Dr Mike Shipstone

BVSc MANZCVS FANZCVS DipACVD

Registered Specialist in Dermatology

Mike graduated from University of Queensland in 1984 and has worked in a number of different private practice and industry positions. In 1995 he started a residency at the Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic in Melbourne, with additional periods of study at the University of California, Davis and Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. He is principle and director of a specialist dermatology referral practice and adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Queensland.

Mike is a Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (Veterinary Dermatology) and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. He has published in Australia and overseas and has presented in Australia, South East Asia and North America

Dr John H C Hutt

BVSc(Hons) BA(Hons)MA(CW) CertVD MANZCVS DipACVD

Registered Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology

John graduated from the University of Queensland in 1988. He worked in general practice in Brisbane for 18 months before travelling to the UK in 1990, where he worked in small animal practice for the next 11 years. He was a clinical assistant in dermatology at the Animal Health Trust from 1998 to 2001. In 2001 John set up North Kent Referrals, a multi-disciplinary referral practice in the south of England, and he owned and ran the practice until its sale in 2012. 

John is a registered specialist in Veterinary Dermatology. He holds the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Dermatology, is a member of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (MANZCVS) by examination in small animal medicine and is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. John is a past President of the British Veterinary Dermatology Study Group. 

Following his return to Brisbane in 2013, John joined the team at Dermatology for Animals. His clinical interests include the management of allergic skin disease in dogs, immune mediated skin disorders, and all aspects of feline and equine dermatology. John has regularly presented on the subject of veterinary dermatology to veterinary surgeons and nurses all over the world. 

Outside of work, John’s major interest is in English Literature and Creative Writing. He completed a Bachelor of Arts at the Open University in 2006, followed by an Honours year in Creative Writing in 2009. He completed a Master of Arts in Creative Writing in 2018.

Dr Jeylan Aslan

BVSc (Hons I) MANZCVS (Small Animal Medicine) DipACVD

Registered Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology

 Jey graduated from the University of Queensland in 2013 with first class honours and as top of the class.  Following graduation she completed a one year rotating internship at Veterinary Specialist Services. She then spent 2 years in a small animal general practice in Brisbane, before joining Dermatology for Animals in 2016.  Jey is a registered specialist in Veterinary Dermatology. 

She is a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in small animal medicine and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology.  She is President of the Dermatology Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and sits on the administrative committee of the World Association of Veterinary Dermatology.  She is also the founder and host of a dermatology journal club attended by dermatologists across Australia and New Zealand to discuss recent publications and advances in the art and science of dermatology!  

Jey's special interests in dermatology lie in feline dermatology and dermatologic applications of carbon dioxide laser surgery. She has two very naughty Ragdoll cats, Bijou and Chopin, and outside of work enjoys reading and being outside (with lots of sunscreen on!).