Animal Referral Hospital

Rebecca Charteris

(Internal Medicine Service Nursing Manager)

Rebecca began her career as a veterinary nurse in November 1999 and became fully qualified in December 2001. In 2002 she became only the sixth Accredited Veterinary Nurse in Australia through the Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia. In late 2005, Rebecca became the third veterinary nurse in Australia to pass her exams in Atlanta, Georgia to become a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine.

In 2005, Rebecca spent time in the intensive care units at the Animal Medical Centre in Manhattan, New York and at the University of California at Davis. She has been at ARH since March 2001 and manages the Internal Medicine nursing team at the Homebush hospital.

Rebecca has a family of 4 dogs and 5 cats at home who are great company to her and her husband Mark.

John Angles

(BVSc, BSc(Vet), MVS , PhD, MACVSc, Diplomate ACVIM, Diplomate ECVIM-CA)

John graduated in 1988 with honours from the University of Sydney and worked for 5 years in small animal practice in Canberra, before completing a small animal medicine residency at the University of California at Davis. He then spent 4 years as lecturer in Small Animal Medicine at University College Dublin prior to joining the Animal Referral Hospital in 1993.

John has advanced training in veterinary immunology and genetics, and extensive experience working with dog and cat breed clubs in Europe and the USA. He was awarded a PhD in Comparative Pathology in 2005 by the University of California at Davis, investigating causes for autoimmunity in dogs. John has published extensively in both veterinary and medical literature. His current research is directed at molecular causes for diseases in the dog and cat, with specific emphasis on mitochondrial DNA defects, haematologic diseases and breed-associated autoimmunity.

John is a Diplomate of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM and ECVIM). He receives referrals in all aspects of canine and feline medicine including gastroenteric, cardiothoracic, haematologic, neurologic, genetic, immune and endocrine disease.

Narelle Brown

(BSc, BVSc(Hons), MVS, MACVSc (Radiology, Small Animal Medicine))

Narelle graduated with first class honours from the University of Melbourne in 1988 and worked for 16 years in small animal practice in Melbourne. During this time, she completed memberships of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in both Small Animal Medicine and Radiology, and obtained a Master of Veterinary Studies (Small Animal Practice) from Murdoch University.

Narelle completed a residency program at the University of California at Davis in 2007, and passed the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine board exams that year. Her research during this time involved the evaluation of acute kidney injury in dogs, and renal physiology is her special interest.

Kath Briscoe

(BVSc(Hons), MVetStud (Small Animal Clinical Studies) MACVSc (Feline Medicine))

Katherine graduated from the University of Sydney in 2003, graduating with first class honours and the University Medal. Kath worked in private small animal practice in Sydney for two years before travelling to the United Kingdom and working as a locum in private practice. In 2006, Kath completed her internship in small animal medicine at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sydney after which she completed her specialist training program in feline medicine.

In 2008, Kath attained membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in feline medicine. During her residency, Kath completed a research project on the pathology of feline low grade alimentary lymphoma and inflammatory bowel disease. Kath has a keen interest in all aspects of canine and feline medicine, including haematology, immunology, oncology, endocrinology, cardiology, gastrointestinal and renal medicine.

Kath worked at the University of Sydney for five years and has recently joined the team at ARH as a registrar in small animal medicine. Kath intends to sit her specialist examinations in June 2012.