Meet the Team

Jersey Road Vet

Our Veterinarians

Dr Nicole Newsome

BVSc, Post Grad Dip Fin Mgt, MVPH

Nicole is the owner of Jersey Road Veterinary Hospital and developed a love of animals growing up on a sheep and cattle property in Glen Innes in Northern NSW with plenty of dogs, kittens and horses to play with.

Nicole studied Veterinary Science at Sydney University and worked in country NSW for 8 years after 2 years working in the United Kingdom looking after dogs, cats, horses, cattle and sheep.

Nicole moved to Sydney to work at Jersey Road Vets and has been happily working here for 20 years, finally purchasing the practice in 2018.

Nicole has a beautiful cat ‘Bobbie’ who was born at Jersey Road during Christmas in 2013 and her faithful dog ‘Elmo’ – The practice manager, even though he is 17- his exact age is not known as he is a rescue dog.

Dr India Irvine

BVSc

India’s love of animals started at a young age, growing up on a sheep farm in central NSW and taking care of dogs, cats, horses, sheep and cattle.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Sydney in 2016. She then worked in mixed practice in rural Victoria before moving back to Sydney at the end of 2019.

India has 3 fur babies of her own – 2 Border Collies named ‘Lucy’ and ‘Pluto’ and a rescue cat named ‘Larry.’

Dr Lauren Kaplan

BVMS

Dr Lauren had a dream of becoming a Vet since she was 4 years old. That determination paid off when she graduated from Glasgow Veterinary School in 2005. Since then she has worked as a Small Animal Vet around Britain, Singapore and America including externships in surgery and medicine at Cornell University. In Australia, she completed extra training in Internal Medicine and Small Animal Surgery at the university of Sydney and has special interest in gastro intestinal surgery and internal medicine.

The Kaplan family includes two beautiful boys Jude and Rafael, plus a handsome and handful Golden Retriever Percy.

Our Nurses and Support Staff

Chloe

Chloe started at Jersey Road Vet in 2020 as an animal attendant and is now studying her Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing.

Chloe has grown up around Sydney, mostly in the Eastern suburbs and loves all kinds of animals. She is very enthusiastic and passionate about working with a wide variety of furry friends and ensuring they receive the care and love that they would normally receive at home.

She has a high interest in all fields, particularly surgical care and intensive care.

She also has a beloved Japanese Spitz, Yuki, who is her favorite ball of fur to take on adventures.

 

Martina

BAnVetBioSci

Martina moved to Sydney in 2017 to pursue her career in the veterinary field and started working at Jersey Road Veterinary Hospital in March 2018. She has completed her bachelors degree in Animal and Veterinary Bioscience at the University of Sydney and is now studying Doctors of Veterinary Medicine.

Martina is very passionate about wildlife, disease and conservation and is currently researching the role of koala retrovirus in koala health and conservation. Her greatest aspiration is to become a wildlife veterinarian and one day be able to work with giraffes, her favorite animals!

Martina is originally from Milan, Italy and can fluently speak italian, english, spanish and german. She has two beautiful border collies, Ariel and Rombo, which she has been training in obedience, agility and disc dog for several years. She has extensive knowledge in canine behaviour which is why she is also our puppy school teacher and she’ll be happy to help with any training-related issues.

Sabrina

Sabrina joined the Jersey Road team in 2023 and is studying towards a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.

Sabrina spent most of her childhood and teen years working on a goat dairy farm in Glenorie taking care of goats, sheep, cows, horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens and wrangling the occasional snake.

After raising a family, she realised she missed being around lots of animals and decided she needed a career in vet nursing.

Sabrina has owned 3 dogs, 10 cats and 30 budgerigars. She loved them all, but has a soft spot for German Shepherds.

Sophie

Sophie has recently joined Jersey Road Vet Hospital as part-time receptionist. Sophie is a trained and qualified Mental Health First Aider (since 2017) and has also recently completed certification in CPR and general First Aid. Sophie is passionate about her Jack Russell, Teddy, and the local community, the two of them volunteer with Delta Dog Therapy and regularly visit an aged care facility. With a background in marketing Sophie will also help with the practices’ marketing activity.

Amy

Amy Driver has been working at JRV for the last year as a trainee Vet Nurse. Amy dreamed of becoming a vet nurse since she was 10 years old and has been studying vet nursing at Ultimo Tafe for the past 3 years. She will be fully qualified in June 2024. Amy has a passion for TPLO surgeries and is interested in becoming a specialist nurse.
Amy has 3 pets of her own, the oldest being a Rottweiler named Maverick, an American Staffy named Nigel and Lincoln American Staffy X Bull Mastiff.

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Our Location and Opening Hours

Located in the heart of Woollahra and Paddington, we aim to provide the best veterinary care to your pets.

Address

176 Jersey Road,
Woollahra NSW 2025

Opening Hours

Monday – Friday: 9am – 7pm

Saturday: 9am – 2pm

Sunday: 9am – 11am

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