OUR TEAM
Dr Rita Tse BVSc
Lead Vet
Rita graduated from the University of Sydney in 2012 and joined the lovely team at Ryde Vet in 2025 as the Lead Vet. Prior to working at Ryde Vet, Rita began her career in the Sutherland Shire, working at a large suburban vet hospital, then progressed to become a senior veterinarian and Hospital Director at 2 vet hospitals for 6 years. Rita enjoys all areas of veterinary science, and particularly enjoys being able to connect with pet families. Rita has 2 domestic shorthair cats, Sesame the chunky senior and Calbee the cheeky. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with family and planning her next travel destination.
Ruth
Certificate IV qualified Veterinary Nurse
Ruth started working at Ryde Veterinary Clinic around 2008, After moving up the coast briefly in 2017 she has now returned in 2019 to join the team again. With her army of animals including husband, 3 children, 1 cat, 2 dogs, 2 ferrets, 2 parrots, a snake and a lizard. As she puts it her house is a very “delicate ecosystem”.
When she gets a break from her mad house her artistic side comes out whether it be in the form of crochet, painting or re-arranging the furniture.
Serena Van-Hek
Certificate IV Qualified Veterinary Nurse
Serena completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in May of 2021 and joined the Ryde Vet Team in November of that year.
Serena loves all animals but is especially fond of horses, and rides dressage, show jumping and occasionally cross country in her spare time. When she’s not around horses, Serena loves photography, reading and playing guitar with her friends.
Alfaxan
The Naughty Clinic Cat
The clinic adopted Alf by default due to adoption failure. The feeling is not always mutual but with a face like that how could you not love him? His favourite activity is leaving foot prints on everybody’s cars and stealing the staff’s lunch (or should that be sharing?). He seldomly work at reception as customer service representative although he gets distracted by food all the time.
Eclipse
The Naughty Clinic Cat
This beautiful girl came to us as a shy kitten alongside her sister. Eclipse applied for permanent residency at Ryde Veterinary Clinic and we gladly approved (and that was 12 years ago). She enjoys sunbaking and loves her food. She is a little shy to be helping out in the clinic, so we let her be a free-loader, mainly because we love her.
