Welcome to Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital

Julie qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1992 and joined Stone Lion in April 2015, having spent over 20 years as a small animal vet in both the private and charity sectors. She joins the practice from the RSPCA, where she was Hospital Director of their London hospitals.  Julie is particularly interested in soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery. As an Official Veterinarian [OV] she is authorised to issue pet passports and complete export health certificates. Julie lives in Putney with her husband and son, Moffat the Border Collie cross and a small tabby cat named Malinka.

Jacqui qualified from Cambridge University in 2007 and has worked at the Stone Lion since 2009. She was appointed hospital manager in addition to her clinical duties in 2015. Jacqui is particularly interested in emergency medicine and critical care as well as soft tissue surgery. Jacqui is an Official Veterinarian [OV] which means that she is authorised to issue pet passports and complete export health certificates. Jacqui lives in Wimbledon with her husband, her Yorkshire Terrier Brut and Tatty a tabby cat who was brought to Stone Lion as an abandoned kitten. Outside of work, Jacqui’s interests are knitting, gardening and reading.

Nikolina graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2010 and has been working since then in Greece and the U.K. She joined the team of Stone Lion in 2017 and her particular interests are emergency medicine and soft tissue surgery. Outside of work, Nikolina enjoys travelling, yoga, reading, crochet and pen and paper role-playing games.

Gianluca joined the team graduated in Perugia and has worked in general practice both in Italy and in the UK.  In 2016 he attended a one-year rotating internship and he is now studying towards a Certificate with the University of Liverpool. He joined the Stone Lion Hospital in 2018. Gianluca enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine and surgery, although has a keen interest in soft tissue surgery.

Francesca graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2018 and has joined the team at Stone Lion via our New Graduate scheme. Francesca is particularly interested in medicine and soft tissue surgery. Outside of work, she enjoys going to the gym, cooking, yoga and travelling.

Adam graduated from Onderstepoort University of Pretoria in 2013.  He came to the UK in 2016 and worked for the Goddard Group as a locum before joining the team at Stone Lion in 2018.  Adam enjoys medicine and has a strong interest in cardiology. He also enjoys care of hospitalised patients.  Outside work Adam enjoys travelling, park runs and skiing.

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Andrew has been with the Goddard Gropu since 2001 and qualified as a veterinary nurse at Stone Lion in 2006.  He then spent six years at our busy Fulham branch before returning to Stone Lion in 2014.  Andrew enjoys working as a clinical coach training student nurses and has a particular interest in client care and patient rehabilitation.  At home Andrew has had many cats and dogs over the years but most of his spare time is now spent with his two daughters.

Emma grew up in Portugal, where she began her nursing training. She joined the team at Fulham in May 2017 and is now our senior nurse and Clinical Coach. As the granddaughter of a BVNA founding member, Emma has an innate passion for the nursing profession with a particular interest in surgical and critical care nursing. Outside of work Emma shares her home with Ed, a rescue cat and any spare time is spent with her horse V.

Louise studied veterinary nursing in New Zealand and graduated with a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2015 from Unitec Institute of Technology.  Louise worked as a veterinary nurse in New Zealand before moving to the UK in 2017 and worked at a busy London hospital for a year before joining the team at Stone Lion.  Louise likes all aspects of veterinary nursing with a special interest in internal medicine.

Nicky qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2008 from Onderstepoort in South Africa. She moved to the UK in 2009 and varied her job experience but finds her passion lies in anaesthetics and emergency critical care. Nicky is currently one of the night nurses at the Stone Lion but has previously worked as a locum at both the Kennington branch and Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital as a day nurse.  She has a keen interest in anaesthesia, ‘small furry’ nursing and emergency and critical care.  In her spare time Nicky enjoys obstacle course racing or visiting London’s best coffee shops. She also volunteers for the charity StreetVet.

Nicola qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2017 and joined the team at Stone Lion shortly after. She has a particular interest in wound management and surgery.  Originally from Wales, Nicola loves her return trips to visit her family and being very creative she takes her inspiration from the beautiful Welsh countryside.

Originally from Southport, Stacey moved to London in February 2018 where she joined the team at Stone Lion.  Stacey particularly enjoys surgery and being in theatre. Prior to nursing, Stacey spent time on game reserves in Africa working with orang-utans in Borneo as well as working in France caring for Arab show horses belonging to the Sultan of Oman.  In her spare time she enjoys visiting the pretty villages of the Surrey countryside.

Billie joined the team at Stone Lion as a Ward Assistant in November 2017 and she is planning on starting her nurse training in 2019.  Billie enjoys caring for all pets having grown up with Labradors at home. She currently owns two ginger cats called Chester and Phoenix.  In her spare time Billie plays rugby and enjoys photography.

Emily has worked at Stone Lion since 2017 and hopes to finish her studies and qualify as a veterinary nurse in 2019.  She has a strong interest in emergency and critical care and hopes to expand her knowledge in this area after qualifying. She also has experience nursing exotics and very much enjoys this.  Emily has volunteered for several sanctuaries in Africa and hopes to return there to continue her travels one day.  In her spare time she enjoys relaxing with friends and family.

Leigh started at Stone Lion as a Ward Assistant in June 2016 and transferred to our busy Kennington branch for a while before returning in 2018.  Leigh is passionate about cats and feline behaviour and owns several rescue cats.

Louise qualified as a veterinary nurse at Stone Lion in 2005 having previously worked at our Kingston branch.  She loves both cats and dogs and for many years organised and assisted with puppy classes, learning about canine behaviour.  Louise enjoys anaesthesia, surgery and nursing geriatric patients back to health.  In her spare time she enjoys visiting Scotland and driving her Morris Minor. She has two rescue cats and a Border Terrier.

After working in banking for 27 years Tania decided to follow her heart and started a career working with animals. She began as an auxiliary nurse in a wildlife hospital and after two years joined the team at Stone Lion as a receptionist. Tania is now the line manager for the team of five receptionists. Tania is the first port of call for any wildlife casualties that are brought in and helps with the rehoming of strays. At home, Tania has six cats, three rabbits and one tortoise (all rescues) and enjoys cycling, reading and volunteering at Wildlife Aid.

Annette joined Stone Lion in November 2010 following a long career with HSBC. She loves cats and in her spare time volunteers for Cats’ Protection at their Chelwood Gate adoption centre.  Annette supports several animal charities and is a member of The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent.  In her spare time, Annette enjoys 80s music and Formula One. She lives with her husband and feisty cat Lulu.

Originally from Merseyside, Rosie completed a degree in English at Liverpool John Moores University in 2012 before moving to London.  She worked for two years at the Lyric Theatre in the West End before moving on to work in publishing.  Rosie joins the team at Stone Lion with over ten years of customer service experience and enjoys providing quality care to our clients and their pets.

After completing a degree, Theresa embarked in a career in the NHS. Several years ago she decided to pursue a career involving her passion, animals. She has worked for several years in a veterinary surgery as a receptionist and joined the team at Stone Lion in 2018.  Theresa is looking forward to meeting our clients and a their lovely pets. She lives in New Malden with her two dogs Archie and Daisy and a large tank full of fish. In her spare time Theresa enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, theatre, reading and walking.