Bio: 

I am affectionately known as “Brown Owl” at Willett House and graduated from the RVC (London) in 2010, winning the Frank Townend Barton prize for the best elective research project. I presented this research at a veterinary conference in 2013.

After graduation I spent a year at the University of Bristol working as an Intern. The majority of my time was spent treating critical patients within the ICU and helping with referral cases, both in medicine and surgery. The internship provided me with fantastic experience of more diverse cases which has helped me immensely in general practice.

I then moved to Sussex and spent two years in a small animal hospital, moving to Willett House in October 2013 to further develop my surgical skills, obtaining my postgraduate certificate in Surgery in 2016 and Advanced Practitioner Status in Small Animal Surgery in 2017.  Alongside Dr Aaron Hunt I perform the laparoscopic procedures at the practice including spays and liver biopsies. In 2018 I started a Veterinary Business Management course and in 2019 took on the newly created role of Head Vet, so alongside my clinical duties I lead the Vet team.

I am married to Thomas who works in the Arts. Outside of work I play golf, watch rugby (living in Twickenham means it is hard not to miss it) and go running. I completed the Paris marathon in 2014 and my plan to run the London marathon may be a distant memory!

Pets: 

We are a cat household and sadly lost Percy to acute renal failure in May 2020. I got him just after graduation so he has seen me through the last ten years! We now have two kittens, CJ and Toby who rule the roost!  They are named after characters in a TV series – can you  guess they are named after?

Continued Professional Development: 

In 2016 I completed my Certificate in Surgery which covered soft tissue, orthopaedic and keyhole surgeries and granted me Advanced Practitioner status. This involved over 400 hours of CPD.

In 2020 I completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Business Management through Liverpool University which covered Human Resources, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Finance. This also involved over 400 hours of CPD.

Other recent CPD courses includes:

• Echocardiography (heart scanning)
• Arthroscopy of Elbow and Shoulder
• MMP (cruciate repair) practical course
• British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association meetings