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Elizabeth Thrift
BVSc (Hons) FANZCVS
Elizabeth graduated from the University of Sydney with honours in 2007 and then worked in small animal general practice in Sydney for three years. In 2011, she completed a multi-discipline internship in medicine, surgery, ophthalmology and emergency/ critical care which confirmed her interest in small animal internal medicine. She then went on to complete an internal medicine internship and subsequently an internal medicine residency. Elizabeth is a registered internal medicine specialist and Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in small animal internal medicine. Elizabeth works as a clinical veterinarian as a Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist at Northside Veterinary Specialists in Sydney, where she is also the Director of Clinical Improvement & Innovation and runs the Internship & Mentorship program. She also provides continuing education to veterinarians in Feline Medicine and has provided a number of talks and webinars on both feline and canine small animal medicine topics. When it comes to feline medicine, this is what Dr Liz has to say: “In my time as a vet in both general practice then specialist practice, I’ve seen too many cats treated as small dogs. But they are a mystery unto themselves and that’s one of the things I love about them! When you don’t love cats, you don’t get good results. This is why having a passion for feline medicine is so important.”