Dr Demian Bullock

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.

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 Dallas McMillan

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. 

Tanja

Veterinary Nurse

Tanja is our super enthusiastic full time nurse. She has a special interest in surgical nursing and regualrly helps out when the specialist orthopaedic surgeon visits our practice.

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. Kiandra also runs her own puppy-school on a Tuesday evening at our Whitfield clinic.

Sam

Veterinary Nurse

Sam is a huge assest to our clinic. Ensuring the highest level of care and compassion to our patients. She has worked for many years in a busy Darwin practice before moving to the cooler climates of Cairns!

Telia

Veterinary Nurse

Telia is highly motivated in all aspects of life.  You have to move fast to keep up. Telia also runs her own puppy-school class at our Stratford clinic on a Thursday night. Her greatest animal love is her cheeky cat 'Beardy', who she rescued and bottle raised.

Grace

Veterinary Nurse

Grace is a North Queensland local. She loves taking her dogs to the beach, napping with her most precious cat "Zsa Zsa", and the fact that she is so lucky to have found a job she loves! Grace's favourite part about being a vet nurse "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

Trainee Veterinary Nurse

Teagan

Veterinary Nurse

Tanieka

Veterinary Nurse

Taya

Trainee Veterinary Nurse