About the Pymble Veterinary Clinic

Areas of Interest: Small Animal Medicine, Ultrasound, Chemotherapy, Cardiology

Martine has 22 years of experience as a veterinarian.

She has worked in private practice both in Sydney and the UK. After working in general practice for a couple of years Martine went on to complete a fellowship training program in canine and feline medicine at Sydney University and has published several journal articles in her areas of interest. She was a Senior Medical Registrar at Sydney University Specialist Centre for 7yrs and has seen a wide variety of cases during her time there. In 2012 she decided to head back into general practice and set up the Pymble Vet Clinic. She has a special interest in ultrasound and chemotherapy.

Her free time is spent with her husband and two boys along with her rescue cat “Hugo” and 2 dogs: “Skippy”and “Duke”. Martine loves to run, ski and be outdoors.

Areas of Interest: Small Animal Medicine & Surgery

Raoul graduated from The University of Sydney in 1989 and worked in mixed rural practice before working in the United Kingdom for 2 years in small animal practice.

Raoul has owned and run North Randwick Vet Hospital since 1998 before establishing Pymble Vet Clinic in 2012 with Martine. He is still actively involved in Randwick but works Thursdays and some Saturdays in Pymble. He is very passionate about all things veterinary and particularly enjoys surgery. 

He has been a local resident of the West Pymble area since 2001 and loves being part of such a great community. All of his children have attended OLPS locally before heading off to high school and played local sport for the area. His wife Jane also teaches primary school at OLPS which she loves. The clinic has been very supportive of local clubs through sponsorship.

Raoul and Jane have three children: William, Charlotte and Juliette.

They own two hairy little Cairn Terriers named Dougal and Ruby. Raoul’s other interests include rugby & golf.

Areas of Interest: Wildlife and exotics, Acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapy, Soft tissue surgery, Small Animal Medicine, Dermatology.

David graduated from University of Sydney in 1990 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree before working for a year as an agronomist/ livestock adviser in Tamworth, NSW. He returned to Sydney University for 2 years as a research officer and completed a Masters degree in Veterinary Science.

Since graduation, David has worked in a variety of veterinary practices; an Avian practice, as a zoo vet at Western Plains Zoo, and in horse and cattle practice in Hunter Valley as well as small animal practice in Newcastle, his home town. He moved to Sydney in 2005 and has worked in North Shore and Northern Beaches over the past decade. David has sat his membership exams for the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in small animal surgery and completed a post-graduate course in small animal internal medicine at the University of Sydney. He is an AQIS-accredited veterinarian.

David has a passion for wildlife and is particularly interested in the “unusual” exotics and birds. He also is keen on adding complimentary medicine (acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapy) to the conventional veterinary medicine protocols and applying an integrative approach to solving small animal medicine issues. He is currently completing his Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Acupuncture. David enjoys both soft tissue surgery and small animal medicine, particularly dermatology. He enjoys learning about his clients as much as helping them with their animals’ problems.

David is married to Kristie and has 3 children, McKenzie, Tara, and Joshua. The family dog, Isa, is a playful, cute, and “very small” miniature dachshund. David enjoys most sports, and has played touch football and hockey for many years. He loves the beach and occasionally enters triathlons or adventure races.

Areas of Interest: Small Animal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine

Beatriz arrived in Australia in 2008 to study a master degree at the university of Sydney, which she graduated with high performance. After finishing her masters, she has passed the National Veterinary Examination to be able to practice in Australia. Since then she has mostly worked with emergency, enduring night shifts and working closely with medicine specialists.

Coming from a tropical country, where majority of consultation are skin related she has gained a good exposure and knowledge in skin disease.

Beatriz’s interests include all topics of small animal medicine and emergency medicine and hopes to gain further qualifications in Internal Medicine. In her free time, Beatriz enjoys training for triathlons and can be often seen cycling and running around the northern beaches. She also likes spending time with her husband, twin babies and her furry kids, including 2 rescued dogs and 1 cat.