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To ensure Erina Heights Vet Hospital provides the highest level of professional care for your family pet, continuing veterinary education is essential for both our vets and nursing staff. Our vets regularly attend postgraduate veterinary conferences each year.
And our highly trained and experienced nursing staff attend a variety of courses. EHVH currently has four nurses with Certificate IV accreditation in nursing & surgical procedures.

Michael Jones BVSc Hons (Syd)
31 years in this practice with extensive experience in small animal medicine and surgery. He is now the longest serving fulltime veterinarian on the Central Coast.
Interests include orthopaedic repairs, reproductive and breeding medicine, and skin diseases. Post graduate certification in radiology and regular attendance at post graduate continuing education courses ensures the latest advances and treatments and surgical techniques are applied to your pet.

Bruce Krumm BSc. BVMS MRCVS
A graduate of the Universities of Utah (BSc Biology) and Glasgow (Veterinary Medicine and Surgery) with seven years experience in Australia. Bruce has a keen interest Internal Medicine, Surgery and Ultrasonography. He is a proud father of 2 dogs and a cat - Lucy, Henry and Tiddy. Bruce is also our local Radio Pet Vet and can be heard regularly on Monday afternoons Central Coast ABC 92.5FM. Regular post graduate education and training is maintained to ensure the latest and most effective treatment of your pet.

Emma Holmes - Veterinary Nurse
Emma has been Vet Nursing for 10 years, after having completed Vet Nursing Certificates lll & IV and also qualified in the Advanced Nurse Technician course and SMWS Wildlife course. She is mother to Mullagi (Great Dane cross) and Bindi (American bulldog). Emma has interests in gardening, bushwalking, camping and photography.
Emma is now running our Puppy Preschool course at the hospital during the week with small classes for socializing young pups.

Nicole Pallier - Veterinary Nurse
Nicole has completed the Veterinary Nursing Certificate IV course, so complements Emma, Jacqui and Karen with assistance in surgery and anaesthesia, and rotates on reception/telephonist duties.
Nicole has extensive experience in animal behaviour and training, having attended numerous seminars on the subject.
She is the mother of Athena, the most well behaved dog on the Central Coast.

Jacqui Collins - Veterinary Nurse
Jacqui has recently completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, and has a bias towards anaesthesia and surgical nursing.
Jacqui has attended the Veterinary Nursing Association Conference in Melbourne with Emma. The lectures and workshops have enhanced her nursing skills. She is also qualified to perform microchipping.

Karen Stephenson - Veterinary Nurse
Karen has 13 years in veterinary nursing, boarding and grooming, including surgical nursing in a specialty referral hospital in Sydney, where she was accredited with Certificate IV qualifications. Karen "knows the ropes" on most aspects of the veterinary industry and brings a wealth of experience to EHVH. As she has a young family, and an attention seeking Staffy, named "Boof", Karen works part-time.

Ruth Fox
Ruth is currently undertaking the Vet Nursing course by correspondence. And with a young family and a very active 'Weimaraner' she works on a part-time basis during the week. Ruth's strengths are in clerical and reception duties, where she provides a warm welcome.

Jade Bridge
Jade is currently completing her Certificate IV in veterinary Nursing at Kurri Kurri TAFE. She is a mother to two short-necked turtles (Templeton and Lucky) and "Finny" a Staffy-X. Congratulations to Jade she graduated with first place in her Certificate II Animal Studies.