran a successful equine practice. Since moving to Australia in 2002, he’s spent several years as a small animal general practitioner at both Sydney...more...

Sarah is a diagnostic imaging specialist with ACVR (American College of Veterinary Radiology) training and board certification obtained through a residency program at the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterina...more...

After graduating from the University of Sydney in 2016, Josh began his career with a short stint as a medicine intern before joining a well-established general practice in the Northern Beaches. Over his four years in ...more...

Dr Makara has a veterinary degree from the University of La Plata, Argentina. He undertook a radiology internship with Ross University, School of Veterinary Medicine, under the guidance and direction of Dr Joe Morgan....more...

After qualifying as a veterinarian from the University of Pretoria in 1985, Eugene spent 5 years practicing in England and South Africa before completing a surgical residency and qualifying as a specialist surgeon. He...more...

Elizabeth graduated from the University of Sydney with honours in 2007 and then worked in small animal private practice in Sydney for three years. In 2011, she completed a multi-discipline internship in medicine, surg...more...

Anna also grew up on the Northern Beaches, graduating from Sydney University in 2008 and progressing to a scholarship to Cornell University in America. After researching canine coagulation disorders during her undergr...more...