Dr Demian Bullock

Veterinarian & Practice Owner

Demian is the owner and senior veterinarian of Ulysses Veterinary Clinic. Demian has extensive experience as a veterinarian having worked for several years in busy practices in the UK and on the Gold Coast. Graduating from the University of Queensland in 1998, his main interests in veterinary science are dog and cat medicine and surgery.  When not helping keep Cairns' pets happy and healthy Demian enjoys working up a sweat riding up to Copperlode Dam and walking Maxo the labrador around the Freshwater canefields.

Dr Karen Wilson

Veterinarian

Karen has been working at Ulysses Veterinary Clinic since 2004. Karen is passionate about all things surgical and also enjoys challenging avian and reptile cases. Karen has completed a Masters degree in Public Health focusing on issues surrounding human and animal interactions. She has 3 beautiful Labrador Retrievers at home and loves to spend time with her family.

Dr Beau Quaid

Veterinarian

Dr Beau is a true local having been born and bred in FNQ and has been with the Ulysses team since 2014. She is also one of the first graduates from the veterinary school at James Cook Universtity. Beau is a super enthusiastic veterinarian and has a special soft spot for Sharpeis and Lorikeets!

Dr Carol Esson

Veterinarian

Carol has been working at Ulysses Veterinary Clinic (and formerly the Airport Veterinary Surgery) since 2003. Carol's is passionate about reptilian and wildlife medicine, surgery and pathology. Carol is currently undertaking a Master's degree with JCU studying the blood parameters of the mysterious marsupial predator the Quoll. When not keeping Cairns pets and wildlife, snakes and lizards healthy she is kept on her toes by four children and a household full of furry, feathery and scaled friends. Carol's latest adventure has been her third field trip to Mongolia to Study the behaviour and habits of snow leopards in the wild!

Dr Rob Willis

Veterinarian

Dr Katie Thrift

Veterinarian

Dr Chad Marais

Veterinarian

Dr Breanne Poirier

Veterinarian

Carly

Practice Manager

The dynamic and cheerful Carly is our Practice Manager. She loves to meet new patients and their owners and is always keen to impart the best possible advice for keeping your furry friends happy and healthy. Carly is a very experienced and qualified nurse with nearly 20 years of nursing experience. She is also a very passionate wildlife carer and fosterer. 

Kiandra

Veterinary Nurse

Kiandra has had a wealth of experience in veterinary nursing having been based in Cairns, the Gold Coast and Sydney. Kiandra manages our Whitfield clinic and is dedicated to giving our clients and patients the highest level of care and attention. 

Sam

Veterinary Nurse

We feel very privileged to have Sam with us here at Ulysses. She ensures the highest level of care and compassion to our patients and clients. She had worked for many years in a busy Darwin practice before moving to the cooler climates of Cairns! Sam is a mother of 8 (4 of those being animals), and with that being a large part of her life brings guidance, knowledge and a level of kindness we couldn’t live without. She has a great love of the outdoors and spends most of her time off hiking and exploring FNQ, and planning her next big road trip with the family! Sam is gentle, patient and caring to all things living and guides us each and every day in continuing to provide our patients the best care they deserve.

Grace

Veterinary Nurse

Grace is a Far North Queensland local and has been with us since 2018. She loves taking her dogs to the beach, watching Bondi Rescue with her beloved moggie "Zsa", and the fact that she is so lucky to have found a job she loves! She is quite the advocate for cats, especially those with a little extra sass. Grace's favourite part about being a vet nurse is that "Every person that walks through our doors obviously has an animal in their life that means everything to them, and they are the best kind of people!".

Emma

Veterinary Nurse

Emma is our Head Surgical Nurse here at the Stratford clinic, and loves all things surgery and diagnostic! Being a Cairns local she spends a lot of her time off with her dogs Tilly & Missy, exploring the beautiful creeks and mountains that surround our little city.  Emma is an integral part of our team, as she has a passion for teaching and passing on her extensive veterinary nursing knowledge. Emma likes to ensure that all patients are given the very best care, patience and consideration, especially those that would rather be at home!

Teagan

Veterinary Nurse

Teagan has been a vital part of our team since 2018. She was born in Victoria but grew up here in Cairns. Teagan has quite an interest in pathology, pharmacology and surgical nursing, as well as providing gold standard care to our patients. On her days off, she enjoys all things outdoors and being surrounded by nature. Teagan is also quite the motivator, and is often the instigator of all things fun and creative, in and outside the clinic.

Tanieka

Veterinary Nurse

Tanieka is also a Far North Queensland local, with quite extensive knowledge on all thing’s amphibian and reptile, but her favourite animal would have to be her gorgeous border collie cross Marlo. Tanieka foster’s many animals for our surrounding charities, as she understands the importance of them being loved and cared for, even before they go to their forever homes. Tanieka brings that same level of love and care into the clinic each day, and feels so privileged being able to care for your family members too.

Danielle

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Dani recently joined our team in October 21’, but it feels like we’ve known her forever! Dani lived in South Africa for the first few years of her life, before settling in to Cairns with her family at the age of 3. She can’t possibly have a favourite animal, but the ones that creep and crawl are the best in her opinion. Being a part of the veterinary industry is a dream come true for Dani. She holds a great passion for surgery, exploring the outdoors and providing the absolute best patient care.

Sarah

Veterinary Nurse

Sarah is originally from Brisbane, but since 2016 has called Far North Queensland home. She has two beautiful dogs called Toby and Pearl, and enjoys spending her spare time taking them on adventures out west. Sarah has known she would be a part of the animal industry since she was 4. She loves caring for our hospital patients, and finds so much joy in the moments they can finally go home to their parents, happy and healthy again. She also has a particular affinity for Dingoes!

Caitlin

Veterinary Nurse

Caitlin grew up in the UK in the small town of Swindon. She came to Australia for a 12-month adventure and has been here in Cairns since. That was 9 years ago! Caitlin’s love of the outdoors and all things FNQ is why she’s stayed so long. She’s known since the age of 16 that she would be a part of the vet nursing world and she’s worked so hard to get here. Caitlin is fascinated with surgical vet nursing and client & patient care. She has a particular love for all the wildlife we get to meet and care for here at the clinic. Caitlin agrees completely with the quote by Confucius, “Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life”.

Taya

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Taya is our youngest vet nurse, but her knowledge of the animal world is just short of incredible. Taya has spent most of her life growing up in the Middle East but has recently made the move back to her home town of Cairns with her family. She has a great passion for all things furry, feathery and scaly, but has a particular love for Wolves and is fascinated by their behaviour in the wild. Taya’s favourite parts of vet nursing are emergency nursing, exotic animals and behavioural training and guidance for dogs and their humans. The most special animal in her life was her late soul dog, Diesel. She had raised him since he was 8 weeks old and had played a very important role in her life for the past 14 years. Taya also runs our Puppy School classes at both Stratford and Whitfield!

Celeste

Veterinary Nurse

Analyn

Trainee Veterinary Nurse