Position:
Practice Owner
Commenced:
1996
Qualifications:
BVSc (Hons), GCM(VP)
Biography:
Dr Shane Simpson is a Melbourne born and bred but graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Hons) in 1996. Literally less than a week after finishing university he moved back to Melbourne to join Karingal Veterinary Hospital and has been here ever since!… yep that long! He is one of the practice owners and is the Hospital’s longest serving employee! Shane does not actually do much in the way of cat and dog vetting anymore but spends most of his time managing the hospital’s daily running such as keeping the Hospital’s IT systems running smoothly and overseeing cases with the other veterinarians where needed. When not at Karingal Veterinary Hospital he can be found just down the road where is also an owner of The Unusual Pet Vets. Shane has a keen interest in reptile and amphibian medicine and surgery and his one of the country’s leading experts in this field. He has been able to convert his childhood fascination with this unusual group of animals into his career. As such Shane is often speaking at conferences and events about reptile medicine and surgery to fellow veterinarians, veterinary nurses and reptile keepers. Not surprisingly, Shane’s bucket list involves reptiles with visiting Madagascar and the Galapagos Islands being at the top. In addition, he would like to see the Northern Lights. The Simpson household is somewhat of a zoo with well over 40 different snakes, lizards, turtles and frogs taking up residence. On top of that there are 4 Green-cheek Conure parrots who love making lots of noise.
When not being a veterinarian, Shane enjoys DIY and can often be found in his workshop tinkering on something.
Continuing Education Attended:
2023 Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference, Sydney, Australia
2023 ExoticsCon, Boston, USA2022 ExoticsCon, Denver, USA
2022 Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference, Darwin, Australia
2019 ExoticsCon, St. Louis, USA (Speaker)
2019 Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference, Melbourne, Australia 2018 ExoticsCon, Atlanta, USA
2018 TEZWIC, Clu-Napoca, Romania (Speaker)
2017 Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, Dallas, USA (Speaker)
2017 Veterinary Business Group Summit, Melbourne, Australia (Speaker)
2017 Australian Veterinary Association Conference, Melbourne, Australia
2016 Australian Veterinary Business Association Conference, Melbourne, Australia
2016 Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference, Brisbane, Australia (Speaker)
2016 ExoticsCon, Portland, USA (Speaker)
2016 Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference, Melbourne, Australia (Speaker)
2016 Australian Veterinary Association Conference, Adelaide, Australia (Speaker)
2015 Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference, Sydney, Australia (Speaker)
2015 Australian Veterinary Business Association Conference, Melbourne, Australia
2015 ExoticsCon, San Antonio, USA
2014 Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, Orlando, USA (Speaker)
2014 Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference, Cairns, Australia (Speaker)
2014 Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference, Hobart, Australia (Speaker)
2013 Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference, Singapore, Australia (Speaker)
2013 Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, Indianapolis, USA
