Staff Members

Dr Shelton Smith BVSc (Hons) GPCert (SAM, B.& PS)

Dr Shelton graduated from Sydney University Veterinary School with first class honours in 2000.

He was born and raised in the local area, however he has spent many years travelling to parts of Australia and abroad in order to further his Veterinary skills.

Working in both Australia and the UK, Shelton has gained extensive experience in veterinary medicine and surgery.

In 2008/2009, Shelton obtained the further postgraduate qualifications in Small Animal Medicine and Veterinary Business and Professional Services from the European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies.

In 2010 Shelton travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he worked in a specialist veterinary hospital and obtained extensive training in his areas of interests in endoscopy, laparoscopy and surgery in general.

Shelton also has a keen personal interest in reptile medicine and surgery. He has kept many species of reptiles and currently has several pythons at home.

In the UK, Shelton completed courses in Advanced Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery. He has had the pleasure to have treated everything from chameleons, tortoises, snakes and caimans Shelton is the new partner at St George Animal Hospital and is working hard to provide gold standard care to all the patients. When not working, Shelton enjoys spending time with his wife and three small children, being bossed around by the family cat Ginger and walking his Great Dane Digby.

Dr Peter Britton BVSc (Hons)

Peter's experience over 30 years as a practicing veterinarian has moved him from post graduate training in orthopaedics in Bern, Switzerland to alpine practice in Europe and on to small animal work in China, Hong Kong and Japan.

After completing studies at Monash University in Embryonic Stem Cells he became the first veterinarian in Australia to do successful stem cell therapy in dogs.

Peter established and supports the Sydney Cats & Dogs Home, a large charity for stray and abandoned animals. He has also been a founding member of the Australian Foundation of Veterinary Conservation Biologist and helped establish a clinic for elephants in Chitwan National Park in Nepal.  Peter has also contributed to veterinary work in remote areas of rural China.

His current research interests are diseases of blindness in dogs and kidney failure in cats.

Dr Louise Dawson BVSc

Dr Louise graduated from Sydney University Veterinary school in 2005. Louise has been a long term member of the team at  St George Animal Hospital, where she initially worked as a veterinary nurse whilst studying to become a veterinarian

Louise is a highly communicative and empathetic veterinarian, who has keen interests in small animal medicine, radiology, dermatology and cardiology. In her spare time, Louise enjoys being a book club member, doing Yoga and spending time with her husband and two children. She also has a character of a rescue cat called Chester.

Dr Pauline Phan BVSc

Pauline has been a part of the St George Animal Hospital team since 2010. She started as a veterinary nurse whilst studying veterinary science at Sydney University.

Since graduating in 2014, Pauline has developed impressive skills in both small animal medicine and surgery. She has a keen interest in soft tissue surgery and has recently been trained in laparoscopic desexing.

Pauline has a one year old rescue cat called Benjamin Button and is a foodie who enjoys travelling and tasting new cuisines.

Dr Linda Back

Linda Back, previous owner of Bexley Veterinary Hospital for many years, is now back consulting and operating in St George Animal Hospital regularly each week. 

Many of Linda's older clients are delighted to see her again as her reputation as a caring and vastly experienced veterinarian is well known throughout the district.

Samantha

Samantha is a Senior Veterinary Nurse with almost 9 years experience.

Originally from New Zealand, Sam gained her Diploma in Veterinary Nursing working and training at a mixed animal practice.

With a strong passion for animals of all shapes and sizes, Sam is a valued member of our team with excellent knowledge in surgery, anaesthesia and radiology.

Sam is a proud new mum to baby Olivia and has two fur-baby rescue cats. 

When not at work she enjoys outdoor activities, playing sport and spending time with her family.

Ashleigh

Ashleigh is a Senior Veterinary Nurse, with almost 10 years of nursing experience. She hails from New Zealand, where she gained her Veterinary Nurse qualifications. Ashleigh is a passionate animal lover and lives with 7 rescued cats , Spencer, Swiper, Tails, Houdini, Jenkins, Mike Wazowski, Mumma and two rescue dogs , Phoebe and Honey. Although Ashleigh cares for all animals, she is our resident cat nurse and has a strong interest in feline care/behaviour and has extensive feline handling skills.

Prudence

Prudence is a young and enthusiastic veterinary nurse and has just successfully completed her training. She is an extremely competent veterinary nurse that shows great potential in her career, exhibits a willingness to improve her skills and a shows great compassion to all our patients.

Prudence has a keen an interest in surgery and anaesthesics. She wishes to advance her skills and continue education in anaethetic medicine.

During her time off, she spends time with her nine year old french bulldog named Hero and occasionally volunteers at dog rescue.

Michelle

Michelle has been veterinary nursing for eleven years and is an experienced member of our team. Michelle completed her Cert IV Veterinary Nursing at Bankstown TAFE in 2010 and has been working at St George Animal Hospital for the past six years. Michelle has one dog, Daisy, the epileptic pug, and two rescue cats Oliver and Milo. In her spare time, Michelle takes part in volunteering for the local community by rescuing and rehoming stray kittens and cats.

Danielle

Danielle joined our team in 2018 and is currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Animal & Veterinary Bioscience and Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. Danielle has two fluffy toy poodles (mother and son) and enjoys grooming them into different styles in her spare time.

Having worked 2 years in a bakery prior to Vet Nursing, Danielle is the in-house baker at St George Animal Hospital where she brings in treats regularly to keep the two-legged hoomans happy.

Danielle is also fluent in Chinese Mandarin and is always happy to help those with language difficulties for a better understanding of how their pets are doing.

Angelique

Angelique joined the SGAH team as a work experience student in 2016 and is now a valued member of our team completing her Cert IV in Vet Nursing in 2018.

Angie's desire to work with animals began as a young girl growing up on a farm in Robertson where she gained valued experience working with many different farm animals from chickens to cows, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits and mice. She has owned a variety of different dog breeds over the years and her voluntary work with the RSPCA gave her lots of experience managing and learning different behavioural techniques.

With her keen interest in canine behaviour and her past experience as a certified PT Angie is not only a great nurse but has also become the perfect fit as our Puppy pre-school tutor. She brings a great spark to our clinic atmosphere with her bright and bubbly sense of humour and we look forward to seeing her thrive here at SGAH.

In her spare time Angie enjoys taking her four legged fiends Joe and Harry to the dog parks and beaches and cuddling with her cats Barney and Marshall.

Sarah

Sarah is the newest member of our team and our evening receptionist. After graduating from The University of Sydney she began her working life as a practice manager and medical receptionist at St Vincent’s Clinic in Paddington.

During this time Sarah built on her previous degree in English and Sociology and gained a Graduate Diploma in Teaching.

This lead to her travelling to country Australia to begin a High School teaching career. After several years teaching high school children in rural NSW, Sarah moved to the UK and continued teaching in London, Essex and Sussex for over 10 years. During this time, she also travelled extensively through Europe, Africa, Asia and South America After having children, Sarah left teaching and spent time raising her family. Her return to work for us has seen her return to medical reception and a chance to balance her work and homelife.