Sydney-born with over thirty years experience

Dr James Thompson

Dr James Thompson BVSc (U Syd), MANZCVS (Surgery), MVS (Murdoch)

Veterinarian

James grew up in Pymble attending Pymble Public School, then Knox Grammar. After graduation from the University of Sydney in 1992, he worked in country practice in England, Wales, and Scone (NSW) then at North Shore Veterinary Hospital. He has completed distance education courses in Ophthalmology and Emergency Medicine and attended orthopedic training conferences in Davos, Switzerland and Sydney. James completed his Membership of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Surgery in 2004 and has assisted teaching surgery to vet students at the University of Sydney.

In June 2012 the Centre for Veterinary Education of the University of Sydney published Dr Thompson’s article discussing the successful surgical treatment of abdominal masses in four dogs, awarding the paper a major prize. James completed his Masters in Veterinary Clinical Studies from Murdoch University in June 2014. He has volunteered on animal welfare programs in Indonesia and Africa, served on the Executive Committee of the Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association from 2014-17, and as a Director of Northside After Hours Emergency Vet Service (NEVS) from 2014 to present.

James and his wife Gretta are happy parents of 2 little boys, who attend a local primary school. James is currently managing a mix of being a “new age dad”, and practice management, with limited availability for consultations by appointment. James, Gretta and family enjoyed long service leave as an extended family road trip around far North Queensland in winter 2024.

In his limited spare time James runs the St Ives Wildflower Garden ParkRun, trains for half marathons with CanToo, tries to fit in a surf or ocean swim, or chills out with the kids watching nature documentaries or Bluey on TV.