Para Vista

Vittoria S

Veterinary Nurse

Vittoria joined the team at Greencross Vets in 2024 as a Vet Nurse, gaining her Certificate II in Animal Care and excited to begin her career in the veterinary industry. She has a passion and interest in all animals and at home she has a blue Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Marlo and a Maltese named Molly. Vittoria thanks Greencross Vets for this opportunity and their incredible team. She can’t wait to see where it takes her.

Alex M

Veterinary Nurse

Alex joined the Greencross Team in 2020 and completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2021. During her time with Greencross, she worked as a roving nurse, gaining valuable experience and picking up a wide range of skills across different clinics. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing and is passionate about providing high-quality care to every patient.

At home, Alex is kept busy with her dog, Stanley, three cats, Basil, Mango and Midnight plus her cheeky galah named Harry.
Outside of work, Alex loves crocheting and going for walks with her dogs

Michelle S

Veterinary Nurse
Michelle joined our team in 2025 after completing her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing earlier that year. Having grown up surrounded by animals, from cats and dogs to fish and birds, she’s always had a passion for caring for all creatures great and small.
Before becoming a vet nurse, Michelle worked in a pet retail store and spent years pet sitting, which sparked her special interest in animal nutrition, behaviour, and overall wellbeing.
At home, Michelle dotes on her cat Daisy, a beloved “foster fail” who won her heart after she took in Daisy and her kittens. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, playing video games, and listening to music. Michelle is excited to meet many new faces, both two- and four-legged!

Mya M

Kennel Hand

This is Mya, one of our Kennel Hands here at Greencross Vets Para Vista. Mya has completed her Certificate II in Animal Care and is going to continue her studies with a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. She has a playful kitten named Ivy-Rose and loves spending her spare time with her.
When she’s not caring for animals, Mya enjoys playing the piano and relaxing with her music.

Olivia L

Olivia Leadbeater is the dedicated Head Nurse at Greencross Para Vista, bringing over seven years of nursing experience to the team. Passionate about providing exceptional patient care, Olivia is currently advancing her expertise by studying a Diploma of Veterinary Nursing. Her professional interests lie in surgical nursing, anesthetics, and comprehensive dental care, where she takes pride in supporting animals through every stage of treatment and recovery.

Outside of the clinic, Olivia lives a busy life on the land with her beloved animal companions — three horses, a dog, and a cat — reflecting her deep-rooted love for animals. Her calm, compassionate approach and commitment to ongoing learning make her a valued leader and a trusted caregiver within the Greencross community

Dr Vanessa C

Vanessa grew up in Hong Kong and moved to Adelaide in 2017 to pursue her passion for veterinary medicine, driven by a deep love and care for animals. She has a keen interest in internal medicine and emergency medicine, with a focus on delivering high-quality care during critical moments.

Outside of work, Vanessa plays competitive dodgeball, proudly representing South Australia. At home, she enjoys the company of her two playful tabby cats, Chickpea and Charlie, who constantly remind her of the joy and companionship pets bring to our lives.
Vanessa is dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based veterinary care, ensuring that every pet receives the attention and support they deserve

Dr Lara B

Dr Lara graduated from Murdoch University in 2012 and spent the first 7 years of her career in busy mixed practice in the Riverland region of South Australia. She moved back home to Adelaide in 2020 and has worked at Greencross since that time. Lara enjoys the variety of general practice and has a particular interest in internal medicine, behavioural medicine and dermatology. Outside of work, Lara is kept busy with her young twin boys and enjoys travelling, baking and listening to podcasts.

Dannielle M

Dannielle started working at Para Vista Veterinary Clinic in early 2010. Before working as a veterinary nurse Danni worked at a pet shop. She learnt a lot about animal husbandry and has a lot of background knowledge about pet products.
She has grown up with animals all her life. Working at the pet store she had exposure to many different and unique types of animals including puppies, kittens, rats, mice, snakes, lizards, turtles and even a tarantula.
Dannielle has a Samoyed named Bam a Labrador named Enzo and three cats Merak, Oli and Ally. Some of them she has left under her parents roof but she still visits them frequently.
Dannielle is responsible for creating the quarterly newsletter for the Para Vista Veterinary Clinic, look for the current issue in clinic now.

Maddie K

Maddie has always had a strong love of animals, growing up with dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs. She was always rescuing some animal from her next door neighbour and somehow would always convince her parents to let her keep it so it became the family joke that they were living on Noah’s Ark. Maddie has an interest in anaesthetics and emergencies. When she is not loving on your animals here, she is busy running around at home after her crazy husky Hunter, boisterous Alaskan malamute Bandit and sweet kelpie Okie.

Dr Anne-Marie M

Veterinarian

Dr Anne-Marie has been a vet for over two decades years, graduating from the University of Sydney in 1995. During her career Anne-Marie has worked in mixed practice in the outback town of Broken Hill for four years and then as a small animal practitioner in the United Kingdom, Sydney and her hometown of Adelaide. She has been working at the Para Vista clinic for 14 years. Anne-Marie has completed a Master of Veterinary Science in small animal medicine and surgery and is a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in feline medicine. Her special interests are internal medicine, cats and nutrition. Anne-Marie is on the Greencross nutrition veterinary advisory panel which has recently been involved with the development of our NOSH range of food.

At home, Anne-Marie and her husband are kept busy with their toddler Alexander and Miranda the cat. They are considering adding a puppy to the chaos soon!

Dr Cornell S

Veterinary Director

Cornell is a University of Pretoria graduate who moved to Australia in 2007. He has worked in various veterinary hospitals in the UK and Australia before joining Greencross.
Cornell enjoys the variety of general veterinary practice and enjoys getting to know his patients and their owners. He holds a special place in his heart for cats, even the grumpier ones.
Outside work, Cornell enjoys tending to his ever growing garden. He has two very spoilt and very loved cats – both adopted as strays.

Dr Ian M

Veterinary Director

After graduating from Glasgow University in 1980, Ian spent a year in South West England in a mixed practice. He was then drawn to the big smoke and spent a year in London in a small animal hospital.
Ian came to Australia in 1982 to get married and travel around for a year or two. After stints working in Newcastle and Sydney, Ian and his wife moved to Adelaide where Ian worked at Grange for a couple of years before establishing the Para Vista Veterinary Clinic in 1986.
The practice has grown and now supports 3 vets and 5 nurses. Ian has a special interest in soft tissue surgery and (endocrinology.)
In June 2011 he was awarded the post nominal CMAVA ; Chartered Member of the Australian Veterinary Association, in recognition of his attendance at continuing education seminars and conferences over the preceding 3 years.
He currently is the owner of Harriet, a cheeky Tenterfield terrier and is passionate about providing caring professional service to his clients.

Julie M

Head Veterinary Nurse/ Client relations

Julie started with us back in 1999. We have watched Julie grow from a young lady into a loving mother.
Julie has seen the practice grow over the years. New nurses, new additions to the building and a new computer system.
When Julie’s not looking after your pets, she’s at home taking care of hers.
Julie has a Chihuahua named Poppy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Rose, a Burmese cat named Buster and a domestic cat named Buttons.
Julie is an essential part of our team; she is very organized and is great with our clients. She has a special interest in Behaviour and Nutrition.