Dr Angus Martin Angus Martin graduated from SydneyUniversity in 1984. He worked for 5 years at Ku-ring-gaiVetHospital then at several different hospitals as a locum before purchasing HornsbyVeterinaryHospital in 1992. Angus has a great love for animals, people and life. He loves spending as much time with his family snow skiing, surfing, playing golf and tennis. He loves mountain bike riding and plays cricket for the NSW Cricketers Club. He would like to have more time to draw and paint and loves framing bits and pieces of memorabilia that he picks up around the place on his many shopping sprees. In the Veterinary field he enjoys all types of soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery. He is interested in reproduction and dermatology. Angus also loves the company of his two canine companions...TP (16 year old Maltese x) and Levi (8 year old Schnauzer x).Angus is also very interested in the benefits of acupuncture having studied Acupuncture for animals at Wesley University in Victoria over 10 years ago.He saw his old dog Freeway at 15yrs old go from not being able to jump onto the lounge any longer, to then being able to jump happily after a course of acupuncture.

Dr Penny Mead Dr Penelope Mead started at Hornsby Veterinary Hospital in 1994 after graduating with Honours from Sydney University in 1993. Hornsby Vet was a one person Vet Hospital before Penny started and she has seen the practice grow and change enormously. Penny was the little girl who grew up always wanting to be a Vet. She started studying Speech Pathology and changed to Veterinary Science working as a Veterinary nurse throughout her studies. Penny is enormously dedicated to her passion of looking after all pets and clients to the absolute best of her ability. Penny has 2 Border Terriers Callum 4yrs and Jerry 9yrs. She enjoys and is very active in agility training having won many accolades. Penny loves Veterinary Science and the never ending advances she has seen while she has been a vet.

Dr I-yu Waung   After graduating from Sydney University in 1993 I worked in practices in southwest Sydney before joining Hornsby Vets in 1996. I was born in Hong Kong and migrated to Sydney with my family when I was 9 years old. In Hong Kong we lived in an apartment and the only pets I was allowed were silkworms (which were pretty short-lived !), quails and budgies. I longed for a dog so when told we were moving to Australia, I, with all the confidence of a 9 year old, stipulated that I will only move if I were allowed to have a dog in the new home. We arrived in Sydney in July and my first Australian Christmas present was "Pickle" the Golden Retriever (I'm not being biased but I will always have a soft spot for this breed). "Sally" the retired Guide dog became my second pet, and now I have tropical freshwater fish (probably some of the easiest pets to look after !). On my days off I like to go bushwalking, taking in distant views and enjoying the "quiet" of the bush. I feel most refreshed after a day spent away from the noises and crowds of the city. "I-yu" is a phonetic translation of my Chinese name, meaning "lively and happy"- I try and stay true to my name most of the time !

Dr Jill McAlister  I graduated from Sydney University in 1981 and started work in small animal practice at St George Animal Hospital in Carlton. I then worked at Forest Animal Hospital for a couple of years before leaving to start a family. Since then I have worked part time at several small animal clinics but mostly here at Hornsby Vet Hospital. In fact, I have the dubious honour of having been here the longest - even longer than Angus!! At home I am kept busy by my husband, three children , our very lively spoilt cattle dog x Spike and an elderly guinea pig Sniff.