Bishops Stortford Vets4Pets

I have always loved animals and wanted to be a vet from a young age. I never even considered any other career paths! After graduating from Edinburgh Vet School in 2006, I worked in a busy mixed practice before moving to a smaller practice concentrating on companion animals. During this time, I completed my CertAVP (Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice) which helped me to develop a deeper knowledge of the veterinary industry and practice as a whole. I now have an understanding of how to critically analyse the quality of care we offer our patients and how to move the practice forward through this. I also achieved my CertVBM (Certificate of Veterinary Business Management) at this time. The best part of being in practice is meeting pets with their families and watching them grow, develop and build a relationship with us. I want everyone to feel as if their pets are treated as we would treat ours - as part of our family. Music has always been an important part of my life, and I also enjoy cooking, meeting up with friends and reading.

I qualified from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in 2005. Whilst working full time in a small animal hospital in Austria I continued a post graduate doctoral program at the University for two years and came to the UK in 2010. After working in a small animal hospital with out of hours service in Hertfordshire for five years I joined the Vets4Pets group in 2015. I have been part of Vets4Pets Bishop's Stortford since April 2018. I enjoy all aspects of small animal medicine but I particularly like internal medicine and abdominal ultrasound. In my spare time I enjoy travelling, reading and skiing in Austria.

Andria is a RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Veterinary Internal Medicine. She has extensive experience in Endoscopy and Advanced Imaging. Since 2003, Andria has been a Diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Companion Animals). You can read more about Andria by visiting her website at https://cauvinvetreferrals.co.uk

Paul, a holder of the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology since 2003, graduated from The Royal Veterinary College in 1997. He spent a brief period in first opinion practice before completing a junior clinical training scholarship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, and then a three-year senior clinical training scholarship in Veterinary Cardiopulmonary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. On completion of his residency he began work as a small animal cardiologist in private referral practice, becoming a RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology in 2005. He went on to spend an additional five years in private referral practice before setting up East Anglia Cardiology in 2010. You can read more about Paul by visiting his website at http://eastangliacardiology.com

Charlotte, a holder of the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging since 2007, graduated from The Royal Veterinary College in 2000. She spent four years in first opinion practice before going on to complete a three-year senior clinical training scholarship in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging at the RVC, The University of London. Shortly afterwards she became a RCVS and European Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. Charlotte went on to work as a radiologist at Davies Veterinary Specialists for the next ten years, becoming well practiced in the use of all current imaging modalities employed in small animal veterinary medicine including MRI, computed tomography, radiology, ultrasound and nuclear imaging.

David qualified from Cambridge Veterinary School in 1988 knowing from the start that he wanted to devote his professional career to veterinary ophthalmology. He worked at the Animal Health Trust and the Royal Veterinary College where he undertook a PhD. David has written books and book chapters in ophthalmology and spoken on the subject internationally. He runs the ophthalmology clinic at the Queen´s Veterinary School Hospital.

Andre graduated in 2011 and has been working in the UK since 2013. He has attended many international congresses and courses to be up to speed with the most recent techniques and has trained with some of the best surgeons in the field. He enjoys all aspects of soft tissue and orthopaedics, but has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, BOAS (brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome) and traumatology. He has a certificate in Advanced Veterinary Surgery and is an Advanced Practitioner in small animal surgery. You can read more about him here: http://www.londonveterinaryservices.co.uk/

I have always loved animals and wanted to be a vet from a very young age. I graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1999 and worked in a mixed practice for 1 year. I have worked solely with small animals ever since.

My areas of interest are Medicine and Emergency & Critical Care.

I have 4 chickens, Big Bird, Diana, Cheep Cheep & Goldie.

In my spare time I enjoy cooking and walking

I was fortunate enough that pets were always welcome in my family and I grew up looking after many different species from tiny hamsters to bigger guinea pigs, rabbits and of course dogs and cats. I soon realised I wanted to be a vet.

After graduation from Veterinary University in Czech Republic in 2011, I spent almost 3 years in a small animal practice in the south of Spain. I moved to the UK in 2014, mainly to improve and further develop my veterinary skills. I’ve worked for several small animal clinics since and I joined the friendly Vets4Pets team in Bishops Stortford in July 2019.

I was seriously considering pursuing a specialisation earlier in my career but I realised I enjoy the variety of a general practice more and prefer knowing my patients from babies to grey and stiff oldies.

I enjoy animal charity work too. I volunteered at and worked for the largest animal/spanish greyhound (galgo) shelter in the past and I am casually helping with a small cat charity Scratching Post in Waltham Abbey at the moment. I look forward to meeting you and your pets.

I qualified as a veterinary nurse 25 years ago and have been working as such ever since then. I keep many pets at my house including rabbits, guinea pigs, budgies, a snake, a tortoise, a Chinese Water Dragon, tropical fish and two huskies. I enjoy running puppy parties, nurse clinics and looking after our patients when they come in for surgery and treatment. I'm really glad to be working at Vets4Pets Bishop's Stortford as I know that our patients will get the best care and attention.

My name is Leonie. I started nursing in 2006 and spent 5 years working in South West London. I previously worked in Dubai, South Africa and volunteered in America. I have a special interest in canine rehabilitation therapy and attended a course in Tennessee in 2012. The following year I undertook an internship at GVR, the veterinary rehabilitation and sport medicine specialists in Georgia, USA I enjoy walking, and exploring new places & love to travel. I have 1 very special dog called Lolo who has been part of our family for a year, since we rescued him from Spain.

My name is Stephanie. I started on reception here but am now working towards a Veterinary Care Assistant qualification. I have always wanted to work in a veterinary practice and really enjoy meeting all the different people and their pets. I previously worked in accounts & payroll based roles so working here has been a big change but definitely a good one. I have always had pets and currently have Charlie, a Labrador x Lhasa Apso rescue, Church, a Maine Coon Cat, some Giant African Millipedes and a tropical fish aquarium. In my spare time I enjoy reading, walking the dog and listening to Music.

My name is Joanne and I’m the morning Client Care Advisor here at Bishop’s Stortford. I am a mum of 2 children Kristina and Skye. We own a lovely natured dog called Nala who is Staffordshire cross with a Boxer breed and we also have a rabbit called Puffy. I come from a Receptionist Administration background and although new to the veterinary practice, my love of animals means this is an ideal job for me! I’ve had a variety of pets in the past from dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, chickens and have even looked after corn snakes recently. I look forward to being of assistance to you and pets.

My name is Morgan, I am a Client Care Advisor here at Vets4Pets Bishops Stortford during the afternoons and evenings during the week and every other weekend. I own two gorgeous French Bulldogs (Bomber & Piper) and a kitten called Dilly. Who all take centre stage in our house! Having always been around animals since a young age, I’ve always had a keen interest in working with them. I worked at a boarding kennels and cattery before coming to Vets4Pets, working there helped me gain a lot of knowledge about dogs and cats. However I am now looking forward to extending my knowledge further through a veterinary based role. I look forward to meeting all of you and your lovely pets!

My name is Laura and I work a variety of shifts throughout the week and every other weekend. My family has a rescue dog called Rocko (who was too wriggly for a photo!) and have always had an animal of one species or other around.

I’ve always been passionate about animals, but the idea to work with them didn’t cross my mind until a couple of years ago when I started work in a boarding kennels and cattery.

I look forward to meeting everyone!