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 he 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 baby boy Jackson.

Eloise joins the Pet Doctors team as our new full time Veterinarian.

After graduating from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology in 2000 she then went on to study for her Bachelor of Veterinary Science and graduated with first class honours in 2004.

While Eloise is passionate about all animals, she has a strong interest in feline medicine and soft tissue surgery.  She attends feline seminars whenever she can and has completed A Post Graduate Distance Education course in Feline Medicine through the University of Sydney.

She shares her home with five pets; four hand raised cats (Codi, Ronin, Campbell & Bronson) and a German Shepherd named Tyler.  She also spends as much time as she can with her Arab gelding 'Cavallo' whom she rescued from the pound. 

Apart from her work and homelife that are filled with animals, Eloise loves overseas travel, horseriding, Zumba and socialising.

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.

Claire became a member of the Pet Doctors team back in December 2007.

Claire is currently studying her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and is due to finish this year. Claire is Peter’s right hand in the operating room; which makes them an unstoppable team.

When Claire is not being Peter’s right hand, she is walking her Airdale Terrier Owen and of course spending time with her partner in their new home. We also know that Claire claims to be a bit of a trivia wiz.

Kathryn joined our team in June 2010 as our new trainee veterinary nurse.

She has recently enrolled in college and will begin her training this year. Kathryn lives on acerage on the northen side of the Gold Coast with her menagerie of 3 dogs, 7 cats and a bird!

In her spare time Kathryn enjoys going to the movies and reading books.

Kathryn is sure to become a long serving member of the Pet Doctors team.