Denise graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1987 and worked in general practice for 5 years in the UK, before taking a year off to travel around the world. She then moved to Australia and settled in small animal practice in Perth, until moving to small animal practice in Canberra at the start of 2000. Denise has achieved postgraduate qualifications in Veterinary Radiology, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, and Veterinary Ophthalmology. Denise joined the team at Animal Eye Services in March 2005 as our resident, and will be aiming to sit the Fellowship examination in Veterinary Ophthalmology in 2008.

Having started in the workforce as a receptionist, I proceeded to University in 1998 to do a Bachelor of Applied Science in Animal Studies with a specialisation in Wildlife Biology.

After deferring my honours project in Theraphosid systematics (Tarantula spiders), I decided to spend another year at Uni to do another specialisation, this time in Veterinary Technology and Management. This led me to volunteer at the University Small Animal Teaching Hospital to gain some clinical experience whilst studying. I also did some locum nursing at the Uni before being offered a nursing position here at Animal Eye Services.