About

About Us

Our Team

Dr John Rees
BSc BVMS MSc

John has been a practice partner since 2002. His interests include general medicine and orthopaedic surgery.

Outside of work, John has a high energy stag hound called Flint and a relaxed Russian Blue called Katniss, who naturally don’t always see eye to eye.

John’s other passions are cycling, he has represented Australia at masters level, and cooking.

Veterinary Surgeons & Nurses

Your Pets Health is our Priority

Here at Mosman Park Vet, you can feel at ease with our experienced Surgeons who understand your pet’s needs.

Veterinary Surgeon

Dr Sophie McPherson

BSc BVMS

Dr Sophie McPherson

BSc BVMS

Growing up in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Sophie decided she was going to be a vet at a very young age. When she wasnʼt at school or caring for her menagerie of pets, Sophie would spend time watching surgery at the local vet clinic.

Sophie spent her final years of high school in Perth, graduating from Murdoch University in 1992, the same year as John. Upon graduating she spent 2 years doing small animal work at Victoria Park Vet Clinic.

A move to Sydney saw her spend 5 years working in small animal practice, before returning to Perth at the end of 1999. Her beautiful daughter Ella was born in 2000. Sophie started working at Mosman Park in early 2002. Outside of work and family life, Sophie enjoys swimming, cooking ( especially baking sweet treats for the staff ), and spending time with her two dogs Roxy and Willow and her Burmese cat Ted.

Veterinary Surgeon

Dr Helen Cooper

BSc BVMS MACVSc MVS

Dr Helen Cooper

BSc BVMS MACVSc MVS

Helen graduated from Murdoch University in 1986. Helen graduated from Murdoch University in 1986.

She was awarded Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Science by examination in Small Animal Surgery. Helen also holds a Masters degree in Veterinary Studies.

Helen relocated to Perth in 2008 at which time she joined Mosman Park Vet Hospital. Prior to that she worked in a variety of busy small animal practices in Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and the United Kingdom, including emergency medicine. Helen also did a stint with the Guide Dog Association of NSW. Helenʼs special interests include soft tissue surgery, feline medicine and welfare. Helen has two rescue cats Guido and Carlos and two rescue dogs, terrier cross Eddie and delinquent kelpie Olive.

Veterinary Surgeon

Dr Ciara McFetridge

BSc DVM

Dr Ciara McFetridge

BSc DVM

Ciara graduated from Murdoch University in 2020. She then completed a rotating internship at a specialist hospital before coming to work at Mosman Park Vet. Spending her younger years in the UK, she and her family moved to Perth where her love for animals took off and she decided to follow her childhood ambition of becoming a vet. In her spare time, she enjoys salsa dancing, long walks on the beach and indoor climbing.

Our Nurses

Here at Mosman Park Vet, you can feel at ease with our experienced Nurses who understand your pet’s needs.

Molly Paulin

Molly has been working at Mosman Park Veterinary Hospital since November 2011 after graduating from AVT. Molly lives with her Husband Sam, Australian Bulldog Arnold and 2 daughters.

She enjoys playing netball on a Saturday afternoon and travelling to new places. Her love for animals came from growing up with dogs and always finding stray cats when on holiday with the family

Tanieka Bernard

Taneika began working at Mosman Park Veterinary Hospital in 2016 while graduating from TAFE.

Outside of work she enjoys 4WD, travelling, camping, and diving with her partner, Luke, and their American Staffy, Ivy, who will take any opportunity to ride a paddleboard or kayak with her life jacket on.

Shannon Oliver

Shannon always wanted a career involving animals so graduated from AVT and has been working at Mosman Park Veterinary Hospital since December 2012.

Shannon has two rescue cats, Honey, and Nugget and 2 beach loving dogs, Marlee and Hudson. In her spare time Shannon enjoys playing softball and cooking.

Emma Bryant

Emma graduated from AVT in 2018 and after doing her final prac with Mosman Park Vet, we decided we wanted to keep her! Emma previously worked as a swimming teacher and was studying to be a PE teacher however her love of animals won.

Emma began playing football for North Fremantle in 2021 and has since taken out 2 premierships for the club. She enjoys going to the beach and hanging out with friends when she isn’t working and playing footy.

Nicole Loney

After many years of working hospitality, retail and even dabbling in animation for a time, Nicole decided to turn her ever-present love for animals into a career and, after graduating from AVT in 2015, has been working at Mosman Park Vets ever since.

She lives with her husband Tristan and is otherwise owned by their 2 cats Alphonse and Gomez. In her free time, she enjoys browsing the internet for new recipes to try, gaming (both video and tabletop) with friends and travelling to Japan as much as possible.

Sue Weber

Sue began her career as a human nurse. After moving from the east coast and raising two children she decided to make a change and swap humans for animals and hasn’t looked back.

Sue loves the outdoors, spending many hours at the beach and park with the much loved family dog Maddy.

Mosman Park Veterinary Hospital

588 Stirling Highway, Mosman Park

Opening Hours
Mon-Fri
7am-7pm
Sat
8am-3pm
Sun
9am-11am
Public Hols
Closed

Closed: Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day