Meet the Team

at Ranford Veterinary Hospital
(08) 9456 0222

Meet Our Team

at Ranford Veterinary Hospital

Our vets are known for their professionalism and experience.

More importantly, our vets practise high quality veterinary medicine and have the expertise to provide healthcare options for your pets.

We are always ready to address your concerns and consider your opinion regarding the health and welfare of your pets.

Our Veterinarians

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Dr Graeme Fitzgerald

Dr Graeme Fitzgerald

Veterinarian and Practice Partner

Dr Graeme is our most senior veterinary surgeon with almost 30 years of working experience under his belt, having first spent 10 years in mixed practice after graduation from Murdoch University in 1990 before settling into small animal care at Ranford Vet. He has been our practice owner since 2001 and our main man for orthopaedic surgeries, such as cruciate ligament repairs in small to medium sized dogs and cats, alongside other expertise in medical and surgical cases.

When not in his signature blue clinic coat on the premise, Dr Graeme takes great pride tending to the beautiful greenery that surrounds our clinic. A man of many passions, he cycles in his down time and his love for sports also extends to coaching and managing the Booragoon Bulldogs Football Club for a fair few years now, which earned him the deserving award for Junior Coach of the Year in 2014.

He is pictured here with his family cat, “Cous Cous”, a stray adoption from Ranford Vet.

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Dr Kelly Kilgour

Dr Kelly Kilgour

Veterinarian and Practice Partner

Dr Kelly is our second most senior and experienced veterinarian and, practice owner of Ranford Vet since 2015. She graduated with first class honours in 1991 from Murdoch University and, worked in various parts of WA and spent a year in England before settling down at Ranford Vet in 2000. Dr Kelly enjoys soft tissue surgery (especially eyelids) and, both canine and feline medicine. She strongly believes that the symbiotic relationship between pets and their people mutually enhances the quality of each other’s lives.

A proud mother of two boys, Dr Kelly regularly supports them in their sports and music events eagerly, and she plays quite a bit of tennis herself on Tuesdays. She is always on the lookout for new hobbies and interests to undertake so ask her next time you see her what she is into right now!

She is pictured here with her third child, “Sherbie”, who is a very well-behaved but very spoiled Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Dr Sally Hewitt

Dr Sally Hewitt

Veterinarian 

Dr Sally graduated from Onderstepoort, University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2003, and worked in small animal practice for 4 years in the United Kingdom. She then moved back to South Africa to work in a community veterinary clinic that provided low cost veterinary care to the poorer communities as well as in private practice. In 2014, Dr Sally and her family emigrated to Perth and she had worked in two practices prior to settling down with us at Ranford Vet in December 2016.

While Dr Sally likes meeting people and their pets during routine visits with pristine health checks, she also takes a special interest in managing complicated medical and surgical cases. With her background experience in the UK and SA, Dr Sally has helped to further improve patient health and care at Ranford Vet.

Outside of work, Dr Sally loves spending time with her young son. When he’s at school, she takes on reading, gardening and running in her free time. She also loves cheese! Her family of pets includes “Kay Kay” and “Lou Lou”, both former stray kittens that have made their way into their homes and hearts.

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Dr Wanlin Lin

Dr Wanlin Lin

Veterinarian
Dr Lin first worked in Singapore for 3 years after graduating from Murdoch University in 2012 before transitioning to a mixed practice in south-west WA. When she had had her fill of country living, Dr Lin moved up to Perth and joined the Ranford Vet in November 2017. She has a special interest in dermatology and geriatric medicine in dogs and cats. Dr Lin is fear-free certified because it is her priority is to ensure her patients feel as comfortable as possible in the clinic.

Outside of work, Dr Lin loves to hunt for good food and goes to the gym so she can eat some more!

At home, her children are “Missy” the adorable Shih Tzu crossbreed dog, “Archibald” the three-legged stunner of a cat and her other cat “Tipsy.” All of which she adopted as surrendered pets.

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Dr Cheree Paisley

Dr Cheree Paisley

Veterinarian
Dr Cheree graduated as a veterinarian from Murdoch University in 2014, after having previously worked as a veterinary nurse, teacher and medical receptionist. Since graduating, Cheree has focused her career in small animal practice and is passionate about providing high quality care to dogs, cats and other small creatures.

Cheree is married and has a 6.5-year-old daughter and a 17 year old Miniature Pinscher named Milo. She has previously had lovebirds, cats, fish and horses as part of her menagerie. In her spare time, she likes to garden, bake, sew and nap.

Ranford Vet - Meet the Team - Dr Joanna Shih

Dr Joanna Shih

Veterinarian
Dr. Jo arrived from sunny Singapore, graduated from Murdoch University in 2013 and has lived in Perth since. She has worked at 2 other private practices and at a specialist hospital as an assistant anaesthesiologist previously, but Ranford Vet has held a special place in her heart since 2008, when she started as a veterinary nurse assistant on weekends through vet school.

Jo has a keen interest in all aspects of veterinary but her favourite topics are feline medicine, anaesthesiology, dental surgery and geriatrics, to name a few.

Outside of work, Jo enjoys playing badminton every Sunday with her family. Her household “zoo” includes two senior cats, Poppy and Wesker, two young cats, Habaek and Mura, a clever little cockatiel named Toto and a cheeky Pomeranian called Pompompurin, none of whom are pictured here!

She is also fluent in Mandarin/Chinese and Cantonese.

Ranford Vet - Meet the Team - Dr Bianca Coetzer

Dr Bianca Coetzer

Veterinarian
Dr Bianca graduated from Onderstepoort, University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 2022. She continued to work a year of Compulsory Community Service after which she stayed on in the small town bordering the Kruger National Park, working with small animals, including the occasional exciting wildlife that presented to the clinic.

She then decided to immigrate to Australia in November of 2024 and joined the Ranford team soon after.

Dr Bianca has a keen interest in primary animal health care, but also enjoys working up more complicated medicine cases. She also has a growing interest in soft tissue surgery.

Outside of work, Dr Bianca enjoys living an active lifestyle which includes running and nature walks. She also enjoys reading and has found that “Aunty Bee” has become her new favourite title after the arrival of her little nephew.

Our Vet Nurses

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Michele

Michele

Veterinary Nurse

Michele has been a vet nurse at Ranford Vet since its opening in 1996. She was studying Biological and Environmental Sciences at Murdoch University initially while part-timing as a vet nursing assistant, which sparked her interest in continuing to be a vet nurse over a scientist after completion of her degree.

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To date, Michele still enjoys being a vet nurse more than anything because of her love for animals and the variety of work that keeps her job interesting. She has a special interest in working with cats and pocket pets, and she is a great teacher with new staff members and work experience students, encouraging them to garner the same passion she has in the care of creatures great and small.

When not working, Michele is a passionate member and supporter of the Dockers Football Club. She also enjoys bush walking, having picnics and camping with her family.

At home, the family is kept on their toes by their two Ragdoll cats, “Crystal Diamond” and “Henry Jones”, and their two Weiro birds, “Russell” and “Simon”, who was an adoption from Ranford Vet.

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Emma

Emma

Veterinary Nurse

Emma became a qualified Vet Nurse in 2005 and subsequently worked at Ranford Vet since 2006. Prior to that, she worked as a kennelhand in a pet boarding facility which had helped her develop a passion for animal care, especially cats! She also likes chickens and small birds.

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With this love for felines, Emma has a bit of intuition about our cat patients and looks after them with the care and respect that feline royalty so deserves. She also teaches our younger nurses how to read cats better so that handling is as stress free as possible. Emma likes grooming cats, giving them neat and tidy clips so they look handsome for the summer months and more importantly, don’t become matted or collect grass seeds!

Emma now has two young children who keep her busy but when she has a moment or two to herself, she likes to work on her indoor plant collection and tries to attend a musical theatre performance or two, especially for Anthony Warlow.

Of course, Emma must never be without cats! She has “Cricky” and “Ollie”.

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Jo

Jo

Veterinary Nurse

Jo graduated in Veterinary Nursing in 2003 and has been working part-time at Ranford Vets for many years. Jo loves working with animals and strives to advocate for their welfare, and was able to do most of this through working for the RSPCA for 7 years.

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With such experience under her belt, Jo imparts her skills and assists our younger nurses in gaining more experience and confidence handling and nursing patients. At work, Jo has a preference for medical nursing as it incorporates her passion for animal welfare and inpatient nursing care, being able to monitor the remarkable progress some of our patients make in short periods of time. She couldn’t ask for better satisfaction than that!

Expanding her interest in nursing, Jo has recently completed her study in Human Nursing and so works in both fields concurrently. When she isn’t working with animals or people, Jo likes running for fitness and take long strolls with her middle-aged pup.

Her pup is a rescued one-eyed wonder Rough Collie cross named “Suey” because she has outlived her diagnosed cancer thus far. Jo is also currently foster caring a cat called “Cricket”.

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Sarah

Sarah

Veterinary Nurse

Sarah joined the Ranford team in early 2024, 7 years into her career as a Vet Nurse and we have enjoyed welcoming her to the team. Over the years of being a nurse she has adopted a few kitties through her respective clinics – Arges the one-eyed cyclops; and Medusa.

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On her time off she enjoys and active lifestyle being in the outdoors with trips to the horse beach, camping under the stars and a good session.

Sarah is one of our nurses who helps to run the puppy classes, she enjoys watching all the pups growing up. She also thoroughly enjoys the surgical side of being a vet nurse.

Meet the Team at Ranford Vet - Natalia

Natalia

Veterinary Nurse

Natalia graduated end of 2023 and joined the Ranford Vet team soon after gaining her qualification.

When your beloved pet is in our care, Natalia is one of the nurses who takes pride in caring for them, helping to nurse them back to health until they are well enough to be discharged.

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When she has some down time, she enjoys going for rides on her horses, Tommy and Ducky as well as spending time with her friends. Along with her 2 horses, Natalia also has a pet rabbit called Nemo.
Ranford Vet - Meet Our Team - Krys

Krys

Veterinary Nurse

Krys graduated from a Certificate III in Captive Animals (Zookeeper) in 2012 and then went on to complete a Bachelor of Animal Science with a major in conservation biology in 2016. She worked as a zookeeper for three and a half years with both native and exotic species. 

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Krys started working as a veterinary nurse in 2018 whilst completing her veterinary nursing course. After graduating in 2020, Krys moved to Perth.

Krys chose to be a veterinary nurse as she has always wanted to work with animals, and feels that this is the industry she belongs in.

Her special interests include neonatal care for kittens, wildlife, and dentistry. In her spare time Krys enjoys bushwalking, snorkelling, discovering craft breweries and quality time with family. Krys has three cats at home: Koda, Parker and her more special needs cat Littlefoot.

Ranford Vet - Meet Our Team - Aleeshia

Aleeshia

Veterinary Nurse

Aleeshia graduated from her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in December 2022. She has been a part of the Ranford Vet team since 2021, first as a student to complete her studies and is now one of our casual nurses.

 

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Aleeshia enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing but particularly loves the before and afters of pet dental procedures. In her spare time, she is wrangling two young boys and enjoys hitting the gym for some weights and cardio. The furry members of her family include two American bulldogs “Sash” and “Cleo” and two cats “Lilly” and “Esme.”
Ranford Vet - Meet Our Team - Maryke

Maryke

Veterinary Nurse

Maryke started her placement for her vet nursing studies here at Ranford Vets in January 2023, before graduating in December 2023. We were thrilled to have her stay on here with us as a registered vet nurse.

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Maryke’s favourite thing about being a vet nurse is being able to look after all the different animals that come through our doors. No day is the same. It’s not just the patients that she enjoys looking after, but also providing comfort to their owners.

At home, Maryke enjoys spending time with her fur-best-friend, Nala the Labradoodle. She also enjoys a variety of hobbies outside the clinic – anything with a creative edge, like crochet, painting and drawing. To wind down, Maryke is happy to grab a book and her dog Nala and snuggle up to read.

Ranford Vet - Meet Our Team - Teagan

Teagan

Veterinary Nurse

Teagan graduated as a Veterinary Nurse in 2010 and started to work with us at Ranford Vets immediately, so she is now a very long term, highly experienced and valuable member of our team. Teagan has always loved working with pocket pets and was Mum to several fluffy bunnies over the year.

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She is very dedicated to taking care of our hospitalised patients and loves being involved in the more complex surgical procedures.

At home, Teagan is Mum to 2 gorgeous girls as well as the cats, Nuka and Chip. Away from work Teagan enjoys reading and photography… when she gets the odd moment to herself!

Ranford Vet - Meet the Team - Ebony

Ebony

Veterinary Nurse

Ebony did work experience at Ranford Vets from 1998, then started working with us as a kennel hand in 2001, before graduating as a Veterinary Nurse in 2003. She is one of our longest standing employees!

Ebony loves working with our geriatric patients and has a passion for staffies!

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At home, Ebony is Mum to 2 gorgeous kids as well as Reuben the cat, and Winnie the dog. On the weekends there is nothing she loves more than to load up the caravan and head off to visit another of our lesser known WA country towns… even Winnie gets to go along!
Ranford Vet - Meet the Team - Ebony

Corina

Veterinary Nurse

Corina is a qualified pharmacist, previously working at WA Birds of Prey and Critters Up Close, so has experience in handling both birds and reptiles. She also volunteers for AARA in rescuing and rehabilitating raptors.

Corina graduated in 2024 after completing a placement at Ranford with a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.

Ranford Vet - Meet Our Team - Kelly D

Kelly

Veterinary Nurse

Kelly graduated from her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in December 2024, after commencing the practical component of the certificate at Ranford Vet Hospital in July 2023.

Kelly has always had a passion for caring for animals and has previously worked as a zoo keeper as well as volunteering at many animal organisations, including currently at WA Wildlife.

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She loves caring for all animals but has a special interest in the rescue and health care of chickens. Her other pets at home include German Shepherds, cats, Eclectus parrots, geese, cows and alpacas.

At Ranford, she enjoys being able to provide helpful, accurate advice to clients plus providing a positive experience for pets receiving health care.

Our Vet Nurse Assistants

Ranford Vet - Meet Our Team - Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Veterinary Nurse Assistant

Mackenzie has been working at Ranford Vets since the end of 2023, alongside her studies at Murdoch University Veterinary School, where she is over halfway through her Veterinary degree. Her work here at Ranford is helping to give her invaluable experience in the veterinary world.

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She is currently also volunteer at Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and has been there for over 2 years.

Mackenzie grew up with animals and has always felt a strong willingness to work with them.

Ranford Vet - Meet the Team - Ennika

Ennika

Veterinary Nurse Assistant

Ennika is a third year veterinary student at Murdoch University, with a heart full of love for every patient she meets. One of her most memorable experiences was helping to care for Sun and Moon Bears in Vietnam!

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At home, Ennika is kept busy by her three energetic Border Collies and loves every moment spent with animals—big or small.

“Dr Kelly and all those at Ranford Vet Hospital provide a very high standard of medical care and attention, their ethical approach covers every aspect of care – undertaken with gentle kindness and compassion. We have attended Ranford Vet for years and have been totally satisfied with the efficient and effective treatment provided. I cannot speak highly enough of the attention, care, kindness and respect given to our beloved girl.”

– Susan B., 5-Star Google Review

“The vet is a warm welcoming place to check out your dog or cat, or even buy some food for you loving pet. Once my dog ate chocolate, and I brought him to Ranford Vet, the doctors said that he had a low chance at surviving. About 3 hours later the doctor said that his heart pressure went down, and my beautiful dog survived that day.”

– Cameron J., 5-Star Google Review

“Very supportive and knowledgeable staff, good with not only my friendly cat but my timid cat too. Helped us through emergency surgery and helped us through dental, kept informed throughout the process and well cared for during recovery.”

– Ardent R., 5-Star Google Review

Ranford Vet Hospital

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