Dr Todd Dalton

Head veterinarian and practice owner - BSc BVSc MSc

Dr Dalton grew up in the US where he shared his home with virtually every genus of animal on Earth (including 2 sulfur-crested cockatoos). His dream since childhood was to become a veterinarian. Dr Dalton purchased the practice in 2019. He has set himself a single goal – provide the best care to his patients and clients in Perth.  He has a background in academic research prior to becoming a veterinarian in 2012.  Following graduation he was employed in specialist practice in Brisbane and Sydney.  As a result of this background, he is always striving to be up to date on the latest research based medicine and surgery practices.  Additionally, Dr Dalton worked for several years with Dr Tim Oldfield of Wattle Grove Veterinary Hospital where he honed his bird and exotics animal medicine.  Additionally, Dr Dalton has a special interest in medicine and ultrasonography.

At home, as of the time of this writing, Dr Dalton has a proper menagerie – 1 dog, 1 cat, 1 silly galah, 1 silly corella, a frill-neck lizard and a Stimson python (named Albert, Gigi, Gladys, Herman, Herkemon and Charlie, respectively). Though they are all now very much loved they all initially came as unwanted or lost pets.

Dr Akala Douglas

Veterinarian BVSc

Dr Akala graduated from James Cook University Townsville in 2021, quickly landing herself in Perth after a big road trip across the country in pursuit of new adventures! If you had to nail down her passions with regards to work, it would be surgery (because fixing things is fun!) and providing care and optimizing the quality of life for her geriatric patients. She’s always had her sights on becoming a vet having grown up obsessed with everything from lizards to blue whales so it’s only natural that you’ll find her spending her free time volunteering in the WA Wildlife hospital in Bibra Lake. As a self-professed solar powered creature from the Sunshine Coast, she loves living in sunny Perth, and loves to spend her free time exploring, freediving and enjoying the ocean sunsets with friends and her greyhound Kita.

Chantelle Stacey

VETERINARY NURSE (CERT IV)

Chantelle can recall having had her first positive experiences with animals at age 3 with her Nan’s chickens. As a result, she has been working for several years to fulfill her dreams of having a career in animal care and in 2023 she achieved that dream obtaining her Certificate IV in nursing. She has enjoyed getting to know the clients and their pets whilst doing her training here at Woodvale Park Vet Hospital and she looks forward to growing as a veterinary nurse.