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Dr Pat (No longer works Here)

 Pat Macwhirter, Bird Specialist and founder of Burwood Bird and Animal Hospital and one of a handful of registered pet bird specialists in Australia.

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Dr Phillip Sacks
BSc BVSc Hons (Medicine), MACVSc (Bird Vet)

Phil joined the clinic in 2002 and became a partner in 2003. Phil's Previous veterinary employment includes teaching at veterinary universities in South Africa and Melbourne, Gribbles veterinary laboratory Melbourne, Johannesburg Zoo, Army treating guard dogs and Horses, and his own small animal Hospital.

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Natasha Barr

Avian Veterinary  nurse Natasha started work at the bird clinic in 2009. She has a passion for birds, animals and wildlife and completed a BSc in Conservation Biology from Deakin University in 2008. She is currently doing Veterinary Nursing Certificate IV at Box Hill TAFE. Her little budgie is named Grug and she enjoys bike riding, reading and having fun with friends

Bird Vet nurse Sarah started life as a farm girl from Horsham but moved to Melbourne in 1996. She has been with the clinic since 2008. She is currently completing Veterinary Nursing Certificate IV at Box hill TAFE. She has two dogs (a Kelpie named Bingo and a cross Jack Russel named Astrix) and a turtle but like all the staff at our clinic she loves working with birds, cats, dogs and other pets. When she is not at work, Sarah likes playing poker with friends, swimming, karate and horse riding.

Nat is an experienced Avian nurse and is our much loved practice manager at bird vet Melbourne who is currently on maternity leave.  She is friendly helpful and usually smiling.  Her family hails from Holland and she has the blond hair to prove it. She has always been passionate about animals, growing up with pet cats and dogs, working with horses as a teenager and bringing home the occasional strays. Her pride and joy is her hand-raised cockatiel 'Ozzy' who brings hours of amusement with his funny quirks.

Kelly has always loved birds, dogs, cats, cars and cricket. She’s always right up on who’s winning at sport. Her pets include Holly, a cockatiel; Chelsea , a Labrador and Ben and Madeline, both Peach-faced Lovebirds. She has worked at our Melbourne bird clinic since 2007 and is currently studying Veterinary Nursing Certificate IV which she expects to complete next year.

 Dr Anne Fowler

Anne worked with Bird Vet  Melbourne  from 2005-7 then headed to NSW where she worked at Sydney Veterinary University and then became head veterinarian at the RCPCA in New Castle. She has recently returned to Victoria and is now working part-time Veterinarian at the  Healesville Sanctuary and part-time at Bird Vet Melbourne. She is very competent as an avian vet, a bundle of energy and a delight to work with. She is passionate about avian medicine, other unusual and exotic pets and especially wildlife. We're delighted to have her back. Aan has An MACVSc in Bird medicine

Former staff members and what they are doing now

Bird Specialist Dr Pat Macwhirter

Dr Pat started the clinic,  and set up the bird hospital  as a bird specialist training centre. Pat took long service leave in late 2016.  She no longer works at Bird Vet Melbourne. 

Dr Rupert Baker is an experienced bird  vet went on to work in practices in the UK then came back to Melbourne and is now Head Veterinarian at Healesville Sanctuary

Dr Nimal Fernandez moved to Hong Kong and has been working with birds and marine mammals at Sea World

 Ellen  is currently doing Finals Veterinary Science at Sydney University,

Avian vet Nikki  now runs  a  bird boarding facility - Birdboarding in Coberg. , Erin works with primates at Melbourne Zoo, Fiona and Gerry have been nurses at Healesville Sanctuary, Sam is practice manager at the Animal Emergency Centre and Belinda became a paramedic.

Specialist veterinarians  work with avian veterinarians at  Bird Vet Melbourne on challenging cases. Ultrasonographer, Dr Harold Pook is shown here with Dr Sacks doing an ultrasound on a budgerigar .

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