Meet Our Team

Dr Alison is one of the partners here at Kippax Veterinary Hospital. She began her career in mixed animal practice in Gerringong before moving to England. She worked there in a small animal practice for four years and also managed to see some of the world during this time.

Carla joined Kippax Veterinary Hospital from Adelaide at the end of 2016. She is passionate about reptiles and owns several geckos, a blue tongue lizard, a couple of bearded dragons, a turtle and a snake.

Upon the completion of her studies at the University of Sydney, Kanchan made the move to Canberra in 2013 to commence her career working with small animals. In 2014, Kanchan joined the team here at KVH.

Emily grew up in Canberra surrounded by lots of pets and gained a love of animals from a young age. After graduating from the University of Queensland, she returned to Canberra to start work as a Veterinarian in 2018.

Emily enjoys all aspects of medicine, but has a special interest in small animal surgery and feline medicine. When not at work, she enjoys hiking, skiing, and spending time with her family and pets. At home, Emily has two Devon Rex cats and a turtle.

Dr Emma graduated from Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga in July 2021 and joined the Kippax Vet Team as a new graduate in August 2021.

Emma grew up in East Kurrajong and has always been surrounded by animals. Emma has interests in both small animal medicine and surgery and is extremely passionate about building strong relationships with clients and her patients.

Outside of work, Emma loves spending time with her family, cooking, reading and relaxing. Emma enjoys the outdoors and often holidays around Australia with her family, camping, fishing and exploring.

Loreena graduated from the University of Sydney in 2013. Originally from Lake Macquarie, Loreena worked in mixed practice in the Hunter Valley for 2 years, followed by 4 years in West Gippsland, Victoria, gaining experience in large and small animal medicine and surgery. Loreena moved to Canberra in 2019 and joined the Kippax team in 2021.

She enjoys all areas of small animal medicine and surgery, and has a special interest in diagnostic ultrasound, cardiology and internal medicine. In her spare time, Loreena enjoys trail running, triathlon training, surfing, stand-up paddleboarding, and any other activity in or around the water.

Originally from Central West NSW, Jemima graduated from Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga in 2021. She spent her first two years in practice working rurally in North West NSW, caring for both large and small animals. Her pet family currently consists of a geriatric Cavalier called Poppy and a handful of chickens.

Tom grew up on the south coast of NSW. After graduating from the University of Sydney in 2023, he moved to Canberra. He enjoys many aspects of veterinary medicine and has a growing interest in surgery. In his spare time, Tom enjoys reading, running, skiing and riding dirt bikes. At home, Tom has a ginger rescue cat named George.

Brigette graduated from Charles Sturt University in July 2024 and has joined Kippax Vet as a new graduate veterinarian. Originally from Cootamundra, NSW, Brigette grew up on a sheep and cropping farm, where she developed her love for all different animals. She is interested in soft tissue surgery and is excited to meet Canberran clients and actively contribute to the care and well-being of their pets.

Brigette enjoys going on runs with her labradoodle, Flo, trying out the newest restaurant in town, and heading back to her family farm on the weekends to help out.

Natalie graduated from Charles Sturt University in July 2025 and has joined Kippax Vet as a new graduate veterinarian. Growing up on a hobby farm just outside of Canberra, Nat is excited to return to the area to start her veterinary career in small animal practice. She is particularly interested in developing her surgical skills and is looking forward to meeting new clients and their fur babies. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the gym, spending time with her rescue greyhound Zuri, and is also a competitive cheerleader!

Imogen grew up in Sydney and graduated from the University of Sydney in 2025, moving to Canberra to join the Kippax team as a new graduate veterinarian. She has a keen interest in small animal medicine and helping patients at all stages of life. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, catching up with friends, and working towards her yearly reading goal. At home, Imogen is the spare human to the family cat Murphy.

Leah grew up on a dairy farm in Waikato, New Zealand, and moved to Australia to pursue veterinary studies. After graduating from Charles Sturt University in 2022, she completed an emergency and critical care internship and worked in rural New South Wales. She relocated to Canberra at the end of 2025 and transitioned into general small animal practice at Kippax.

Leah has a particular interest in emergency and critical care, feline medicine, and diagnostic imaging. Outside of work, she enjoys CrossFit and Olympic weightlifting. She also has a three-year-old British Shorthair cat named Asher.

Vicki graduated from Sydney University and began her vet career in Canberra. She then moved to the Blue Mountains, where she had her two beautiful children. After a decade, she has made her way back to Canberra to be closer to her extended family. She lives with her hubby, two kids, a bearded dragon called Marshmallow, a cat called Shadow, 6 fancy pants chooks and a cheeky pup called Orla.

She has a special interest in wildlife and has completed postgraduate studies in wildlife health. She is also a qualified veterinary acupuncturist. Vicki started working at Kippax in late 2020 and is looking forward to meeting you and your furry, scaly, or feathered friends.

Nicki is one of our senior nurses. She has been a qualified vet nurse for over 10 years now. Nicki started working at Kippax Veterinary Hospital in 2007 after a three-month adventure in South Africa.

Nicki met her husband while in South Africa, and they now have a beautiful little boy, born in December 2009. Prior to working at KVH, Nicki worked at the Customs Detector Dog Unit for four years, where she trained and cared for the amazing customs dogs. Nicki’s family has several horses, and she has competed in endurance riding (long-distance) for the past 20 years. She also enjoys playing volleyball, polocrosse, and making jewellery.

You may have seen Nicki at one of the other practices, Queanbeyan Vet Hospital.

Emma grew up in Sydney and Canberra and has a background of working in the hospitality industry, but decided on a career change in 2016 when she began her vet nursing studies.

Kacie started working here at Kippax Vet at the start of 2022 and obtained her Cert 4 Veterinary Nursing at the end of 2022. Before coming to Kippax Vet, Kacie worked for our sister clinic, Weston Woden Animal Hospital, for a year, building up her nursing skills.

Kacie has a soft spot for all dogs, but especially for dachshunds. She owns a miniature dachshund named Bruno, whom she rescued.

Outside of work, Kacie enjoys spending her time camping, fishing, or cuddling up on the couch with Bruno.

Keira started with us in February 2022. She is currently enrolled in Cert 4 Vet Nursing.

After starting at Kippax Vet in 2014, doing kennel hand shifts after school. Lauren went on to complete her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2018.

Lauren is currently studying a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy and now works a full-time admin role for Canberra Health Services. Lauren still loves working with animals, and you will see her working weekends for Kippax Vet.

When not working, Lauren enjoys going on walks, catching up with friends and hanging out with her pets, Luna the Black Labrador Retriever, Myla the Black Lab, and Gary the Turtle.

Emma-Jane was born in a small rural village in the Upper Hunter in NSW. She has always loved animals; her first ever pet was a beautiful rainbow lorikeet called Li-Lo. She was always fascinated with both wild and farm animals. Emma-Jane has always looked for opportunities to work with animals.

At school, she helped to feed the poddy calves, and she worked with horses and foals for her Year 10 work experience. Although she originally moved to Canberra with her partner to study psychology, her love for animals never left her, and one day, after rescuing a stray cat, she realised it was time to follow her passion and work towards a Vet Nursing career. In June 2024, she completed her Certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing and wants to work towards her vet tech degree.

When she’s not working, it is common to find her curled up on the lounge with a book, a cup of tea and one of her beautiful cats, Aubergine or Oliver. She enjoys being out in nature, exploring the many beautiful reserves Canberra has to offer, and is always looking for a new place to eat.

Sam started here in early 2024 after working as an animal attendant at a doggy daycare, so she lacks no passion for animals!

Sam is continuing her work with animals as a Kennel Hand/Receptionist. Sam has goals to go into her Cert IV Veterinary Nursing later this year. Outside of work, Sam loves spending time with her own furry friend, Oakley, and playing footy.

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Tegan joined the vet industry 10 years ago and thoroughly enjoys being a veterinary receptionist.

Tegan prides herself on ensuring our clients and their four-legged family members are always looked after at their appointments. Tegan enjoys snuggling all the cute patients who come through the door.

In Tegan’s spare time, you will often find her looking after foster kittens, spending time with her own dogs, cats and reptiles and having quality time with family and friends.

Aimee started with us in February 2023. Aimee has always had a love for animals and a passion for helping others.

Aimee has been working towards her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and enjoys all aspects of her job so far.

She has an interest in animal welfare and wishes to continue her studies further into protecting and advocating for our furry friends.

Natasha (Tash) started with us at the start of 2024. Tash has four years of experience as a childcare educator under her belt, but decided it was time for a career change.

In her spare time, you can find Tash at the gym. Tash enjoys weightlifting and helps around the clinic with anything heavy.

Tash has also recently welcomed a new member into her family, a rescue dog who has quickly become her loyal companion and source of endless joy. Alongside her new furry friend, Tash also has another dog named Bailey and a pet fish named Bubbles.

Kate has taken on this role to help with some of the business administration. Away from work, Kate enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, camping and hanging out with her horses and little dog Nelly.