Archives: Team Members

Nadine Schnieder graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Vienna in 2016. She spent one year working as a small animal veterinary surgeon at a busy first and second opinion referral hospital in Vienna. She then completed a 12-month rotating internship at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover in the small […]

Dr Maria Potamopoulou graduated with honours from the Veterinary Medicine Institution of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2015. She subsequently worked as a small animal primary care veterinary surgeon in first and second opinion clinics in Cyprus and Guernsey for two years. Maria then completed a 17-month surgical internship in the orthopaedics, neurosurgery, […]

Dr Mario Coppola graduated from the University of Naples in 2011. He worked in a busy hospital in Naples before moving to the United Kingdom in 2014. He spent the following two years working in a busy first opinion practice on the Isle of Wight. He then undertook a surgical internship at Fitzpatrick Referrals, followed […]

Dr Carina Black (nee Rotter) graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna (Austria) in 2013, specialising in small animal medicine within her last year of studies. She spent three and a half years working in a private referral centre in Vienna, a reputable clinic for 24/7 emergency service. During that time, Carina particularly […]

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal SurgeryEBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery Dr Jan Janovec graduated with honours from the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno (Czech Republic) in 2008. After three years working in a referral centre in Brno, he moved to the UK, where he completed two rotating internships and […]

Felicity Stringer attended the University of Exeter and graduated in 2007 with a first-class honours degree in medical imaging (diagnostic radiography). She then began her first post as a  radiographer at the Royal Surrey County Hospital where she started building her knowledge and experience as a radiography professional.  In 2009 she became a senior radiographer […]

EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery Sarah graduated from Massey University, New Zealand in 1995 and spent five years in mixed practice before joining the University of Liverpool where she held the position of surgical resident gaining the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2003, and European College of Veterinary Surgeons diploma in 2007, […]

Fiona graduated as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1994 and worked in the NHS and private sports clinics until 1997. Her interests lay within the orthopaedic and outpatient sectors where sports injuries are common. Fiona underwent a post-graduate training to specialise in animals in 1997 and was based in Hampshire, although it took her all around […]

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal SurgeryEBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal SurgeryDiplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and RehabilitationDiplomate of the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Dr James Guthrie is one of the most highly qualified veterinarians in Europe and the only veterinarian in the UK to be […]