Meet our team
A-Vet is a recognized provider of veterinary services in Norway. With a team of highly skilled and experienced veterinarians, we offer a wide range of services for pets including consultations, diagnostics, surgery and preventive treatment.
At A-Vet, we understand the importance of providing personalized care to each animal and their individual needs. Therefore, we are also committed to using the latest technology and techniques in veterinary medicine and offering the highest possible standard of care to our patients.
Whether your pet needs a routine checkup or advanced medical intervention, A-Vet is dedicated to providing compassionate, first-class care to help your pet live a happy, healthy life. Read on to meet our skilled staff.
Elisabeth Bjørnestad
Veterinarian and owner of the clinicElisabeth is a veterinarian and authorized ophthalmologist with advanced expertise in eye surgery after attending the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies in Toulouse, France in 2002, 2005 and 2011.
Elisabeth is also authorized to issue knee and heart certificates (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels) for the Norwegian Kennel Club. She has further training in internal medicine, general surgery, oral surgery and ultrasound at the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies. Elisabeth is particularly interested in emergency medicine and has participated in many international courses in emergency medicine over the past 10 years.
Elisabeth was raised in Oslo and graduated from the Norwegian Veterinary School (NMBU) in 1985. She has a warthog, Atella.
Magdalena Wozniak
veterinaryMagdalena graduated from Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences in 2014. There she worked in a large clinic in Wroclaw, Poland, then she moved to Norway and worked at a clinic in Trondheim. From the spring of 2022 she has been working with us.
Magdalena has a special interest in internal medicine, ultrasound and heart disease. She has attended many ultrasound courses and has started a special postgraduate training in cardiology at the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies (ESAVS).
Frida Løvseth
Animal caretakerFrida is an animal caretaker and graduated from NMBU Veterinary College in 2021.
She has gained a lot of expertise in anesthesia in a short time and wants to further her education in this field.
According to herself, Frida has the world's coolest cat – his name is Elmer.
Nicolay B. Holm
Clinic secretaryNicolay works at the reception desk at our place. He is an administrator and keeps himself well updated on dog and cat food. In his free time, he is very fond of outdoor activities and is an active hunter.
Preben B. Holm
Veterinary StudentPreben has worked with us permanently since 2015. He started as an assistant and IT manager but quickly became interested in veterinary work and started studying in Budapest, Hungary in 2019. He now works with us in his spare time.
Renate Bentsen
Clinic secretaryRenate is our clinic secretary and you will find her at the reception. She studies HR and management and is also our HR manager and takes good care of both animals, pet owners and employees.
She has a cat, Nicoline, who she loves very much. She also enjoys hiking and cross-country skiing!