Our Vets
Dr. Geneviene Lim
Veterinary Surgeon
Dr. Geneviene Lim recently returned to Singapore after studying & working in New Zealand for almost a decade. She graduated from Massey University & started her career in a fast-paced companion animal practice in Auckland. There, she developed an interest in soft tissue surgery & challenged herself to work in after hours & emergency clinics for a year to gain more experience.
She also has sound experience dealing with shelter animals, having being heavily involved in medical care & desexing campaigns for various animal shelters in Auckland. She believes in passing on her knowledge to animal owners & parents so that they can provide a better quality of life for their beloved companions.
Dr. Geneviene is a fitness enthusiast, having completed two half-marathons in a span of three weeks. When she is not healing animals, she enjoys a plethora of leisure activities including book hunting, baking & traveling.
Dr Angeline Wong
Veterinary Surgeon
Dr Angeline Wong graduated from Murdoch University in Australia in 2005 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and started her career with a small animal practice. She then explored her interest in pathology with the governmen lab for a period of 4 years where her work includes post mortem examinations, cytological examinations, disease investigations and facilitating animal health programmes.
She has completed post-graduate course in medical oncology (2011) and soft tissue surgery (2014) with CVE Sydney. Currently, she is doing a course on low stress handling as she hopes to make the vet visit a pleasant one for the pet patient or at least not more fearful the next time.
She believes in patient care with focus on evidence-based medicine and strives to achieve that with continuing education and keeping abreast with current recommendations.
She is adopted by a beautiful cross-breed dog that found her on the road. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and crafts.
Dr Tanja Kahrs
Veterinary Surgeon
Dr Tanja graduated from the University of Sydney in 2011 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. She also has obtained a degree in Zoology from the University of Bristol. After graduation, she returned to her home country of Singapore where she worked for a busy small animal practice prior to joining Island Vets.
She has completed courses in Feline medicine and Internal Medicine with the University of Sydney CVE program. She has a keen interest in Internal Medicine and hopes to further develop her skills in Surgery and Radiology. She also has a passion for all things “Feline”.
She believes in the importance of preventative pet healthcare, which aims to evaluate pet health and recognise early signs of disease.
In her free time, she enjoys nature and conceptual photography. She is an avid film enthusiast and is quite fond of reading every chance she gets.
Dr Vivian Shim
Veterinary Surgeon
Dr Vivian completed her bachelor in veterinary medicine and surgery at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh in 2012. Upon graduation, she took up a position at a small animal clinic in the heart of Singapore with a main focus on dogs and cats.
Interested in seeing more exotics species, she has decided to move on and recently joined our Bedok branch in September 2015.
She firmly believes in the importance of preventative medicine, and encourage clients to be well-knowledged regarding the benefits of good diet and husbandry. She also regularly participates in continuing education courses to keep up-to-date with current advances in veterinary medicine, so as to serve the pet community better.
During her past time, she enjoys exploring parts of Singapore that are less travelled and closer to nature. She also enjoys a good book or completing D-I-Y projects at home.
Our Staffs
Ricky Landicho
Head Nurse
Ricky leads the division of nurses at our Bedok branch. Having been in the field of Veterinary medicine for the past 13 years, Ricky shares his knowledge and experiences with his team, forming a strong and effective team of nurse to serve the animals better.
On a personal front, Ricky is happily married with a son and a daughter, and enjoys spending time with his family whenever he has the change to return to his hometown in the Philippines.
Shawn Zhu
Nurse / Receptionist
Shawn joined our Bedok Branch nursing team in March 2016. After graduating from Temasek Polytechnic in Biotechnology/Animal Science in 2008, he took a break from the animal industry to serve our nation and re-embarked his journey in 2012.
Pursuing his interest and passion for animals, Shawn has been enhancing and improving his skills and abilities in animal handling laboratory diagnostics.
In his free time, he would be occupied in caring for his two mixed-breed dogs and one cat.
Marion Ong
Nurse / Receptionist
Marion graduated from Temasek Polytechnic in 2014 with a diploma of Veterinary Technology and has been serving the pet community ever since. She believes the key to a patient’s successful recovery is teamwork between the clinic and the pet owners. In her spare time, she enjoys writing when not getting chased by her foster cats in Malaysia.
Alicia
Practice Manager
Alicia graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a Diploma in Biotechnology/ Veterinary Science in 2009 where she took on a gap year to work in a small animal practice in Singapore before pursuing further education in New Zealand and obtained a degree with double majors in Animal Science and Biotechnology. Upon graduation she was offered a role at a holistic animal clinic where she worked her way to become a clinic manager. She joined the IVC Bedok team in August 2020 after having lived and worked abroad in New Zealand and the UAE for more than 10 years.
Alicia has a keen interest in animal nutrition and canine behavior. She is passionate about educating owners to provide the best care for their pets be it through nutritional advice, training support or just overall general concerns where possible. Outside of work she is the proud mum of a daughter, 2 dogs and 1 cat. She enjoys sewing and spending time with her family.
Iffah
Receptionist
Since young, Iffah loves animals and knew she wanted to work with animals when she grew up. She worked at a pet store for more than 2 years but felt that something was missing. She joined Island Vets in 2022 and found her calling treating ill patients and nursing them back to health. In her spare time, Iffah enjoys reading, watching Anime and spending time with her cats.
Kimberly Choo
Receptionist
Joining us in the year 2021, Kimberly has had a passion for animals ever since she was little! She spends most of her free time with her two adopted kitties, a tortie(Marble), a Persian(Toby) and her newly adopted 5 month old pup named Quinn.