Meet the team

After graduating from university, Peter packed up his worldly possessions, his most prized being his staffy and moved to a small town in NSW to work for the local vet on small and large animals which not only was interesting and challenging but it set him up with a comprehensive grounding of veterinary care. Sometime later he decided to explore the world and headed for good ol’ London town, returning to Australia 5 years later to open the very first Pet Accident and Emergency Service on the Gold Coast.

Peter has worked in over 40 practices both in Australia and in the United Kingdom, and brings a wealth of experience to Pet Doctors; his experience includes emergency and critical care, complementary medicine, acupuncture as well as general veterinary practice.

For the past 2 ½ years, Peter has worked effortlessly to bring his vision to life, to create a local veterinary practice that offers modern diagnostic facilities that support veterinary care advancements in a practice where all our clients receive outstanding personalised care

Away from Pet Doctors you’ll find Pete flying down the hills of the Nerang State Forest on his mountain bike with mates in toe. On the appropriate weekend he can be found close to the television watching and cheering on his beloved Holden Racing Team and in between all that he spends time playing with and taking care of his not so baby boy Jackson and baby boy Nicholas.

Eloise joined the Pet Doctors team in August 2010 as a full time Veterinarian.

Eloise graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology in 2000 before studying for her Bachelor of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney. She graduated with first class honours in 2004. 

Her first year out of Vet school was spent as an Intern working at a specialist Equine practice in Brisbane.  In 2006, Eloise traded in hooves for paws when she started working in small animal practice. 

While Eloise is passionate about all animals, she has developed a strong interest in feline medicine and surgery. She completed the University of Sydney Distance Education course in Feline Medicine in 2008.

Keen to broaden her knowledge, Eloise will be studying a Distance Education course through the University of Sydney in Behavioural Medicine in 2012.

She shares her home with five pets; four hand raised cats (Codi, Ronin, Campbell & Bronson) and her German Shepherd named Kahn (pictured).

 Apart from her work and homelife that are filled with animals, Eloise loves travelling - with a particular soft spot for Europe and its many cultures. She also loves horseriding - having had horses of her own in the past, she is very keen to have the opportunity to have them again in the future.

Visiting Specialist Surgeon. 

Dr Sue Gibbons is a Specialist Surgeon.  Her expertise and skills allow us treat the more complicated surgical cases to a standard above that usually offered by a General Practice.

Julia joined the Pet Doctors team in early 2010 as Head Veterinary Nurse and Practice Manager.

Julia moved up from Tasmania and started Veterinary Nursing in 2004. With her wealth of experience in the pet industry, she is a valuable asset to our practice.

Julia loves working with small animals and finds pathology particularly interesting.

She is passionate about the plight of the Orangatans and plans to one day volunteer in Southern Borneo at an Orangatan rehabilitation centre.

Away from work Julia enjoys taking her two dogs swimming at the beach (Harvey - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Flea - a rescued Springer Spaniel) and her cat Rex is always at hand to be a lap warmer.

Carolyn is our Senior Veterinary Nurse.

Aswell as having 9 years of experience looking after companion animals she also has a wealth of experience looking after our native wildlife. And on top of all of this she still finds time to be Pet Doctors resident Puppy Pre- school teacher.

When she does have free time Carolyn likes to take her two dogs (Mister a Border Collie and Sunny a Border Collie cross) to the beach with her fiance Alex.

Penny joined the Pet Doctors Team as a Trainee Veterinary Nurse in April 2011.

Penny is currently studying her Certificate 2 in Animal Studies.

Penny graduated in 2008 as a Marine Biologist, although she enjoys working with all animals she has a particular soft spot for marine mammals and shorebirds.

In her free time Penny enjoys painting, taking Greek lessons and walking her Basenji cross "Oska" at the beach.

Tara joined the Pet Doctors Team in April 2011 as a Trainee Veterinary Nurse.

Prior to working at Pet Doctors, Tara indulged her love of birds by working for an avian vet for 3 years.

Originally from Melbourne, Tara and her family packed up and headed for the warmth of the Gold Coast 15 years ago and hasn't looked back.

Tara has just enrolled into her certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing.

When not studying, Tara looks after her 60 birds, plays touch football and goes surfing.

You won't see Monique at reception as she is to busy ensuring that your pet is comfortable, clean, feed and watered whilst in hospital.

Monique joined us in March 2010 as our resident Kennel Hand. Monique has a strong love of all animals but has a particular soft spot for Guinea Pigs.

When she is not lending a hand at Pet Doctors, you'll find her with a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.