Our Team

Dr. Lucas Nolazco has spent the past three years as a professor of equine surgery at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. Lucas is passionate about teaching and is committed to the advancement of equine veterinary knowledge through active participation in continuing education (both as attendee and as faculty) and through mentoring of veterinary students and junior veterinarians.

Dr. Nolazco graduated as a veterinarian with honors from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. After his initial training in Argentina, Dr. Nolazco moved to the United States and undertook an equine surgery internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky. Then, he completed a 2^nd internship at Washington State University, where he subsequently stayed for 3 additional years to complete a residency in Equine Surgery and a Masters of Science in Veterinary Science. Dr Nolazco became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) following completion of his residency and passing ACVS board examination. Dr. Nolazco has published articles on various topics including minimally invasive surgery and exercise physiology in horses.

Dr Nolazco has had the privilege of getting to work on horses of different disciplines. While in Kentucky, his work focused on Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds (breeding, sales and racing) and while in Washington State he mainly worked on trail riding horses and English/Western performance horses.

Dr Nolazco enjoys all aspects of equine surgery and sports medicine and what he values most is being part of a multi-disciplinary team of equine veterinarians as the one offered at NEC.

Outside of work Dr. Nolazco loves spending time with his family and enjoys the hitting the beach as well as any other outdoor activities.

Stephanie has come from a varied background of research and intensive training in equine medicine including a Bachelor of Arts and Veterinary Medical Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, an internship at a high-volume equine hospital in Washington State and an equine internal medicine residency at Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center at Virginia Tech. She successfully competed the second of two ACVIM boards examinations in 2022 and joined NEC for a beach holiday with her new husband and Australian Labradoodle.  Stephanie is not only dedicated to providing the best care for her equine patients, she is also trained in business management, medical research and multilingual as a native Spanish speaker with proficiency in both Portuguese and Italian. When not finishing the final stages of publishing her research or at work, Stephanie enjoys rock climbing, scuba diving, hiking and beach days with her family.

Lorin is from the Northern Territory and she studied at James Cook University in Townsville, QLD. She slowly crept further south to come to work in Newcastle and has been at NEC since 2018. She predominantly does ambulatory work which she really enjoys and is also interested in surgery and ophthalmology.

Originally from the UK, Evie graduated from the University of Bristol in July 2020 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and a Master’s degree. In search of better weather, she moved to Australia for her internship at Newcastle Equine Centre in August 2020. Evie enjoys all aspects of veterinary practice but has particular interests in internal medicine and anaesthesia. In her free time she enjoys riding, swimming and camping.

Alex graduated as a Veterinary Surgeon from the University of Liverpool in 2021, and also holds a first-class degree in Bioveterinary Science. Alex spent the beginnings of her veterinary career as a mixed vet in the UK, treating both small animal and equine patients.
Originally from Derbyshire (UK), Alex has grown up surrounded by all things horses. She has worked on competition yards, racing yards and stud farms, as well as competing in several ridden disciplines herself.
Alex loves being out and about as an ambulatory vet, with her main interests lying in lameness and poor performance.
Outside of work Alex can often be found in the ocean!

Edwina graduated in 2015 from the University of Nottingham in the UK. After working in Mexico for World Horse Welfare, Edwina completed a 12 month internship in Equine Medicine and Intensive Care at Scone Equine Group. Since then she has worked in equine and mixed private practice, as well as currently carrying out a PhD on mare fertility, under Laureate Professor John Aitken. She joined NEC in 2018 and balances clinical work at NEC with research for her doctorate.  Edwina has wide range of veterinary interests – but mares, reproduction and ambulatory emergency work are her main focuses at the moment. In her spare time Edwina loves the outdoors and spending time with her young family.