UVTHC Staff
Hospital Director
Associate Professor Andrew Dart BVSc DVCS MACVSc Diplomate ACVS ECVS
Hospital Director
Registered Specialist in Equine Surgery
Research Interests: Gastrointestinal physiology and function; Gastrointestinal Surgery; Musculoskeletal disorders; Degenerative Joint disease and treatment methods; Upper Respiratory tract abnormalities; Diseases and management of South American Camelids
Surgery Department
Dr Christine Smith DVM Diplomate ACVS
Registered Specialist
Research Interests:
Degenerative joint disease and cartilage healing; Gastrointestinal disease; Surgical management of colic
Marta Wereszka BVSc BVMS MS (ACVS candidate)
Lecturer in Equine Lameness
Senior Registrar in Equine Surgery
Clinical and Research Interests:
Abdominal surgery and post operative care of the colic patient, management of dystocia, septic joints and tendon sheaths, general soft tissue surgery, ischemia-reperfusion injury of the gastro-intestinal tract.
Andrea Bischofberger Med. vet.
Resident in Equine Surgery
Clinical and Research Interests:
Equine lameness and orthopaedics
Medicine Department
Dr Tony Mogg BVSc(Hons) PhD GradCertEdStud(Higher Education) MMedEd FACVSc(Equine Medicine) Diplomate ACVIM (Large Animals) Diplomate ACVCP FAAVPT
Senior Lecturer in Equine Medicine
Registered Specialist in Equine Medicine
Clinical and Research Interests:
Equine internal medicine, ophthalmology, cardiology and clinical pharmacology; veterinary education
Darien Feary
BVSc, MS, Diplomate ACVIM, Diplomate ACVECC
Lecturer in Equine Medicine
Registered Specialist in Equine Medicine and Critical care
Special interests:
Foal medicine and equine emergency and critical care
Sally Debney
BVSc (Hons)
Intern in Equine Medicine and Surgery
Special interests:
Equine critical care and anaesthesia
Liz Tee
DVM Grad Dip (Equine Medicine & Surgery)
Resident in Large Animal Medicine
Special Interests:
Opthalmology, cardiology
Shannon Harland
DVM,
Equine clinical registrar
Special interests:
General equine medicine and surgery
Stella Chapman
BVSc (Hons) MRCVS
Intern in Equine Medicine and Surgery
Special interests:
Equine stud medicine, anaesthesia, infectious diseases and ophthalmology.
Juan Podadera
Med.Vet., BVSc
Resident in medical imaging
Special interests:
thorax radiology, MRI, nuclear medicine, fusion imaging
Small Animals
Dr Karen Hazell BVSc (Hons) MACVSc (Small Animal Medicine) Resident in Small Animal Medicine
Clinical interests: Neurology and endocrinology Research Interests: Stress hypertension in canines
Andrew Dunn BVSc (Hons) MACVSc (Small Animal Surgery)
Resident in Small Animal Surgery
Clinical Interests: Oncological reconstructure and orthopaedic surgery
Chris Greenwell BVSc (Hons)
Intern in Small Animals
Interests: Small Animal Medicine
Dermatology
Dr Linda Vogelnest BVSc MACSVc FACVSc
Registered Specialist in Dermatology
Senior Registrar
Research Interests: Equine culicoides hypersensitivity (Queensland Itch); Equine, canine and feline allergies
Dr Christina Baxter BVSc
Resident in Dermatology
Anaesthesia
Dr Christina Dart Dr med vet, MSc, DVSc, Diplomate ACVA
Senior Lecturer
Registered Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Research interests: Pharmacology, mortality and morbidity in anaesthesia, cardiopulmonary physiology and function, pain management
Dr Joanne Rainger PhD, BVSc, BSc(Vet), DipClinStud (Veterinary Anaesthesia), MACVSc
Registrar in Veterinary Anaesthesia
PhD awarded in Pathogenesis of Strangles in Horses.
Pathology
Dr Neil U. Horadagoda BVSc, MVSc, PhD , MACVSc (Pathobiology)
Senior Veterinary Pathologist Research
Interest: Acute phase response. Respiratory disease and plant toxicosis in livestock