Anaesthesia Staff
Dr Heide Kloeppel - Head of Anaesthesia
Dr. med. vet., CertVA, DVM
Senior Clinical Registrar in Small Animal Anaesthesia
Heide graduated from the vet school in Hanover, Germany in 2002 and moved to Switzerland where she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Berne and also developed an interest in anaesthesia and analgesia. Heide undertook an internship at the University of Vienna, followed by a residency in anaesthesia and analgesia at the Animal Health Trust in the UK.
She gained her RCVS certificate in 2008 and she joined the anaesthesia team at the UVTHS in February 2011. Heides’ main interest is pain management in small animals and critical care.
Dr Sanaa Zaki - Lecturer in Small Animal Anaesthesia
BVSc (Hons), MACVSc, GradCertEdStud (Higher Education)
Senior Clinical Registrar in Small Animal Anaesthesia
Sanaa graduated from the University of Sydney in 1992 and worked in a busy mixed practice in Sydney’s West. After two years in private practice she commenced work and postgraduate training in anaesthesia at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sydney (UVTHS), under the supervision of Dr Martin Pearson. Dr Zaki was later employed as a Senior Registrar in Veterinary Anaesthesia at the UVTHS.
Dr Zaki is a member of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists, Anaesthesia and Critical Care Chapter, and has been an examiner for the College.
Her area of expertise is in small animal anaesthesia, and her main interests are pain management, intravenous anaesthesia and anaesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery.Faculty Web Profile
Dr Alastair Mair - Senior Clinical Registrar in Small Animal Anaesthesia
BVM&S Cert VA MRCVS
Alastair graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2001. He initially spent two years in mixed practice in Scotland before undertaking a general internship at a private referral hospital in southern England. This lead to an internship in anaesthesia at the University of Bristol, followed by a residency at the University of Glasgow. Alastair came to Sydney in April 2012 to commence employment as registrar in anaesthesia. He holds the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia and hopes to pass the ECVAA Diploma later this year. Alastair is interested in all aspects of anaesthesia and critical care.