our veterinarians

passionate doctors providing dedicated care for all patients 

Dr. sUSAN MALONE

medical director

Dr. Susan Malone is a graduate of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Prior to obtaining her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, she completed a Bachelor of Science at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine. Her home life is busy with 2 young girls and 4 pets. She has a gentle, elderly Labrador Retriever named Fullerton and three playful cats, named Bowie, Quincey Que and Moz. Dr. Malone and her husband Ryan have called the North Shore their home for many years. She enjoys all outdoor activities, including skiing and hiking. Dr. Malone loves the Lynn Valley community and the special pets that call this beautiful area home.

Dr. JOHN BRATTY

MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Dr. John Bratty came to small animal veterinary practice by a round-about route that included farming, crossing the Indian Ocean in a sail boat and earning a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Montreal. He graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2000 and has been practicing small animal medicine and surgery in North Vancouver since 2003. He has special interests in ultrasound, internal medicine, dentistry and surgery. At home there are three mostly grown kids, lively young cats Bagheera and Kaa, Zoe, a cheerful border collie mix, and Louie the mischievous labradoodle puppy. With his wife Dominique and family he enjoys spending time at their rustic cabin in Howe Sound where he and the cats can go feral together, while Zoe seems to want to become a seal. Time will tell whether Louie shares that dream or comes up with something unexpected of his own.  

Dr. Catherine gardner

Dr. Catherine Gardner graduated with honours from the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College in 1999. She has happily committed her veterinary career to practicing small animal medicine and surgery on the North Shore since 2001. Dr Gardner enjoys being with the enthusiastic veterinary team at the Lynn Valley Veterinary Clinic. Dr Gardner lives and plays on the North Shore and she can’t imagine a better community of people and pets to provide passionate veterinary care for.

DR. Jenny Wakeling

Dr. Jennifer Wakeling graduated from the University of Cambridge (UK) in 1992 (BAHons), from the Cambridge University Veterinary School in 1995 (VetMB) and completed her PhD at the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK) in 2008. She has worked in small animal veterinary practices in the UK (1995-1999), Calgary (2000-2003) and the Lower Mainland (2008- present) and currently teaches in the Douglas College Veterinary Technology program in Coquitlam. She has an interest in feline thyroid disease and recently collaborated with Dr Teresa Hall at North West Nuclear Medicine on a research project looking at treatment-induced hypothyroidism following I-131 treatment of cats for hyperthyroidism. In her spare time Jenny enjoys gardening, hiking, camping, skiing, canoe tripping and white water canoeing with her family.
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DR. Caroline Allan

​Dr. Caroline Allan (Wark) is a small-animal veterinarian who was born and raised in Vancouver. She attained her undergraduate degree in Agricultural Science with a major in Animal Science from UBC and then went on to Massey University in New Zealand to complete her Bachelor in Veterinary Sciences. After graduating she returned to her hometown with her Australian tabby cat Moby and her kiwi husband James. Caroline has a long-haired tabby named Kevin and a labradoodle named Hudson. Caroline loves Lynn Valley and spends her free time with her son and daughter hiking in the local trails with Huds and taking out books at the local library.

DR. Antin fok 

Dr. Antin Fok completed her undergraduate degree with honours in Applied Animal Biology at the University of British Columbia. She then hopped across the pond to Scotland where she completed her graduate degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at the University of Edinburgh. Straight after graduation, she completed a year-long rotating internship at the VCA Animal Specialty and Emergency Center in Los Angeles, working mostly in the Emergency and Internal Medicine Department. Antin’s ultimate goal as a veterinarian is to give back to the community by extending her veterinary care to the homeless as well as their beloved pets. When she is not at work, Antin may be found painting at home or breaking up fights between Ladybug, the nice-ish Chihuahua, adorable terrier puppy Rolo, and her  Californian kitty brothers, Snickers and Twix.
DR. LAUREN STONE- MOCKLER
Dr. Lauren Stone-Mockler was born and raised on the North Shore. She completed her BSc in Animal Health from the University of Alberta and went to veterinary school in the Caribbean, on the island of St. Kitts and Nevis. Dr. Stone-Mockler graduated from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine with highest honours in 2019. Lauren shares her life with her family, her friends, her cat Teali and her dog Kaya. Lauren enjoys riding horses, hiking the local mountains and exploring this beautiful country we call home! Dr. Stone-Mockler loves Lynn Valley and is dedicated to providing the highest quality medicine and care to all the furry friends that call this wonderful place home! 

Dr. Janet Maclean

Dr. Janet MacLean  has lived in 4 different provinces over her lifetime but has been very happy to call Vancouver home for the past 25 years.  She did her undergraduate degree at  the University of Waterloo in Ontario,  obtained a BSc in Biology,  then enrolled in a Master’s program but soon came to the realization that what  she really wanted to do was to become a veterinarian!  After graduating  from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, she packed up her bags, loaded up her car, drove from Ontario to BC and has never looked back!
Over the years, Janet has worked at a variety of  veterinary clinics and has learned and appreciated something new at each clinic.  She spent many years working at a cats only practice but really missed working with the dogs.  She is so happy to be a part of the wonderful team at the Lynn Valley Veterinary Clinic and loves the collaborative  approach and the feeling of always learning.  Her favourite aspect of being a veterinarian is sharing in the wonderful relationships between the client and their companion animals and helping to make that relationship the best that it can be. 
Janet enjoys cycling,  snowshoeing and swimming in the ocean.   She shares  her home with her incorrigible mixed-breed dog Rosie and her extremely long-haired cat Reuben!