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.

Helen joined the Goddard Group in 2015 and initially worked at our surgeries in Fulham, Kennington and Putney before transferring to the Stone Lion Hospital in June 2016. Helen is studying for a Certificate in Small Animal Medicine and her interests include dermatology, dentistry and animal welfare. Helen is an Official Veterinarian [OV] which means that she is authorised to issue pet passports and complete export health certificates. Outside of work Helen enjoys running, cycling, yoga and outdoor swimming.

Louise graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2011 and after working in both first opinion and referral practice in the UK and Australia, she joined Stone Lion in October 2016. Louise’s main interests are in cardiology and diagnostic imaging so she spends a lot of her working time in the ultrasound suite at Stone Lion! She lives in nearby Putney and outside of work enjoys the gym, running, playing guitar and travelling.

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 as a night vet 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.

Michael joined the Goddard Group via our New Graduate scheme in 2017 after graduating from the Royal Veterinary College. Mike’s main interests are geriatric and feline medicine and also ophthalmology. In his spare time, Mike is actively involved in his local church and enjoys reading, cycling and playing the saxophone.

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.

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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.