Staff
Vets
Adrian Boswood
Adrian is Professor of Veterinary Cardiology at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). He is a European Specialist in companion animal cardiology.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Cardiology
Daniel Brockman
Dan is a Professor in Small Animal Surgery and European and American Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. He is also a worldwide provider of Continuing Professional Development.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Dan Chan
Dan is Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care and Clinical Nutrition at the Royal Veterinary College. He is Co-Head of the Section of Emergency and Critical Care and Head of the Nutritional Support Service. He is also Director of the ECC Senior Clinical Training Scholarship (Residency) Programme.
Clinical Services: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care and Small Animal Nutritional Support
David Church
David is the Vice Principal of Academic and Clinical Affairs at the Royal Veterinary College.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Sue Gregory
Sue has recently been appointed to the Chair in Veterinary Nursing with responsibility for leading the strategic development of veterinary nursing education within the collegiate, national and international arena.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Chris Lamb
Chris has worked at The RVC since 1992. He is Professor of Radiology and Head of the Radiology Service. He spends 50% time teaching and seeing patients in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. He has various administrative roles for the College, including Chair of the Finals Examination Board and Course Director for the MVetMed. Outside College, Chris has committee duties for both the ACVR and the ECVDI. He is a frequent contributor to CPD.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging
Holger Volk
Holger is Head of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery group & the Neurology & Neurosurgery service and currently a Senior Lecturer in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Royal Veterinary College. He is a recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology. His main research interests are Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia and the treatment of canine and feline epilepsy.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Hatim Alibhai
Hatim is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthetists, and a Lecturer in Anaesthesia at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA)
Clinical Service: Small Animal Anaesthesia
Karin Allenspach
Karin is a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine and Head of Clinical Investigation Centre at the RVC. She currently spends part of her time on clinics in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals and the rest of her time on research and teaching. Her main research interest is in canine inflammatory bowel disease.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Ross Bond
Ross is a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA)
Clinical Service: Small Animal Dermatology
Dan Chan
Dan is Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care and Clinical Nutrition at the Royal Veterinary College. He is Co-Head of the Section of Emergency and Critical Care and Head of the Nutritional Support Service. He is also Director of the ECC Senior Clinical Training Scholarship (Residency) Programme.
Clinical Services: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care and Small Animal Nutritional Support
David Connolly
David is head of the Cardiology Service at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) and is a European Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Cardiology
Oliver Garden
Oliver is a Reader in Internal Medicine and Immunology. His research focuses on regulatory T cells and autoimmune disease in dogs, mice and human beings.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Vicky Lipscomb
Vicky is a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery and Head of the Soft Tissue Surgery Service. She is a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and contributes to provision of the soft tissue referral service in the Queen Mother Hospital.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Virginia Luis Fuentes
Virginia is a Senior Lecturer in Internal Medicine and an American and European specialist in Cardiology. She splits her time between clinics in the Queen Mother Hospital, teaching and research.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Cardiology
Pete Mantis
Pete is Senior Lecturer in Radiology. He is a European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and an RCVS Recognized Specialist in Diagnostic Imaging. Pete is a regular author, speaker and tutor on the subjects of small animal radiology, ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging
Matthew Pead
Dr Pead's time is split between teaching, research, and the referral practice of the Queen Mothers Hospital for Animals. He is currently the RVC Academic director of professional assessement and developement, and Director of the clinical skills centre.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Orthopaedics
Harriet Syme
Harriet is a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine. She is currently director of the Royal Veterinary College’s Internal Medicine residency (SCTS) programme and supervises several PhD students working on clinically-based projects.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Gert ter Haar
Gert is a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery. He is a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and contributes to provision of the referral soft tissue surgery service at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. Gert has a particular expertise in Audiology, ENT soft tissue surgery referrals and Head & Neck (reconstructive) surgery.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Holger Volk
Holger is Head of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery group & the Neurology & Neurosurgery service and currently a Senior Lecturer in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Royal Veterinary College. He is a recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology. His main research interests are Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia and the treatment of canine and feline epilepsy.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Sophie Adamantos
Sophie has been a Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) since 2006. Her role encompasses clinical, research and teaching work. Sophie is co-head of the Section of Emergency and Critical Care. She is also co-director of the Small Animal Junior Clinical Training Scholarship (Internship) programme.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Livia Benigni
Livia is a Lecturer and a European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. She is primarily involved with the clinical work, clinical research, residents training and intramural teaching at the Queen Mother Hospital. Livia also regularly provides diagnostic imaging CPD at the RVC and abroad.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging
Emma Davies
Emma is a Lecturer in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Ewan Ferguson
Ewan is currently a visiting Specialist in Dermatology at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
Clinical Service: Small Animal Dermatology
Barbara Glanemann
Barbara is a Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine. She currently spends the main part of her time on the referral clinical service in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals and the rest of her time on teaching and clinical research.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Zoe Halfacree
Zoë is a clinician working in the Soft Tissue Surgery Service and is also a member of the Interventional Radiology team.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Anke Hendricks
Anke is a Veterinary Dermatologist involved in the clinical service provision at the Queen Mother Hospital. She also teaches, is involved in a variety of research projects and enjoys communicating her fascination with all things skin & ear.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Dermatology
Karen Humm
Karen is a Lecturer in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA)
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Rosanne Jepson
Rosanne is a Temporary Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Lindsay Kellett-Gregory
Lindsay is a Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). She is also co-director of the Small Animal Junior Clinical Training Scholarship (internship) program.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Patrick Kenny
Patrick is a Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) and is an American and European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Pilar Lafuente
Pilar is a Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery, and an American and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. She is involved in clinical work, teaching and research. Her interests include bone lengthening, external fixation and stifle disease.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Orthopaedics
Ana Lara
Ana is a lecturer in veterinary oncology. She is the Head of the Oncology service and director of the Royal Veterinary College’s ACVIM oncology residency training programme.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Oncology
Karla Lee
Karla is a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. She contributes to the provision of the referral soft tissue surgery service at the Queen Mother Hospital. She enjoys the challenge of combining her clinical work with research to advance the field of veterinary surgery and teaching to promote excellence in veterinary practice.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Anette Loeffler
Anette is a Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology at the RVC and is involved in providing clinical dermatology services at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
Clinical Service: Small Animal Dermatology
Stijn Niessen
Stijn is a Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine with a special interest in endocrinology. He is currently involved in under- and postgraduate teaching, the internal medicine referral clinic, supervising the Internal Medicine residents and many activities surrounding diabetes mellitus and acromegaly research at the Royal Veterinary College as well as the Medical School in Newcastle.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Karen Perry
Karen is a Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics and a European recognised specialist in Small Animal Surgery. Her main interests are traumatology, limb salvage including the use of prosthetics and novel uses for Vacuum-Assisted Closure.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Orthopaedics
Rick F Sanchez
Rick is a Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology at the Royal Veterinary College. He is currently leading the new Ophthalmology service at the QMHA. He is an Editorial Board Member of the Veterinary Ophthalmology Journal and an active member of the ECVO as Chair of the Communication Committee.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Ophthalmology
Christopher Seymour
Christopher is a Lecturer within Veterinary Clinical Sciences.
Clinical Services: Small Animal Anaesthesia and Large Animal Anaesthesia
Anneliese Stell
Anneliese is a Lecturer in small animal medicine at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) and is particularly interested in oncology clinical research
Clinical Service: Small Animal Oncology
Dominic Barfield
Dom is a staff clinician in the section of Emergency and Critical Care at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA)
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Jon Bowen
Jon is a Behaviour Consultant at the QMHA and sees referral cases from all over the South East of England. He is currently the newsletter editor for the Companion Animal Behaviour Therapy Study Group, and has co-authored a text book of behavioural medicine, in print 2005
Clinical Service: Small Animal Behaviour
Elvin Kulendra
Elvin is a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and a Staff Clinician in Small Animal Surgery at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals.
Clinical Services: Small Animal Orthopaedics and Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Chiara Leo
Chiara is a senior staff clinician in the Oncology service. She is residency-trained in Medical Oncology
Clinical Service: Small Animal Oncology
Richard Meeson
Richard is a European Specialist in Surgery and Staff Clinician in Small Animal Surgery at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals.
Clinical Services: Small Animal Orthopaedics and Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Nadia Shihab
Nadia is a staff clinician in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA)
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Kristin Anfinsen
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Luca Bellini
Clinical Service: Small Animal Anaesthesia
Kieran Borgeat
Kieran is a Senior Clinical Training scholar who is studying towards the American Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology
Clinical Service: Small Animal Cardiology
Nicola Bound
Nicola works as a senior clinical training scholar in small animal surgery. Most of her time is spent doing clinical work with both the soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery services.
Clinical Services: Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery and Small Animal Orthopaedics
Poppy Bristow
Clinical Service: Small Animal Orthopaedics
Stefano Cortellini
Stefano is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar (Resident) in Emergency and Critical Care
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Frédéric David
Clinical Service: Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging
Steven De Decker
Steven is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Queen Mother Hospital, for Small Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Cristina De Miguel
Clinical Service: Small Animal Anaesthesia
Isabelle Desmas
Isabelle is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in the Oncology Service, at the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals
Clinical Service: Small Animal Oncology
Colin Driver
Colin is a senior clinical training scholar (resident) in neurology and neurosurgery at the Queen Mother Hospital for small Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Francesca Fabrizio
Francesca is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in the Oncology Service, at the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Oncology
Alejandra Garcia De Carellan Mateo
Clinical Service: Small Animal Anaesthesia
Ruth Gostelow
Ruth is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar, for internal medicine, at the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Jon Hardy
Jon is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Veterinary Dermatology
Clinical Service: Small Animal Dermatology
Caroline Hirst
Caroline is a resident in Emergency and Critical Care at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Kristine Jensen
Kristine is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar, working in the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Philip Jull
Philip is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Neurology, working at the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Ronald Li
Ronald is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar (Resident) in Emergency and Critical Care.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Alessandra Mathis
Alessandra started the residency in Anaesthesia at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) in November 2007 and is now working towards the RCVS certificate in Anaesthesia and the ECVA diploma in Anaesthesia
Clinical Service: Small Animal Anaesthesia
Paul Motskula
Paul Mõtsküla is a Senior Clinical Training scholar who is studying towards the European Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology
Clinical Service: Small Animal Cardiology
Adam Mugford
Adam is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar (Resident) in Emergency and Critical Care.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Rui Pinelas
Rui is a resident in Anaesthesia at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA)
Clinical Service: Small Animal Anaesthesia
Johnny Plessas
Johnny is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar (resident) in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology
Fabio Procoli
Fabio is a third-year Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Internal Medicine and is currently studying towards the ACVIM diploma. At the completion of his
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Lynda Rutherford
Lynda works as a senior clinical training scholar in small animal surgery. Most of her time is spent doing clinical work with both the soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery services.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Orthopaedics
Julia Sargent
Julia is a Senior Clinical Training scholar who is studying towards the American Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology
Clinical Service: Small Animal Cardiology
Faye Swinbourne
Faye is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Surgery at the Royal Veterinary College.
Clinical Services: Small Animal Orthopaedics and Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Angela Taylor
Angela is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in the Oncology Service at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Oncology
Andrea Volk
Andrea is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Veterinary Dermatology
Clinical Service: Small Animal Dermatology
Helen Wilson
Helen is a resident in Emergency and Critical Care at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
Clinical Service: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Sofia Carvalho
Sofia is a Junior Clinical Training Scholar in the Oncology Service, at the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Oncology
Shasta Lynch
Shasta is a visiting demonstrator in oncology and is completing the final year of an ECVIM oncology residency at the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Oncology
Lucy McMahon
Lucy has been a Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) since 2007. Recently her duties changed to focusing on post-graduate education and the Certifcate in Advanced Veterinary Practice.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Silke Schmitz
Started 2009 as PhD student supervised by Dr. Karin Allenspach and Prof. Dirk Werling. Title of the project: "Investigations into the efficacy of probiotics in canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease".
Clinical Service: Small Animal Internal Medicine
Brian Sharp
Brian is a chartered veterinary physiotherapist who works part-time in an advisory and clinical role on the wards at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
Clinical Service: Small Animal Physiotherapy
Gemma Walmsley
Gemma is a PhD student in the Comparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory and a Locum Clinician in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Clinical Service: Small Animal Neurology