Dr Cindy Heok Y Tan

Dr Cindy Tan is a holistic veterinarian in Brisbane, Queensland Australia, who not only practicing approach with conventional western medicine but also traditional Chinese medicine including acupuncture, herbal therapy and food therapy.

Cindy graduated as DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) in 2005 and practiced in Malaysia, her home country for a year before obtaining a scholarship to pursue further study in Australia. Her research area during that time was related to obesity, diabetes mellitus and their associations with food in pets. She graduated from Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Veterinary Science from the University of Queensland in 2009.
Cindy then obtained her registration with Vet Surgeon Board QLD in 2010 and has been practicing at Brisbane since. She is also a certified veterinary acupuncturist (CVA) from Chi Institute, Australia. She continuously undergoes training by various world renowned masters.

Dr Cindy Tan established Vetpoint Mobile Vet Services in 2014. From her experience, she finds that almost every consult/appointment regardless the condition of pets, the topic that is vital to talk about is about food/nutrition.
She sees there is such strong desires and needs from owners who wanted to provide their beloved pets with balanced diet, not just to survive but to thrive; and to prevent diseases and maintain long term health. Geraldine and Cindy met in UQ in 2007 and becoming good friends since. In the right time and right place, they established Viti5 Australia in 2020.

Cindy’s dream to be Brisbane’s BEST vet started when she was 9 years of age and since then has achieved the following credentials