Welcome to Mandeville Veterinary Hospital

Alonso graduated from the Veterinary School of the Complutense University of Madrid in 1998 and then went to work for two of the busiest RSPCA hospitals in the UK (Manchester and Harmsworth Hospitals) for four years where he was also involved in the BBC television series Animal Hospital. Alonso joined the Mandeville Hospital in 2002 and is now a senior clinician. He has published several papers in veterinary medicine journals both in the UK and internationally. He holds a Certificate in Feline Practice (European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies) and is a PhD holder in Pharmacology and Toxicology. As an Official Veterinarian [OV] Alonso is authorised to issue pet passports and complete export health certificates. Alonso has two rescue cats from the MVH and is a music lover and enjoys playing saxophone in a band during his spare time.

Jeremy qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1991 and worked at the RSPCA Harmsworth Hospital for nine years before joining the team at the Mandeville Veterinary Hospital in 2000. In this time he obtained a Certificate in Veterinary Radiology. Jeremy remains a familiar face to many from his time at the Harmsworth where he was involved in the six years of filming for the BBC series Animal Hospital. During his time at the Mandeville Veterinary Hospital Jeremy has seen the Region develop from just the Hospital to now including eleven branch practices employing over twenty vets. Jeremy is also a trustee for the Blue Cross animal charity. Jeremy is an Official Veterinarian [OV] which means that he is authorised to issue pet passports and complete export health certificates.

Alexandra graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2005 and spent many years working in mixed and small animal practice in the south of England.  She began working regularly as a locum at the Mandeville Hospital in 2011 and happily joined the team on a permanent part-time basis in 2014.  Alexandra enjoys all aspects of small animal practice and has a special interest in internal medicine, rabbits and rodents.  Over the years she has adopted or fostered an assortment of animals in need of a second chance.  Alexandra is a keen traveller with a degree in Anthropology and she has backpacked or overlanded in various parts of the world including West Africa, India and the Galapagos.  In her spare time Alexandra enjoys gardening, wildlife watching, meditating and studying psychology

Rob graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2014 and has since worked in small animal practice in Nottinghamshire, Bermuda and Norfolk and has gained certificates in surgery and cardiology and in 2020 received application for Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery. He joined the Goddard Group in 2020 and his main passion is orthopedic surgery, particularly fractures, cruciate ligament disease and canine total hip replacement. When not working Rob enjoys cycling, running and hanging out with his Basset Hound and family.

Ovidiu grew up in a village in Transylvania and spent all his spare time helping with the family farm and playing the trumpet. After training at Bucharest Veterinary School and graduating in 2011, he soon decided to follow his career path and move to the UK. He spent one year in Lincolnshire, working in small animal practice then moved into the Cotswolds where he remained for five years doing mixed veterinary work and very quickly fell in love with the area. Ovidiu joined the team at the Mandeville in 2021 and enjoys all aspects and challenges of working in small animal practice and particularly enjoys surgery and ultrasonography. He has recently completed a certificate on Diagnostic Imaging. Outside of work Ovidiu will usually be seen along the River Colne trying to manage walking his toddler twins AND the buggy! He also enjoys swimming and skiing.

Ellie graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2018 and joined the team at Mandeville soon after on our Veterinary Graduate Scheme. She enjoys all aspects of small animal practice but is particularly interested in internal medicine. In her spare time Ellie enjoys socialising, baking, exploring new places and spending time with her three-legged rescue cat Peaches. Ellie describes herself as being both a cat person and a dog person and would one day love to have a canine friend of her own.

Ana graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lisbon in 2003.  After a short period in general practice in Portugal, Ana finished an internship in Manchester and then worked in London, initially as a general practitioner and then as an emergency hours vet at our Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital.  She then returned to Lisbon for a soft tissue surgery position at the Teaching Hospital, covering first and second opinion surgery, endoscopy and basic interventional radiology, giving support to veterinary students and interns.  Ana returned to the UK in 2015 and has since gained a Certificate (PgC) in Small Animal Surgery and RCVS Advanced Practitioner Status.  Ana joined the team at the Mandeville Veterinary Hospital in November 2017.

Abigail graduated from the University of Edinburgh in June 2019. She was delighted to join the Graduate Programme at Mandeville Veterinary Hospital, having had the opportunity to complete several weeks work experience with the team during her Veterinary degree. Abigail enjoys all aspects of small animal practice, but has a special place in her heart for Veterinary Cardiology. Outside of work she enjoys baking, running with her Border Collie, Aisla, and is a keen tennis player.

Sunil completed his training at the University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Science and then spent time working in mixed and equine practice in South West Wales and Cambridge treating “all creatures great and small”. Most recently Sunil has been working at the RSPCA Small Animal Veterinary Hospital in Sydney where he was involved with a lot of emergency medicine and surgical cases. Sunil enjoys all aspects of small animal practice but has a particular interest in ophthalmology, soft tissue surgery and emergency medicine and is currently studying towards a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Cert AVP). Sunil is an Official Veterinarian [OV] which means that he is authorised to issue pet passports and complete export health certificates. Sunil is a keen sportsman and in his spare time, he can be found playing football, climbing or trail running. He is an avid cricket fan and always makes time to go to live international games, especially when the Indian cricket team is in town.

Sarah joined the team at Mandeville in 2021 as Head Nurse and completed her Veterinary Nursing degree at the Royal Veterinary College and Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, graduating with first class honours. She has gained experience working in numerous clinics in Hong Kong and in London, including working at our Wanstead hospital. Sarah has an interest in feline medicine and has achieved a distinction in the International Society of Feline Medicine Diploma in Feline Nursing.

Geeta qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2002 and worked at the Mandeville Hospital between 2003 and 2007 before rejoining the team again in 2011.  She enjoys all aspects of her job, from emergency critical care to nurse consults.  In her spare time Geeta enjoys practising yoga and volunteering for Street Vet.

Zoe joined the team at Mandeville in 2019 and has been nursing since 2006. Before qualifying as a veterinary nurse, Zoe achieved a Diploma in Animal Management and Welfare. Zoe has a Staffordshire bull terrier called Muttley, whose stomach knows no bounds, and together they have a keen interest in scent work.

Sam completed her veterinary nursing degree at Bristol in 2007 and has worked in a wide variety of hospitals and clinics since then,  She has recently returned from travelling and volunteering abroad and joined the team at Mandeville in 2020.  She particularly enjoys critical care and medical nursing.

Beckie qualified with a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2021 before joining the team at Wanstead.  She began her career as a Patient Care Assistant at her previous practice and worked her way up to Head Nurse.  Beckie has an interest in feline behaviour and has three cats and a tortoise at home.

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Verity studied a foundation degree in veterinary nursing science at Hartpury University in Gloucestershire and then topped up to a BSc. She has volunteered and worked in veterinary practices for a number of years now before joining the team at the Mandeville in 2019.  Throughout her placement year Verity realised she had keen interest in emergency critical care and medical nursing as well as reception work. She has two dogs one is a Staffordshire bull terrier and the other a Border terrier.

Ebony qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2018 and worked as a locum in a variety of practices before joining the night team at the Mandeville in 2021. Ebony has a keen interest in exotics, emergency and critical care and feline behaviour and plans to attain a certificate in emergency and critical care in the near future.

Kamina joined the Mandeville team in 2017 after graduating from the Royal Veterinary College in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree and locuming at various practices before travelling to Thailand where she spent three months working at various animal shelters.  This inspired her to pursue a career in veterinary nursing and Kamina is now a student veterinary nurse and aims to complete her Veterinary Nursing Diploma in 2020.  Outside of work, she enjoys listening to music, dancing, shopping and spending time with her cat, Zena.

Natalia joined the team at the Mandeville in 2017.  She began her nursing career by completing an Animal Care course which she passed with a distinction and  commenced the Veterinary Nursing Diploma in 2018.  Natalia hopes to qualify in 2020.  Outside of work she enjoys horse riding, socialising with her friends and going for long walks with her dog.

Natasha joined the team at the Mandeville in 2019 .  Natasha previously studied Animal Management and has always had a keen interest in caring and working with animals. Natasha has a special interest in anaesthetics and pet passport control.

Hannah completed an Animal Management Diploma in 2010 and worked at the Royal Veterinary College and Blue Cross before joining the team at Mandeville in 2019. She has a great passion for animal care and hopes to begin her veterinary nurse training as soon as possible.   At home, Hannah enjoys horse riding in her spare time and spending time with her two pets – a sweet cat called Baby and a corn snake called Ray, who was taken on as a rescue after being found by a member of the public.

Anna studied neuroscience at university and worked as a medical writer before branching into veterinary care. Anna hopes to qualify as a veterinary nurse specialising in exotic animals.

Ana joined the team at Mandeville in 2019.  Ana grew up in Spain and decided to train as a nursing assistant after adopting a stray dog of her own.  She moved to the UK  in 2013 after finishing her studies and worked for the PDSA, RSPCA and RVC Beaumont Animal Hospital. Ana has an interest in pet nutrition (her own little pooch has a food allergy) as well as everything related to orthopaedic surgery. At home Ana has a Fox Terrier cross who has the same energy as that of a puppy.  She loves going for a walk and being in the company of her human family.

Martha worked as a nursing assistant at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital before joining the Goddard Group in 2019 and is really looking forward to startinging her training as a veterinary nurse. In her spare time Martha loves spending time with her family, friends and her gorgeous long-haired tabby cat Maisie.

Micaela is a qualified vet from Argentina who is currently studying the RCVS exam to enable her to work as a vet in the UK.  She is working currently as a nursing assistant at the Mandeville.

Mattea graduated from the Royal Veterinary College and has since worked as a veterinary surgeon in both private and charity veterinary practices. Whilst Mattea manages the Mandeville Veterinary Hospital she also still enjoys seeing clients and helping patients. Mattea and the team wish to ensure that every patient’s stay at the Mandeville is as comfortable as possible and Mattea is delighted with the spacious separate cat and dog ward facilities offered at the Mandeville Veterinary Hospital. Mattea grew up with cats and continues to have her own family of cats, including a cat called Tabitha who was brought into the Mandeville Veterinary Hospital when she was only a few days old in need of a home.

Carole has been part of the team at the Mandeville since 2001 and was promoted to Hospital Administrator in 2019. Carole is also the bereavement advisor for the Goddard Group. At home, Carole has various pets and children.

Ciara joined the reception team at the Mandeville in 2021 having studied biomedical sciences.