Our Team

Dr. Qais George

DVM, BVMS

Qais trained as a veterinary surgeon at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. After graduating in 2007, he worked half a year at a small animal clinic in Amsterdam before becoming the principal vet at a small but busy animal clinic in Arnhem, the Netherlands. In 2012, he decided to move to Australia and joined a small animal clinic in Wollongong before settling in Melbourne. Qais became the principal vet at Vets in Cranbourne in July 2014.

Qais enjoys the daily interaction with pets and their owners. His eagerness to serve and dedication to animals are well known to his clients. He enjoys attending veterinary conferences and expanding his knowledge through continuing education with keen interests in preventive care and internal medicine. His special interests are veterinary dental health and surgery. In his free time, Qais loves reading and go travelling.

Dr. Janice Lee

DVM

Janice graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2015. She worked in a busy small animal clinic in New Zealand for 2 years before joining Vets in Cranbourne. Janice believes prevention is the best medicine and enjoys sharing tips on how to take better care of your furry friends.

In her free time, Janice loves knitting, exploring different eateries and snuggling with her two cats, Apollo and Rhea.

Dr. Yvonne Rabl

BVSc

Yvonne studied Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne and loves the daily variety and challenges of being a vet. Yvonne feels very privileged to be able to help you look after the health of your four-legged family members through all stages of their life. She particularly likes working with cats and dogs, and finds one of the best parts of her job is getting to know clients and their pets over many years. Since graduating she has worked in small animal practices in both Adelaide and Melbourne, including for several years at our associated clinic Endeavour Hills Vets.

Outside work Yvonne keeps busy with her husband, 4 children, two moggie cats and cavoodle dog.

Melinda Carlile

Melinda has been a Vet Nurse for more than 20 years, and a casual employee at the clinic since 2008. Have always lived locally, and began a career with animals at the RSPCA in Pearcedale at 17.

Currently own an Australian Riding Pony “Reg”, a Staffy “Larry”, a Bull Terrier “Wilma”, an RSPCA rescue cat “Shadow”, a Lorikeet “Skittles” and 2 chickens “Garnet” and “Joanne”.

Rebecca Atkinson

Rebecca started at Vets in Cranbourne in 2018 and loves the variety that comes with being a veterinary nurse. She is currently studying her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, a degree in Wildlife and Conservation Biology and volunteers in the Australian Wildlife Health Centre at Healesville Sanctuary. Rebecca enjoys spending time with her dog Elwood, cat Mia and horse Marima

Alysha Williams

Alysha grew up in rural South Gippsland on a farm surrounded by many pets, farm animals and wildlife, and has loved animals of all kind from a young age.

Alysha joined the team at Vets In Cranbourne in 2017 and has since gained her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing but especially loves to be a part of the hands-on care plan behind the scenes as well as getting to know all the pets and their owners.

Alysha enjoys spending her free time with her family and their giant cat, Pumpkin.

Sharnnie Perry

Sharnnie started her nursing career at Vets In Cranbourne in 2015 and completed her Certificate IV qualification in Veterinary Nursing in 2018.

She took a two year maternity leave break from working while she welcomed the newest member of her family and has recently returned to our team in May 2020.
Sharnnie is excited to be back nursing, providing care and support for all of our clients and patients.

In her spare time Sharnnie enjoys spending time with her family and friends, looking after her feathered babies being outdoors trail riding her rescue horse “3-Fitty”.

Mealea Khoeun

Mealea has loved animals from a young age and had many pets growing up, including dogs, cats, guinea pigs and a rabbit.

Although her previous studies sent her down a path away from animals, she was reinspired to work in animal healthcare while her dog Honey battled cancer in 2018.

Mealea recently joined Vets In Cranbourne and has loved being able to meet and care for a range of pets and enjoys how every day is different. She is currently in the process of completing her certificate in Veterinary Nursing.

Though she doesn’t currently have any pets of her own, Mealea looks forward to caring for her patients as if they were her own, and hopes to have many pets in the future!