Meet our team

Meet our team of dedicated professionals at the Veterinary Clinical Centre in Wagga Wagga.

Academic Staff/Clinicians

Professor Kris Hughes

Professor and Registered Specialist in Equine Medicine

Associate Professor Raphael Labens

Hospital Superintendent, Associate Professor and Registered Specialist in Equine Surgery

Dr Chris Quinn

Senior Lecturer and Registered Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia

Dr Amy Lovett

Senior Lecturer in Equine Medicine

Dr Claire Dennis

Lecturer in Veterinary Equine Dentistry

Dr Gideon Stemmet

Lecturer in Equine Surgery

Dr Yumi De Barcelos Hayasaka

Lecturer in Equine Medicine

Dr Britta Wallner

Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia

Dr Jillian Younie

Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia

Dr Emily Pavlakis

Associate Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia

Residents

Dr Josette Fretton

Resident in Equine Surgery

Dr Naomi Kirkwood

Resident in Equine Medicine

Dr Courtney Malsem

Equine Surgery

Nursing and technical staff

Kristie Balding

Senior Veterinary Nurse-Equine Surgery

Eilis Sheahan

Senior Veterinary Nurse-Equine Medicine

Kelsey Jensen

Veterinary Radiographer

Elizabeth Furniss

Technical Officer-Veterinary Reproduction

Annabel Hall

Equine Veterinary Nurse

Georgia Pan

Equine Veterinary Nurse

Mikaela Maisano

Equine Veterinary Nurse

Cassie Hartshorn

Customer Service Representative

Animal husbandry staff

Karl Schwencke

Technical Assistant (Animal Waste)

Natasha Reberger

Technical Assistant (Stable Hand)

Companion Animal Staff

Natalie McCaig

Senior Technical Officer