Our Team

Dr. Michelle Rassool

BSc DVM

Michelle graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Melbourne. Originally a Templestowe local, she now works between Vets on Balwyn and sister clinic, Vets on Parker.

Michelle has a special interest in veterinary behavioural medicine. She enjoys the practical aspects of behaviour and training, particularly working hands on with dogs, cats and horses. She is also a keen animal welfare advocate and works with greyhound rescue in rehabilitating ex-racing dogs for adoption, as well as presenting seminars to owners and foster carers on greyhound behaviour and health.

Michelle has a black and white border collie called Herriot who loves to learn. They both enjoy training, practicing new skills together, and going running. Michelle is passionate about community education in being safe around pets. Together she and Herriot have performed and presented at many educational events and seminars.

Dr. Kate Campbell

B.Bus.Sys, B.V.Sc

Kate graduated from Melbourne University in 2007 and joined the team at Vets on Balwyn in 2018. Previously she worked at a busy clinic in Blackburn for 10 years.

Kate has a keen interest in dermatology and feline medicine. She is committed to meeting the unique needs of individual clients to achieve the best possible health outcomes for your pet.

When not at work, Kate enjoys keeping fit at the gym and singing in a band, The Ravens. Family down time in spent in Blackburn with her husband Brett, children Ed and Bonnie and two very important moggies, Pippin and Sadie.

Dr Vivienne Tran

BSc DVM

Vivienne graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from The University of Melbourne. She originally worked as a mixed practice veterinarian in North Victoria to chase her passion for large animals. She soon realised that her passion lies in small animal medicine and found herself moving back to Melbourne to work at various clinics before settling at Vets on Balwyn.

Despite being born and raised in Melbourne, she is fluent in Vietnamese. Being an only child, Vivienne has always grown up with animals. Currently, she has 1 dog (Oscar, a Tibetan Spaniel Cross) and 2 cats (Bingo and Oliver). She enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine but has a particular interest in medicine and imaging. What she loves the most is getting to know the clients and their beloved pets. She believes that client education is a very important part of veterinary medicine and tends to spend time educating clients as much as possible.

Outside of work, Vivienne can be found building puzzles, playing indoor soccer and helping her dad at his cafe in Auburn. She just started lion dancing, so you may see her around for performances in Chinatown and surrounds!

Mikaela Munro

Mikaela has always had a keen interest in animals. She completed a Bachelor of Science in 2011 and holds a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. She has always surrounded herself with animals, and is currently kept busy at home by her border collie Evie, and her kitten Xavier (who is the brother to vet Vicky’s kitten ‘Rosie’) and also fosters kittens through Maneki Neko Cat Rescue.

In her spare time, Mikaela loves to travel, and also likes to volunteer at animal shelters around the world. She has worked with a variety of animals in Thailand and Namibia, and plans to do more in the future.

Lacey Byatt

As a child, Lacey always had to bring home every stray animal she found, always wanting to make sure they would be safe and well cared for. This compassion extended to animals of all sizes from small birds and dogs, to work with larger animals during her volunteer work in Africa. She is currently studying her Certificate IV in veterinary nursing. At home Lacey is kept busy with her cattle dog cross, Hendrix, who enjoys going to the beach for a big run and play.

Chanel Assetta

From a young age, Chanel showed a keen interest in animals, spending most of her childhood with the neighbours’ pets and finding any excuse to do anything animal-related.

Chanel is currently studying her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing after completing her Certificate III in Animal Studies in 2018.

At home, Chanel is kept busy with her two Spoodles Lulu and Lexie and two rescue cats Chilli and Dinkle. All four love the sun and enjoy running around in the garden together, especially when a ball is involved!

Hannah Johnson

Hannah has had a love for animals from a young age. She currently has 2 cats, Haiku and Nezuko, and is completing her certificate to become a qualified Veterinary Nurse.

She is excited to be a part of the team at Vets on Balwyn and learn everything she can, as well as getting to meet all the wonderful fur clients at Vets on Balwyn.