About

Mona Vale Veterinary Hospital

Our practice has been looking after pets in Mona Vale and the surrounding suburbs of Bayview, Church Point, Warriewood, Narrabeen, Newport, Bilgola, Avalon, Whale Beach and Palm Beach for over 50 years.

We have grown to be one of the largest veterinary hospitals on the Northern Beaches and our team brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and expertise in all areas of small animal pet health care.

Your local vet

All Vet Services

Dr Anne Graham, Dr Alison Moran and Dr Jenny Wingham lead a dedicated team of associate veterinarians and veterinary nurses to provide professional, compassionate and personalised veterinary care with your pets happiness as their primary focus.

The team strives to promote the welfare of animals through excellence in veterinary medicine, education and service to our clients as well as the community.

Our vision for the practice

We, the team at Mona Vale Veterinary Hospital, promote the welfare of animals through excellence in veterinary medicine, education and service to our clients and the community.
We will provide the best quality, comprehensive veterinary care on the Northern Beaches and will go the extra mile to deliver this experience to our clients and their pets.
Through compassion and common sense, we will treat our patients as though they were our own pets and treat our clients as though they were our own families.
We are an inspirational, energised and dynamic veterinary care team ? looking after each other and encouraging each other to achieve our best.

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Our Team

Our caring and compassionate veterinary care team! Meet the Veterinarians and Veterinary Nurses who form the team at Mona Vale Veterinary Hospital. We are pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets.

Veterinarian and Practice Owner:

Dr Jenny Wingham – BVSc (Hons), GAICD

Jenny joined Mona Vale Veterinary Hospital in 2007 and became a practice owner alongside Anne and Alison in 2012. A University of Sydney graduate, she brings broad experience from mixed and small animal practices across NSW and Victoria, including many years as a practice owner.

Jen has a particular interest in animal behaviour, wellness and the human–animal bond. She is passionate about helping pets feel safe and comfortable during veterinary visits, reflecting Mona Vale Vet’s commitment to happy pets, happy people and low-stress care.

A longstanding member of the Northern Beaches community, Jenny is involved with our after hours team, Northside Emergency Veterinary Service (NEVS), and is a strong advocate for animal welfare, responsible pet ownership and local wildlife.

Outside work, she enjoys keeping active, spending time with family and friends, and life with her own collection of four-legged and feathered companions.

Veterinarian and Practice Owner:

Dr Alison Moran – BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS, G.Dip Anim.Chiro, IVAS, CCRT

Born in Sydney but raised firstly in the UK, Dr Alison came back to Australia to live in Dubbo, Central West NSW. Coming back to the big smoke to attend Sydney University, studying Veterinary Science, she graduated with honours in 1995.
Dr Alison’s veterinary career began in a large and small animal practice in Bathurst (where Dr Jenny had also been working), then worked in the UK for seven years in various rural and city practices including Belfast and Ballyclare in Northern Ireland, London and Chandlers Ford near Southampton. Upon her return in 2005 she started at Mona Vale Vet.
Along with Dr’s Anne and Jenny, she became part owner in 2012.
Dr Alison successfully obtained her small animal medicine membership (MANZVS) in 2006 and went on to obtain a Graduate Diploma Animal Chiropractic as well as completing a course in Tui Na Chinese massage, Canine and Feline Neurology. She is a qualified veterinary Acupuncturist (IVAS) and a certified Canine rehabilitation Therapist (CRI).
Her post graduate studies have all been geared towards providing a holistic supportive plan to maintain the mobility of our elderly dogs and cats and provide long term relief from chronic pain.
Outside of work you will find Dr Alison hanging out with the family. Four children (1 uni student and 3 high schoolers) keep her busy with mum’s taxi. Her fur and feather children consist of two Labradors – CC and JJ, two cats, Simon and April, and four chickens.

Veterinarian and Practice Owner:

Dr Anne Graham – BSc (Hons), BVSc (Hons), Dip Practice Management (Vet)

Anne is a Northern Beaches local and an experienced veterinarian with more than 25 years in small animal practice. After beginning her career in molecular genetics and forensic DNA profiling, she followed her long-held ambition to become a vet, graduating with Honours from the University of Sydney in 1997.

She began practising in Singapore before returning to Sydney in 1999. After working in several local practices, Anne joined Mona Vale Veterinary Hospital and became a practice owner and director in 2012.

Anne remains a hands-on clinician who enjoys the variety of general practice, from medicine and surgery to emergency care and complex or unusual cases. She is also passionate about wildlife medicine and volunteers with Sydney Wildlife Rescue, supporting injured native animals and the dedicated carers who look after them.

Alongside her clinical work, Anne has a strong interest in veterinary leadership, practice management and building supportive, high-performing teams. She holds a Diploma in Practice Management (Veterinary) and is a graduate of the Lincoln Institute’s Lead to Succeed leadership program. She believes that caring for veterinary teams is essential to providing excellent care for patients and their families.

Anne values the long-term relationships that come with working in a local practice and loves caring for generations of pets across the Northern Beaches.

Outside the hospital, she enjoys hiking, camping, skiing, sailing and boating. She shares her home with Rubi, her Boxer, and two Burmese cats.

Associate Veterinarian Team

Dr Kate Howison – BVSc

Dr Kate graduated from the University of Sydney in 1997 and was part of Dr Anne’s graduating year.

With a call to the country, Dr Kate ventured to rural NSW to work in mixed animal practices around the Deniliquin area. During her time here, she extensively developed her surgical and clinical skills and maintained senior veterinary roles. She became a partner within a multi clinic group and then move into Regional Lead Vet with Apiam Animal Health. Dr Kate supported the people and animals in many clinics. The role involved encouraging passionate vets and vet nurses to embrace ways to improve the services that the clinics could deliver to patients. Dr Kate also helped design, deliver and manage Apiams TeleTriage System ensuring a positive, continuing relationship between the veterinarians, their clients and their patients.

Moving back to Sydney with her husband & family, Dr Kate calls Mona Vale home. Her fur family consists of two K9 companions, a big black Labrador, Fred and Charlie a loyal Kelpie.

Trust is an important pillar in relationships and for Dr Kate, it is the foundation for working together with pet parents and colleagues to care for and improve the health of Mona Vale Vets fur family members.

Dr Tess McIntyre – BVB / DVM

From a young age, Dr Tess was inspired to become a vet, largely thanks to growing up on All Creatures Great and Small! That early love for animals and veterinary care led her to pursue a career in the field, and she hasn’t looked back since.

Dr Tessa graduated from Sydney University and we first met her during a series of clinical rotations with us. We saw such amazing potential in this vet in the making, that we knew we had to have her as part of the MVVH team!

She has a particular interest in surgery and is excited to continue developing her skills in this area. One of her favourite parts of being a vet is the privilege of walking alongside pets and their families through all stages of life. She also enjoys the day-to-day variety that the role brings – no two days are ever the same.

At home, she shares life with Pippa, a very energetic Foxie X rescue. Outside of work, you’ll often find her bushwalking with friends and family, or heading to the mountains to ski whenever she gets the chance.

Dr Tiarna Barclay – BVSc

Dr Tiarna graduated from the University of Sydney in 2014 and has spent the past decade working in veterinary practices around the Newcastle region, before relocating to the Northern Beaches. Over this time she has developed strong clinical skills and a keen interest in surgery, while always valuing the importance of building lasting relationships with clients and their pets.

With two cavoodles of her own, Lenny & Willow (featured in her photo! ) Dr Tiarna has a particular soft spot for oodles and understands the special place pets hold in the family.

Outside of work, she enjoys an active lifestyle, whether it’s at the beach, on long coastal walks, riding her horses at her parents property, or heading to the mountains to snowboard. She also loves the gym, exploring new food spots and spending quality time with friends and family.