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.   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. She 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.

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.

Ellie studied veterinary medicine at The Royal Veterinary College and graduated in 2016. She has a special interest in exotic pets and completed a certificate in Exotic Animal Practice in 2019. When not at work, Ellie loves to travel and spend time with her three legged cat Flossie and Frank the french bulldog.

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.

Rachel qualified from The University of Bristol in 2018 and joined the team at Stone Lion in 2019. She has a particular interest in soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery. Outside of work, she can be found cycling around the Surrey hills or running after her cat Finn.

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.

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.

Elena graduated from the University of Queensland in 2015. She then completed a rotating internship at Queensland Veterinary Specialists in Emergency and Critical Care, Medicine and Surgery and taught at the University of Queensland as a Clinical Professor in ECC.  Elena joined the team at Stone Lion in 2020. She has a keen interest in surgery and imaging and spends her free time travelling Europe and playing hockey.

Alan qualified from University College Dublin in 2016. He grew up on a farm in the west of Ireland with two dogs and had been working in mixed practice in stunning Cornwall since qualifying, before moving to London to join the team at Stone Lion as an emergency/night vet. Alan has a resuce cat called Marvin who is full of character.

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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.

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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.

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.

Emily has worked at Stone Lion since 2017 and qualified 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.

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Sarah qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2018 and worked in small animal practice in south west London before joining the team at Stone Lion in 2020. Sarah enjoys internal medicine and emergency and critical care. At home, Sarah has a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Dylan.

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Dania first joined the Goddard Group in 2005 and after training, qualified as an RVN in 2011.  She left for while to start a family and returned to nursing firstly as a locum before returning to the Stone Lion Hospital in 2020.  Dania has a keen interest in emergency eare and anaesthesia.  At home she has two dogs and is a support foster carer for No Boundaries rescue centre.

Daisy completed a City & Guilds BTEC in Animal Management at Capel Manor College 2013-15 and then went on to gain the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Veterinary Nursing at the College of Animal Welfare.  During her training Dhas worked in different types of clinics and hospitals and she very much likes the pace of a hospital environment and has a particular interest in diagnostic radiography.

Emma grew up in Portugal, where she began her nursing training. She joined the team at our Fulham branch 2017 and transferred to the Stone Lion Hospital in 2019.  Emma is a Clinical Coach and 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.

Phoebe studied a BSc in Wildlife Conservation and undertook global study in Borneo and Peru during this time. After graduation Phoebe worked and travelled in New Zealand for a time before returning to the UK and joining the team at Stone Lion to pursue a career in Veterinary Nursing. Phoebe has a keen interest in all aspects of surgical nursing and emergency care and enjoys travelling and working on welfare/conservation projects in her spare time.

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Jessica carried out work experience at our Tooting branch before joining the Goddard Group in 2019.

Mary joined the team at Stone Lion in 2019 and has always had a passion for animals and is currently training to be a veterinary nurse. In her spare time she enjoys travelling and visiting her Border Collie and two naughty tortie cats who live in the Irish countryside.

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.

Shona joined the team at Stone Lion in 2018 after completing an extended Diploma in I.T before going on to study a course in Business and Administration. Since leaving education Shona has aimed for her dream job working alongside animals and now looks forward to meeting clients and their pets.

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.

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