Dr Marcus Hayes is the practice principal. He graduated from Melbourne University in 1993 with honours. Marcus originally worked at Leongatha then Whittlesea in mixed practice until 1998. From then until 2006 Marcus worked in private small animal practices and...

Karin opened Southern Animal Health with Marcus in 2009 and since that time, has provided her advanced surgical expertise to all SAH clients. Helping to educate other surgeons at our clinic and raise their skills to levels rarely found in...

Dan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with a focus on Animal science from the University of Melbourne, before continuing further studies and completing a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from James Cook University. Daniel was drawn to Southern Animal...

Nathan undertook his veterinary studies at James Cook University in the hot tropics of far north Queensland. He then went onto complete an internship in surgery and internal medicine at a specialist practice in Brisbane. Nathan’s areas of interest are...

Mark undertook the Veterinary Bioscience Specialisation pathway during his final year of his Bachelor of Science and followed this with completing his post-graduate Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at The University of Melbourne. Mark enjoys consulting as it provides him a...

Nick graduated from The University of Melbourne in 1993 with honours. He worked in mixed practice in Lilydale before becoming a partner there. After deciding to focus on small animal medicine and surgery he moved to a Greensborough small animal...

Mike graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1996, and has worked in small animal practice both in London and at the RSPCA in Melbourne. Having lead a large veterinary team and helping to run surgery for...

Dr Tracy was recently recruited from Lort Smith Animal Hospital, being one of the head surgeons there for many years. Tracy attained her membership of the Australian and New Zealand college of Veterinary Scientists in small animal surgery in 2016,...

Mitchell studied his Bachelor of science (Veterinary Bioscience) and graduated the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Adelaide. He has a passion for evidence based medicine and aims to provide the best care for Melbourne’s pets. He understands...

Meagan has developed a particular enthusiasm for dermatology, and is committed to developing effective and affordable long term plans for chronic cases. Meagan loves to connect with others, and believes a strong rapport with clients is a crucial component to...