Carolyn O’Brien is a registered specialist in Feline Medicine. She graduated from the University of Melbourne 1994 and worked in private practice both in Melbourne and the UK for the first five years of her veterinary career. Carolyn then commenced a residency in small animal medicine at the University of Sydney in 2000. She concurrently completed a Masters in veterinary clinical studies in the epidemiology and treatment of cryptococcosis in cats and dogs. After her residency she stayed on at the University of Sydney as a Senior Registrar for a year then moved to the Veterinary Specialist Centre in North Ryde, where she spent six months as an emergency and critical care veterinarian. Carolyn gained her fellowship qualifications in 2004 and is now a Senior Registrar in Small Animal Medicine at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital. She loves all areas of feline medicine, but is particularly interested in critical care of feline patients, infectious diseases and cardiology. Carolyn has also recently established ‘The Melbourne Feline Practitioners Group’ for lovers of feline medicine.

Last Updated: January 2007