Dr. Melissa Gillard
Veterinarian
Dr. Melissa Gillard graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2010. Upon graduation, she practiced in Thunder Bay before moving to Barrie in the spring of 2013. Dr. Gillard is an advocate of preventative medicine, appropriate dental care and enjoys working up complex cases. She takes pleasure in developing client relationships and helping owners understand their pet’s medical needs.
Dr. Gillard’s interests outside of veterinary medicine include paddling and exploring the outdoors with her husband and her son, John and John Jr. At home, she shares her house with her whippet, Infiniti, and two cats, Pixel and Annie. Dr. Gillard looks forward to meeting you and your furry family members!
Dr. Greg McWatt
Veterinarian & Owner
Dr. McWatt earned his degree as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in Guelph 1987, is the Owner and Director of Baywood South Animal Hospital and a partner and past board member of the Huronia Veterinary Emergency Clinic. He attends numerous conferences related to veterinary continuing education as well as courses in leadership, communication, and personal development.
Greg and his family live in the east end of Barrie where he’s an active community participant. A member and a past President of the Rotary Club of Barrie, a board member on leave for Canine Opportunity, People Empowerment (C.O.P.E.) he loves to play hockey, golf, travel and ride the single track mountain bike trails of Simcoe County.
Dr. Andrea Alfred
Veterinarian
Dr. Alfred graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1998 and joined Baywood South Animal Hospital in September 2022. Dr. Alfred truly enjoys educating our clients to ensure they have the tools and information to provide the best care possible for their pet(s). Preventative care such as annual wellness examinations and vaccines, yearly fecal testing, regular bloodwork, and routine parasite prevention is of utmost importance to Dr. Alfred. Dr. Alfred enjoys relaxing with her cats Patches, Lucky, and Emma as well as spending time outdoors and traveling to far off destinations.
Nikki
Hospital Manager
Nikki joined the Baywood South Animal Hospital team in January 2020 as a Client Care Representative and became the Hospital Manager in 2022. She has always loved working with animals and is happy to be able to combine this with her love of client care. Nikki loves to be involved in all aspects of the clinic and enjoys helping patients and clients in anyway she can. She is always eager to learn more in order to create the best experience for you and your furry family members. Nikki enjoys spending her days off going for hikes with her dog Murphy, cooking, and being with her family and friends.
Dillys
Client Care Representative
Dillys joined Baywood South Animal Hospital in March 2018 as a part-time Client Care Representative. Her passion is forging client relationships along with their furry family members. When not working, Dillys is cuddling with her own dog, Coco—affectionately known as ‘Crazy Coco’. Enjoying the family cottage in the summer is a highlight and spending time with her son, daughter and new son-in-law. Dillys looks forward to meeting you and your family pet.
Kerri
Client Care Representative
Kerri joined Baywood South Animal Hospital in September 2023. She grew up surrounded by dogs and loves all big dogs! Kerri graduated from George Brown College from Catering Management in 2011 and after experiencing some career changes, Kerri began her career in veterinary medicine. Kerri loves growing her knowledge in animal care and client care. She enjoys cuddling all our patients and loves being the “treat lady”. Kerri can often be found at home cuddling her black lab, Ollie, reading a book or finding new hobbies or projects to work on.
Taylor
Registered Veterinary Technician
Taylor graduated with honours from the Veterinary Assistant program at Georgian College and returned to obtain her Veterinary Technician diploma. She completed her first placement with Baywood South Animal Hospital in the spring of 2021, and was asked to join the team shortly after. Taylor has always had a love of animals and an interest in science so working in the veterinary field was the perfect fit for her. Taylor loves meeting all of our patients and gives them lots of cuddles. When she’s not working Taylor enjoys video games, writing music, and spending time with her “zoo” that consists of her dogs Audrey, Gary and Echo, birds Wilbur and Orville and cat Steve.
Amelia
Registered Veterinary Technician
Amelia joined the team at Baywood South Animal Hospital in July 2022 as a new graduate from the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College, where she graduated with honours. Before attending school to become a veterinary technician, Amelia graduated from Trent University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in Biology. Although her career path took a few twists and turns, Amelia could not be more thrilled to be working as a veterinary technician, and in areas that she loves including surgery, dentistry, patient care and continuing to use her biology degree in cytology. At home, Amelia likes to spend a quiet day with her husband, dog Wynrie, and her "trifecta" of cats: Alphonse, Bosco and Momo. She can often be found reading a book, crocheting (especially cat toys) or getting creative with her Cricut. Amelia can't wait to snuggle with your pets soon!
Aimee
Veterinary Technician
Aimee joined the team at Baywood South Animal Hospital in October 2023 as a recent graduate of the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College. She has always been an animal lover and the veterinary field seemed like the perfect path for her to pursue. Aimee grew up surrounded by a variety of animals from dogs to a chameleon, and started helping her mom hand raise baby birds at 8 years old. Aimee looks forward to continuously learning and improving her skills as a Veterinary Technician. At home, she can often be found with her Green Cheek Conure "Carl" on her head while reading or doing crafts.
Leanne
Registered Veterinary Technician
Leanne joined the Baywood South team in March of 2024. Leanne graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College with honours in 2020. Leanne wrote her VTNE that following summer and began her career as a registered veterinary technician. Leanne chose veterinary medicine as she has always had a love for animals and also wanted to pursue health care, so this career gave her the best of both worlds! Leanne has a passion for dentistry as well as radiology and has a soft spot for our senior pets. Outside of the clinic, Leanne loves to play video games, go for nature walks and ride her horse, Dakota. Leanne looks forward to getting to know you and your pets!
Damaris
Veterinary Assistant
Damaris joined the team at Baywood South Animal Hospital in June 2022. She is a recent graduate of the Veterinary Assistant program at Seneca College. Before pursuing a career in veterinary medicine Damaris obtained her diploma in Pre-Health Sciences at George Brown College. Her career took a twist during the COVID-19 pandemic when she had the opportunity to save two baby lovebirds, a baby wild rabbit, and had the privilege to help her brothers guinea pig give birth. After these incredible experiences she came to the realization that she wanted to pursue a profession in veterinary medicine. Damaris likes to spend her free time with her dogs Zola, Cutie, Diamond and Toro. Damaris loves her job and has returned to school to become a veterinary technician. She can’t wait to snuggle with your pets!