The Team at East West Vets
Dr Kamani Dissanayake
Kamani graduated in Vet Science in Sri Lanka 15 years ago. After 10 years of practice in Sri Lanka, Kamani, with her husband and their two children, took the big step of emigrating to Australia. There is a world-wide vet shortage and Australia welcomed her with open arms!
Kamani has since successfully completed her Australian veterinary qualification and had experience in both country and suburban vet clinics.
Since joining East West Vets full time in 2021, she has added herbal and acupuncture qualifications to her science degree. Kamani has a calm and loving approach which complements our gentle natural alternatives. She is also an excellent surgeon!
In 2023 Kamani became the owner and manager of East West Vets.
Dr Peter Anderson
Peter has been a small animal vet for over 40 years. He started out as a government vet right out of vet school. He then moved on to open his own small animal practice in Parkdale from which he has now retired to work part time at East West Vets.
Apart from being a vet, he is passionate about Land Rovers, drinking chai and shopping online for Land Rover parts. Peter has a calming presence around both animals and people.
Raya Moloney - Animal Osteopath
Raissa (Raya) Moloney is an Osteopath trained in treating musculoskeletal ailments of both humans and animals. Since graduating with a Masters of Osteopathy from RMIT in 2006, she has worked in her own human business and after having helped in a wildlife rescue in Bendigo, recently formalised her interest in animals by completing a Graduate Diploma in Animal Biomechanical Medicine at Box Hill Institute.
Passionate about her craft and sharing knowledge with students, Raya is on the teaching team of the Animal Biomechanical Medicine course and also a Clinical Educator for the Osteopathy course at Victoria University. In her spare time, Raya loves reading, enjoys an active lifestyle with her 2 kids and husband and loves cuddles with her cat Audrey.
Penny Fitzgerald - Kinesiology Consultant
Penny Fitzgerald is the Kinesiologist and Emotional Practitioner at East West Vets . She has been practicing Kinesiology for 7 years and has recently extended her practice to include 'The Emotion Code'.
An Emotion Code kinesiology treatment for your pet will relieve anxiety; fear and calm over-emotional animals. It can stop anti-social and/or aggressive behaviour and leave your pet relaxed, calm and happy.
It works by relieving blockages in your pet’s qi (chi) or life energy, caused by trapped emotions – emotional baggage. Once the blockage has gone, qi can flow around the body smoothly and uninterrupted, allowing the body to restore itself naturally.
Charlie has stopped biting his brother’s tail and barking when his owner comes home from work. Louis is not the anxious dog he was, Rascal is standing up for himself and not hiding away, and Aston no longer screams when his owner leaves him.
Dr Harold Pook - Ultrasound Consultant
Dr Harold Pook graduated from Melbourne University in 1979. He undertook an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Saskatoon from 1983-1986.
During the next 9 years Harold held a clinical and teaching position as Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the Guelph University, Canada.
He has been teaching and performing diagnostic ultrasound across Melbourne for 14 years.
Sally Dickenson - Bowen Therapist
Sally is an accredited Bowen Therapist for both humans and animals. She has been working with companion animals since 2000.
Through her own personal journey, Sally has learned how emotions and beliefs influence the bodies physical well-being, Sally lives with her cat Lucinda and in her spare time sings in a Kirtan band
Emily
Emily joined the team in 2020 and has since completed her certificate IV in veterinary nursing. She has a particular passion for chihuahuas, guinea pigs and loves to collect teacups.