Dr Tess O’Keeffe
BVSc (hons) MANZCVS (ECC)
Group Clinical Director
Tess grew up in inner-city Melbourne. She has always been an avid lover of animals and dreamed of being a vet. Her determination saw her realise her dream when she graduated, with Honours, from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2012.
Tess began her veterinary career by undertaking a rotating internship with QVS in 2013, which allowed her to realise her passion for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. In 2016, she successfully gained membership to the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Specialists, for the Emergency and Critical Care chapter and became the group clinical director for the Pet Emergency.
Tess is dedicated to continued professional development to providing the very best care for her patients. She will commence residency training in Critical Care Medicine with QVS in January 2022.
Outside of work, Tess enjoys spending time with her family (furry and human), a long lunch with her girlfriends, cooking, video gaming and tennis.
Dr Rebekah Donaldson
BVSc (hons) MVetMed MANZCVS DACVECC
Board Certified Specialist - Emergency & Critical Care
Group Director
Rebekah graduated from the University of Queensland in 2012 and completed a rotating internship at Queensland Veterinary Specialists/Pet Emergency in 2013 before working in referral and university hospitals in Sydney and Perth.
She completed a residency in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at the Royal Veterinary College in London, United Kingdom, with a concurrent Master of Veterinary Medicine, in 2019.
Rebekah became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2019 and is a registered specialist in small animal emergency and critical care. She returned to Queensland Veterinary Specialists in 2019 and is our cat friendly advocate.
Rebekah has published articles on mechanical ventilation and anaemia and has presented at international conferences including IVECCS (International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium).
Rebekah loves all aspects of critical care medicine including mechanical ventilation, transfusion medicine, septic shock and management of the critical post-operative patient.
Rebekah is a Brisbane local who loves throwing birthday parties for pets and exploring new places with her Bedlington terrier, Terry.
Dr Cameron Morris
BVSc (hons) GCertSAECC
Veterinary Clinical Manager
Cameron grew up in England before relocating to Australia. Cameron graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Hons) and then completed a rotating internship at Queensland Veterinary Specialists/Pet Emergency.
Since then, Cameron had remained working in our emergency department before commencing his residency in emergency and critical care.
His interests include polytrauma, transfusion medicine, sepsis and mechanical ventilation. In his free time, Cameron enjoys beach trips, and running along the Brisbane river.
Katelyn De Hayr
BAppSc (Vet Technology)
Nursing Manager
Katelyn joined Pet Emergency back in 2016 after graduating her Veterinary Technology degree in 2012 and spending a few years at a general practice clinic. Her and Hannah have been managing our Nursing team since 2020.
After a busy start, she found her passion in emergency nursing. While often very busy and sometimes stressful, she finds it so rewarding to see the patients that are in hospital for long periods of time, or come in very critical, leave happy and healthy with their families. After settling into emergency work, she finds her interests lie in critical care nursing. These are the patients that require the most hands on nursing skills and knowledge and while sometimes challenging, always worthwhile.
In her spare time, she shares her life with her cats, which have all been rescues from her nursing jobs. She also enjoys reading and sleep-ins.
Hannah Eleison
BAppSc (Vet Technology)
Nursing Manager
Hannah began working for Pet Emergency in August 2016 as a junior nurse whilst she completed her Bachelor of Veterinary Technology, which she graduated from in 2017. Alongside her colleague, Katelyn, she has been managing the emergency nursing team since 2020.
Hannah has a love for the high intensity and fast paced environment that comes with the role and the variety of patients she has been able to care for. She enjoys the unexpected that comes with emergency nursing where no shift is ever the same and having the opportunity to make a positive difference in her patient's lives.
With the wide range of patients that emergency nursing can bring, Hannah has developed a keen interest in critical care nursing and imaging.