Meet the Bird Vet Melbourne Team
Our Staff...
Led by our amazing Vet Director, Avian Vet Dr. Phil Sacks, this team's passion for bird health is unparalleled. When it comes to birds, it is essential you come to a "bird-vet" team strongly experienced with avian medicine.
At Bird Vet Melbourne, you have the option of seeing one of several veterinarians experienced in bird health and care.
We also offer parrot behaviour and training consultations in clinic with experienced bird behaviourists, including Mel Vincent. These sessions are designed to help with a wide range of bird behaviour questions, including handling, training, bonding, enrichment, unwanted behaviours and general parrot care.
Our avian veterinary nursing team is highly experienced in bird care and plays a vital role in keeping our patients safe and comfortable.
Unlike some clinics where the term “nurse” may be used broadly, our nurses are qualified and certified veterinary nurses. They are skilled in avian handling, hospital care, anaesthetic monitoring, recovery support and routine procedures.
From complex anaesthetic cases through to simple nail trims, your bird is cared for by a talented team with a strong focus on safety, gentle handling and attention to detail.
We also regularly welcome veterinary nursing students into the clinic as part of their training and development.
Our students are selected through a careful interview process and are fully supervised by qualified veterinary staff while they learn. This allows them to gain valuable hands-on experience in a structured, supportive environment while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
Supporting students is an important part of developing the next generation of skilled veterinary nurses and strengthening the future of avian veterinary care.
We provide the best Bird-Vet care available to Bird pets. Pet-Birds often don't receive experienced Avian-Veterinary care! We see many birds like Chickens, Ducks and Parrots and focus on the unique Avian-Vet needs of the numerous birds and chickens presented to the bird-clinic in Burwood daily.
Dr. Phil Sacks
Vet Director/Avian Vet
Dr Phil is one of the most experienced and respected avian vets in the country. His passion for birds in incomparable... See more
Dr. Ruth Barrett
Avian Vet
Dr. Ruth has worked as an avian vet in many clinics for years. She is one of the most experienced bird vets in the state... See more
Dr. Shereni Joshi
Veterinarian
Dr. Shereni has been a fulltime team member for a while now. One of the kindest most compassionate vets you will meet... See more
Dr. Kelly Gan
Veterinarian
Passionate about birds, Kelly has been working at Bird Vet Melbourne for a while now... See more
Eithan Giles
Practice Manager
Eithan is one of the most talented avian nurses you will ever meet. Head of our nursing team... See more
Nekitta
Head Nurse
Nekitta is one of the loudest members of our team (you'll hear her teaching the clinic quakers to sing). Fully qualified, Nekitta brings a wealth of experience to our team.
Dakota
Vet Nurse
Dakota is one of our longstanding nurses. Originally starting with us a student, she has long since become fully qualified... See more
Katelyn
Vet Nurse
Katelyn is one of our most experienced avian nurses. With a strong background in wildlife, she excels at handling birds... See more
Esteban
Vet Nurse
The newest members of our team. Esteban worked as a qualified wildlife vet in Colombia, so has a lot of avian veterinary experience. He is quickly becoming indispensible.
Wei
Vet Nurse
Wei started at the clinic as a student and we liked her so much, we kept her. Now a fully qualified vet nurse, she's an integral part of the team.
Nicole
Vet Nurse
Nicole is one of our qualified veterinary nurses, having completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing after training with us as a long-term student nurse.
She is also well known in the bird community for her volunteer work with birds and brings a strong background in bird handling and avian care to the team.
Ruth (SVN)
Student Nurse - Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing and Technology
Mel Vincent - (No Longer Works Here)
Avian Behaviourist
Mel offers behavioural sessions at the clinic. Her passion is bird behaviour.
Tickles and Evil Tickles. (Bird Clinic Quakers.)
These guys rule the avain clinic. If you call and can't hear us over the angry Quaker screams, someone probably just touched their moon shaped mirror.
If you haven't met them yet - you want to. Yell Peekaboo - they'll yell it back.
Their job description includes: yelling at telemarketers when they're dumb enough to ring the Bird-clinic, throwing things at the Bird-vet staff and walls and of course greeting and sorting out our Bird clients.
They bring an amazing amount of comfort to those who have received bad news.
Their special skills include pooping on people on command. So don't mess with us, we've got feathered weapons.
Our location
128 Highbury Rd, Burwood, Victoria, Australia. 3125
(03) 9808 9011
HOURS:
9-6pm Mon-Fri
9-12pm Sat
10-12pm Sun