Susan Beths

BSc(hons), BVMS, GCCT, MANZCVS

Susan Beths (Sooze) is a Senior lecturer in exotic animals, birds, and wildlife at the University of Melbourne Veterinary School, along with working clinically seeing exotic pets in the Greencross Veterinary Hospital at Melbourne University. Sooze is the Head of Primary Care and Shelter Medicine for the University team. Sooze is also a veterinarian with Zoos Victoria, working at Werribee Open Range Zoo, and an emergency vet at Geelong Animal Emergency. She has memberships in Medicine and Surgery of Unusual Pets and is a qualified marine mammal medic. Sooze graduated from Glasgow University and worked in the UK before moving to the Caribbean. After 7 years there, she moved to Australia. In each job, she’s worked with a wide range of small mammals, reptile, and avian pets along with wildlife. Sooze has also worked in Ecuador with rescued primates and South Africa with large game. Sooze is the current President for the AVA's Unusual Pets and Avian Veterinarian group.