Meet Our Team at Tullamarine Animal Hospital
Veterinarians
Dr Karen Hui
DVM
She worked in a small animal practice in North West Melbourne before joining Tullamarine Animal Hospital. Karen’s passions include all aspects of general practice, surgery, internal medicine and rabbit medicine. She is always looking to further her knowledge and career by undertaking courses and attending conferences relating to small animals. From a multicultural background, Karen speaks 3 additional languages including Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese.
She loves building relationship with clients and being a compassionate patient advocate. Outside of work, Karen enjoys bush walking with her partner Seth, cooking, playing guitar and piano. She has a 5 year old cat ‘’TayTay’’, a foster fail and who is now spoilt rotten by the family; a little goldfish ‘’Shiro’’ adopted from the vet school prac, and a loving 10 year old mini lop ‘’Usabi’’ who recently just went over the rainbow bridge.
Dr Nial Bell
BVSc (Dist) MANZCVS (Small animal surgery)
Nial graduated from Massey University in New Zealand with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with distinction. After a short stint in mixed practice, he quickly realised his interests lay in caring for smaller creatures, shifting to exclusively small animal practice soon after.
In 2024 he made the move from New Zealand to Melbourne and has been enjoying his time here ever since. He has a particular interest in surgery and is a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS) small animal surgery chapter by examination.
He is passionate about providing high quality and compassionate pet care. Outside of work Nial loves getting into the outdoors and seeing nature.
Dr Sita Jhaveri
Dr Cam Cooper
BVSc
Cam grew up on a farm and has loved animals from a young age. His love of animals inspired him to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.
Cam graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Melbourne. Following graduation, he spent several years working with dairy cattle across Australia and New Zealand before moving to Melbourne in 2009 to focus on small animal practice.
Cam enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, with interests in medical workups, surgery, reproduction, and emergency care. He also has extensive experience in preparing pets for international travel.
Outside of work, Cam enjoys spending time with his family and his much-loved pets: Bonnie, a couch-loving Cavoodle; Jango, an energetic German Shorthaired Pointer; and Snowball, the cranky cat!
Dr Pam Gillis
BVSc
Pam grew up in Melbourne and graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Melbourne. After graduating, she worked in small animal practice throughout Melbourne’s north-west before co-founding Tullamarine Animal Hospital in 2020.
Pam enjoys all aspects of small animal practice and has extensive experience in both veterinary medicine and surgery. She is passionate about providing compassionate, high-quality care and building lasting relationships with clients while helping their pets live long, healthy lives.
Pam has a particular interest in veterinary dentistry and enjoys helping owners understand how to maintain excellent oral health for their pets. She is committed to continuing education and keeping up to date with advances in veterinary medicine. Pam has recently completed 12-month distance education courses in Small Animal Medicine and Veterinary Clinical Pathology through the University of Sydney. She also regularly attends national veterinary conferences and continuing education programs.
Outside of work, Pam enjoys spending time with her family, running with Bonnie, her much-loved Cavoodle, and keeping active at the gym.
Dr Naomi Pickering
Gemma
Practice Manager / Head Veterinary Nurse
Gemma grew up on acreage in regional Victoria and always knew she wanted to pursue a career with animals.
She started her nursing career in December 2008. Since this time, she has acquired a vast array of veterinary nursing and management skills working at clinics both in Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Gemma has been with the Tullamarine Animal Hospital since it opened in April 2020.
She has a strong passion for providing the best customer service to clients and prides herself in going above and beyond for clients and their pets.
Gemma is often that friendly voice that answers the phone and that friendly face that greets you at our front desk.
Gemma has a VERY handsome Hungarian Vizsla named Parker, a cheeky Whippet called Tikka, Murray the Turtle and two very spoilt Shetland Ponies Danny and Stevie.
Gemma and her partner Michael have 2 young children Nate & Willow so this keeps her very busy outside of work.
Rebecca
Practice Manager / Head Veterinary Nurse
At home, Rebecca and her husband have a very spoilt geriatric Spoodle cross named Bailey. There would be cats if her husband was sadly not allergic to them but thankfully work gives her enough of that feline dose.
Genevieve
Veterinary Nurse
In 2022, she made the switch to a small animal clinic, where she’s loved getting to work with dogs, cats, and everything in between. Genevieve moved to Melbourne in 2024 and has been enjoying the new adventure ever since.
At home, Genevieve is the proud pet mum to her fur babies Letti, a labrador mix and Smudge the cat—two very different personalities, but both full of love (and mischief).
Melissa
Veterinary Nurse
Melissa has always known she wanted to work with animals and began her nursing journey in 2019.
She loves the rewarding challenges of the job and having the ability to make the time that animals spend in hospital easier and more comfortable.
At home she has 2 cats, her childhood cat Garf who is now 10 years old, and a new addition Kaia who is only 3.
Stephanie
Veterinary Nurse
She is a crazy cat lady and has 2 of her own at home, Cheezel who is 6 years old and Deebo the tripod who is 3 years old.
Anna
Veterinary Nurse
Anna completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Criminology in 2019 before changing career paths completely and moving into working with animals.
Anna completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2022, she took a year off from the Veterinary industry but has returned after missing the industry and the job and is very pleased to be back.
She is currently completing a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and is hoping to teach veterinary nursing in the future.
Anna has a very cheeky 3-year-old Cocker Spaniel Ivy at home who she spends most of her spare time with.
Jessica
Veterinary Nurse
Jess completed her associate degree of veterinary nursing in 2023 with Latrobe university. Since graduating, she has been working in clinic and has recently joined our team in August 2025.
She prides herself on ensuring all patients receive the best standard of care, and of course lots of cuddles when needed!
Outside of veterinary nursing, Jess has a strong passion for horses! She grew up riding and eventing her horses most weekends. In her spare time, you’ll find her catering to her two horse sons Zeus and Forrest. She also adores her much loved cats and dog.
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