About Us

As a duel diplomate of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine and European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, Dr van Galen has special interest in treating critically ill patients such as horses with colic or diarrhea, neuromuscular disorders and sick neonatal foals.

Gaby also completed a PhD investigating the epidemiology and pathophysiology of atypical myopathy in grazing horses and most recently returned to private practice after Associate Professor positions at Sydney University and Copenhagen University.

Angus graduated from Melbourne University in 1978, and worked in private practice for a year, before heading to Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario, Canada in  1980 to work and study for a Diploma in Large Animal Medicine. He continued at Ontario Veterinary College as Assistant Professor in Large Animal Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction for the period 1982-84.

Angus then travelled to Colorado State University, USA, where he was employed as Assistant Professor in Equine Reproduction and Field Service 1984-1988, and as Associate Professor in Equine Medicine and Field Service 1988.

After graduating from the University of Liège, Marie completed a one-year rotating internship in France at CHVE Livet followed by one year of general practice.

This comforted her in the idea of specializing in internal medicine. She then completed a 6-month temporary internal medicine resident position at Camden Equine Centre followed by a 6 months externship in the Intensive Care Unit at Scone Equine Hospital. In 2021, Marie started a European residency program in equine internal medicine (ECEIM) in Belgium that will be completed at Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital under the supervision of Dr Gaby Van Galen.

 

Jack graduated from University College Dublin in the Republic of Ireland in 2023. Having been raised on a farm in rural Ireland, he developed a passion for horses from an early age. His main area of interest is Equine Reproduction and he has completed externships at Keros Insemination & Embryo Transfer Centre, Belgium and Fethard Equine Hospital, Ireland. In his spare time, Jack enjoys hunting, the great outdoors, and plays the violin.

Max graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2017, she then spent 2 years in mixed practice on the small island of Jersey before completing and equine internship in England. She started working at GVEH two years ago as an intern and now is part of the ambulatory team enjoying all aspects of first opinion practice.

Max also is the rotation coordinator for Melbourne University DVM Program, so you will probably see her accompanied by students wherever she goes! In her spare time she enjoys traveling and hopes to see more of Australia while she is here.