Our Team

Dr. Sue Smith
DVM

Dr. Sue graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1993 and has been with Pickering Animal Hospital since 1995. 

She became a partner in 2010 and sole owner in 2014 when Dr. Towell retired. She enjoys building relationships with her clients and has gotten to know many of them well through the years.

Dr. Susan McMillen
DVM

Dr Susan graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1998 and has been working at Pickering Animal Hospital since then.

Susan enjoys the Pickering Animal Hospital family and how well everyone works together for the good of each patient. She enjoys medicine and surgery but has a keen interest in dentistry and tackles most of Pickering Animal Hospital’s difficult dental cases. She also treats small pocket pets like rabbits and rats!!

Dr. Deborah Pakes
DVM

Dr. Deborah graduated from veterinary school in Israel in 2006. She worked as a locum in practices in both the US and Canada. She joined our team as a part time vet in January 2021.

She currently teaches Surgery and Anesthesia at the Seneca Vet Tech college. She especially enjoys meeting puppies and kittens with their bright eyes and bushy tails (who doesn’t?).

Dr. Vibushitha Logeswaran
DVM

Dr. Vibushitha Logeswaran, mainly known as “Dr. V”, graduated from Ross University in 2024 and joined our practice in December of 2024.

She grew up in Montreal, QC, and moved to the Durham region when she joined the practice, so she is keen to meet our clientele and get tips on must-see spots! Dr. V loves all animals furry, scaly or feathered, and loves all the challenges and variety of cases in both small animal and exotic medicine.

Stephanie
Practice Manager

Stephanie began her career in the veterinary field as an Animal Care Attendant at an emergency clinic, where her dedication and passion for animal care quickly became evident. She went on to train as a Veterinary Technician, spending eight years working in a high-paced emergency hospital environment.

Dayna
VA

Dayna attended the Sheridan College’s Animal Care Program and has been working as an Animal Health Technician at Pickering Animal Hospital since November 2001. 

She has worked with animals for over twenty years . 

Taylor W.
VA

Taylor started working at Pickering Animal Hospital as a volunteer while attending high school.

She eventually became a part time employee doing after hours for boarding animals. After graduating High school Taylor attended Durham College and graduated from the Veterinary Assistant Program in 2008.

Michelle S.
CCR

Michelle attended Durham College and completed the three-year Medical Administrative Assistant Program. She also attended Loyalist College where she specialized in Pharmacology (two years) along with courses in Biology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Michelle has worked in the animal health care field for over twenty years.

Leslie
CCR

Leslie attended Durham College’s Animal Care program from 2013-2014 and started working at Pickering Animal Hospital in October of 2014.
She is an animal lover and owns Todd her cat a.k.a. Toddy Tickles.

Leslie’s favourite animal is the Dalmation breed of dog.

Amanda
VA

Amanda attended the Animal Care program at Durham College in 2017-2018. After completing her co-op placement, she started working at Pickering Animal Hospital as a full time employee in 2019.

Amanda has always loved animals and enjoys supporting Pickering Animal Hospital’s veterinarians in their pursuit of helping little fur patients get better.

Taylor B.
VA

Taylor started as a co-op student at Pickering Animal Hospital during high school, and later joined the team part-time as she went on to complete Durham College’s Animal Care Program in 2019.

Taylor has always wanted to work with animals, and now finds her daily involvement with dogs, cats and pocket pets very rewarding. She has also volunteered her time at a farm to gain hands-on experience with cows, horses, sheep and many more!

Hailey
RVT

Hailey graduated from St Lawrence College in 2021.  She completed her certification and became a registered veterinary technician in early 2022. 
She joined our team in spring of 2022. She lives with her family, her “foster fail” Maple and her guinea pig Marshmallow. 

Her family has also helped to foster other dogs on the way to their forever homes. 

Heather
RVT

Heather graduated from Algonquin College in 2013 from the veterinary technician program. Later that year she completed the certification and became a Registered Veterinary Technician.
Growing up, pets were not allowed due to an allergy by a family member but she always dreamed of having a cat. Although Heather didn’t grow up with cats and dogs,  her love of animals lead her to pursue this career where she can dedicate herself to helping pets. 

Victoria
VA

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