Our Team

Our caring and compassionate veterinary care team!

Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Heart Lake Veterinary Hospital in Brampton, ON! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!

Please call us at 905-840-9961 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!

Dr. Ashna Varma BVM&S MRCVS

Education: University of Western Ontario Bachelor of Science, University of Edinburgh:…
Dr. Vanessa McDonald DVM

Dr. McDonald graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2020. She joined the team at…
Dr. Yash Varma – DVM, MVSc

Dr. Varma graduated as a veterinarian in 1980 from the University of Nairobi (Kenya). At…

Lyrel - Practice Manager

Lyrel joined the Heart Lake team in May of 2022 as the practice manager. She graduated…

Andrea - Registered Veterinary Technician

Andrea graduated from the Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) program at Seneca College…
Leah - Veterinary Technician

Leah started with HLVH in Sept as a Veterinary Technician. She started with Animal Care in…
Nicholas - Registered Veterinary Technician

Nicholas, or simply Nick as some may know him, has always had a passion for animal care…

Victoria - Receptionist

Victoria started at Heart Lake Veterinary Hospital in September 2022 as a receptionist.…
Zelema - Receptionist

Zelema started Heart Lake Veterinary Hospital in March 2021 and she graduated from…

Alyssa - Veterinary Assistant

Alyssa graduated with bachelors in biomedical science from the University of Guelph in…
Anel - Veterinary Assistant

Anel has been part of the Heart Lake Veterinary Hospital team since March 2022. Even…
Katherine – Veterinary Assistant

Katherine has been working with animals since a young age and she is passionate about…
Linoy - Veterinary Assistant

Linoy joined the Heart Lake Veterinary Hospital team in 2013 as a high school co-op…
Olivia - Veterinary Assistant

Olivia started with Heart Lake in January of 2022. She graduated Sheridan College's Animal…