Dr Oriana Leong BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (Emergency and Critical Care)
Dr. Oriana Leong is an Emergency Veterinarian at the Gold Coast practice of the Animal Emergency Service. She discovered her passion for Emergency and Critical Care during the early years of her veterinary study. Oriana graduated from the University of Queensland in 2013. She started working in an emergency practice as a new graduate and has gained essential clinical experience through these years within the industry. Oriana attained her memberships in Emergency and Critical Care in 2017 and became part of the AES family. She has a keen interest in all things critical care as well as diagnostic imaging, particularly ultrasonography. She loves the collaboration between the different departments in a multi-disciplinary specialist hospital as well as general practices to attain the best possible outcome for a patient. In 2018, Oriana spoke at the annual ANZCVS Science Week conference regarding her publication on “Severe acute pulmonary haemorrhage and haemoptysis in 10 dogs following Eastern Brown Snake envenomation” in Toxicon.
Outside of work, Oriana spends her free time with her two feline friends, Popcorn and Pancake, enjoying some couch and TV time. She is a self-declared “Foodie” and enjoys exploring all kinds of cuisines.