Our Staff ~ Mainland Animal Emergency Clinic 15338 Fraser Highway Surrey BC


	PHOTO PLACEHOLDER	Dr. Gurcharan Dhaliwal Dr. “Garry” Dhaliwal followed his true love for animals by pursuing a career as veterinarian, and graduated with his Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2001. He moved to Canada in 2002 and became a member of the BCVMA in 2005 after completing the ECFVG program at Oklahoma State University, where he spent a lot of time in small animal ICU. In order to gain further experience in veterinary medicine and surgery, he joined our staff.

	PHOTO PLACEHOLDER	Dr. Randeep Malhotra With a very gentle and compassionate manner, Dr. “Randy” easily wins the heart of every furry creature he meets. He earned his degree in Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry in 1991, and then worked in his country of origin for several years before moving to Canada, where he completed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examinations. He spent two years developing exceptional skills in emergency medicine, and has gained a repertoire in invaluable experiences that he now uses each day when faced with the challenging work. Presently, he works as a locum veterinarian at Oak Animal Hospital in Vancouver, while also locuming at Central Animal Emergency Clinic. He is very dedicated to provide the best possible care for all patients in their hour of need and is constantly working towards professional improvement. At home, he spends most of his time with his wonderful family.

	PHOTO PLACEHOLDER	Dr. M. Shuaib Zaffer Dr, Zaffer is a dynamic member of our team. He graduated with Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1994 and continued on to gain a masters Degree in Veterinary Pathology (Msc. HONS.). He has also done research on the principles of Fluid Therapy in Dogs and has several articles/publications to his credit. He completed his ECFVG Certification in Canada, and has spent time working in both emergency and general practices in his country of origin, Ontario and British Columbia. He is very compassionate about the improvement of animal care and well-being, and is currently following this interest as Veterinary Associate at Alta Vista Animal Hoapital in Vancouver, in addition to working at MAEC. Away from work he enjoys reading, listening to music and playing cricket or hockey.

	PHOTO PLACEHOLDER	Cassandra Gatti Nurse Care Cassandra graduated from the Veterinary Hospital Assistant course at Surrey College in 2007. She has been working here at Mainland Animal Emergency since the day we opened. She has 2 dogs, ones a 3 year old Golden Retriever named Cooper and the other is a 1 year old Boxer X Bulldog named Leila. She also owns 2 cats named Hudson and Smokey. Her hobbies are reading, going horseback riding and traveling.

	PHOTO PLACEHOLDER	Danielle Nurse Care Danielle graduated from Surrey College’s Veterinary Hospital Assistant Diploma Program in 2007. She then began work as a Patient Care Assistant, at Canada West Veterinary Specialists and Critical Care Hospital. Danielle joined the Mainland team at the beginning of June, 2009. Her hobbies include drawing, photography, camping, Girl Guides and doing agility with her 3 year old Golden Retriever, Liam.

	PHOTO PLACEHOLDER	Neisha Tremblay Nurse Care Neisha graduated from the Veterinary Assistant Diploma Program from the West Coast College of Health Care in 2005 and since has worked in the Health Care Field. Neisha moved back to Alberta to continue her studies in the Laboratory Field, and has had the opportunity to work at Mainland Animal Emergency since the opening of our clinic. She enjoys working with small animals and the variety of cases seen in emergency medicine. Her home is shared with 3 cats Destiny, Trinity, Sianne and a lovable Shih-tzu named Phoebe who are everyday reminders as to the strength of the human-animal bond.

		Trevor Prociuk Nurse Care I have been working at Mainland Animal Emergency since it opened after finishing my Veterinary Assistant Course from West Coast College. I grew up on a farm outside of my hometown of Edmonton, Alberta. My favorite sport is hockey and I would like to go to Ukraine and plan a trip of seeing live hockey in all the European countries.

		Brittany Baldonero Veterinary Office Assistant Brittany graduated from Douglas College in 2009 as a Veterinary Office and Assistant (VOA) and has loved working in emergency ever since. She has a passion for animals and has dreamt about working with animals since she was a child. She provides excellent care and support to her all patients. Brittany is currently in college as she is pursuing a career as a psychiatric nurse. When she is not busy with her studies, she spends her time with her pets. She currently has four pets at home; two cats (Casper and Kea) and two dogs (Katie and Jayda).

		Christine Lee Veterinary Office Assistant Christine is a team member and working as receptionist and veterinary assistant for last two years. She is currently doing her Bachelors in Science with Biology major. She has passion to be a veterinarian one day. She is applying to get into veterinary school next year. She currently lives in Surrey with her family and her cat.

		Simon Mainland Resident Feline My name is Simon and I am a lovable Pixie bob/DSH breed. I welcome and greet everyone who comes into the clinic with a friendly nudge. I enjoy eating, sleeping, chasing my toy mice and bird watching from the comforts of home.