Caitlin
Certificate IV VN
Caitlin is part of our nursing team and roster queen extraordinaire. Her ability to multitask makes her an invaluable member of the CVES family. Caitlin is originally from Canberra and has many fur babies which include Floki, Raspie, Pouncival and Tumblebrutus. She obtained her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing at CIT while volunteering at the […]
Kim
Certificate IV VN
After completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2014, Kim gained invaluable experience in both specialist and general practice clinics. Kim moved to Canberra in 2018 and joined the CVES team initially as a nurse, before finding her niche as a gun emergency receptionist! Kim is an avid road cyclist, joke teller and has […]
Claire
Business Manager
Claire moved to Canberra with her husband in 2016 to help him pursue his career here. After her own professional search, Claire joined the CVES team as a veterinary receptionist in 2019. Loving to help humans as much as animals, she started taking on more and more responsibilities and soon became our Reception Manager, bringing […]
Dr Paul Chong
BVSc (Hons)
Singapore-born Paul graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2020. Throughout his time in university, the quick paced, exciting and unpredictable life of emergency medicine caught his interest and he decided to do an internship with Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services in 2021. What drives Paul daily is the love […]
Dr Ashlee Flesser
BVSc ISFM Advanced Cert FB
Dr Ashlee is our Queensland-born vet. She graduated from James Cook University in Townsville and is originally from sunny Rockhampton. She has worked in general practice and rescue shelters, and her true veterinary love is with cats. She has just finished a feline behaviour certification and plans to peruse a feline medicine specialty in the […]
Kit
Having spent 2 years as a nutritional advisor with Hills Nutrition, Kit realised that they wanted a more hands on role in helping animals. Kit started nursing at a general practice in Canberra where they developed a love of surgical nursing and the more complex medical cases. Kit decided to continue to pursue their veterinary […]
Dr Perri Rea
BVSc
Originally from Melbourne, Perri studied Veterinary Science at James Cook University in Townsville. After graduating she worked in mixed practice in Tasmania where she treated all creatures great and small, including zoo animals, large animals, wildlife, and shelter animals. It was here that she developed her love for the thrill of emergency medicine, and the […]
Tali
Tali joined our team in late 2020 in the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Tali is still gaining her qualifications so that she can live her lifelong ambition of working with animals. The passion of being able to help animals in need and give them the love and care they need has been a key […]
Dr Tracy Hughes
Director BVSc (hons)
Tracy started her career in animal health in the 1990’s as a veterinary technician, after a few years in general practice she decided to enroll in vet school working as a technician in emergency and critical care to pay her way through university; it was here her love of emergency developed. After graduating, Tracy pursued […]
Skye
Veterinary Nurse Coordinator RVN
Skye has been working as a Vet Nurse since 2009 and is currently a registered Veterinary Nurse. Skye completed her certificate IV in veterinary nursing in 2012 and turned her focus to emergency and critical care nursing not long after, working at Canberra’s Emergency centres helping to treat some of the sickest patients. After a […]
Cass
Certificate IV VN
Cass is born and bred in Canberra and has been a vet nurse for almost 15 years after diving in deep at the age of 14, with close to 10 of those in emergency and critical care. She enjoys the fast paced unpredictability that working in emergency has offered and loves the puzzles that Emergency […]
Jess
As part of the reception team the ever changing pace, cases and types of fur babies coming through our doors really pushes Jess to do her best. After completing a Certificate II in Animal studies Jess is now looking to pursue a career with animals and so she wants to further those skills and passion […]
Marieanne
Certificate IV VN
Marieanne completed her Certificate IV in vet nursing in 2013 in Western Australia whilst also working concurrently in general practice clinics. Once she graduated, she jumped straight into working with vet emergency and critical care. She moved to Canberra in 2020 and joined the Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service team. She loves all animals including wildlife. […]