We are one of the few centres in the world to be able to offer heart surgery for dogs and cats.
Most cases we see are mitral valve repairs for the management of myxomatous (degenerative) mitral valve disease, but we also have experience in, and are able to offer surgery for a whole range of other conditions including, tricuspid valve dysplasia, congenital mitral valve abnormalities, pulmonic stenosis, double chambered right ventricle and other conditions.
Our team consists of Poppy Bristow, Anne Kurosawa, Craig Bailey, Hayley McDonald, Jackie Demetriou, Freddie Corletto. As well as numerous other Specialists and specialty nurses.
To discuss a case with us please email us on heart.team@dwr.co.uk or call us on 01638 572012 and ask to speak to Poppy or Craig.
Dr. Poppy Bristow has been passionate about cardiac surgery since she started her specialist training. She has worked in several different hospitals, undertaken advanced training in cardiothoracic surgery in both veterinary and human hospitals and participated in and led multiple research studies in order to progress this discipline in small animals.
Poppy finds this area so fascinating as successful surgery can provide a cure in patients with an ultimately fatal disease such as myxomatous mitral valve disease. Heart surgery can most importantly make a huge difference to the quality of life of both the patients and their owners. As there are currently only a handful of centres worldwide offering heart surgery, she is passionate to train future heart surgeons to allow greatly availability of this surgery to pets and owners.
Craig is one of our core heart team members assisting Dr. Poppy Bristow with the new heart surgery and liaising with clients and referring cardiologists. Craig also has keen interests in nursing critically ill patients, transfusion medicine and extracorporeal dialysis
Team Members
Stacey Pearson
Case Manager - Cardiology and the heart team
Bianca Garner
Medicine Ward Nurse
Carlos Filipe Januario
Theatre Nurse
Catherine Wright
RVN
Neurology Nurse
Charlene Mallott
Dip HE CVN DipAVN RVN
Neurology Nurse Manager
Sophie-Jane Boggas
ISFMDipFN RVN
Medicine Ward Nurse
Cláudia Canelas
RVN
Cat Ward Nurse
Donna Mason
FdSc RVN DipHECVN DipAVN
Night Nurse
Ella Sims
Ophthalmology Nurse
Emma Chilcott
Student Veterinary Nurse
Emma Cottey
RVN
Nurse in Neurology
Sharna Lambert
RVN
Internal Medicine Nurse
Emma Myers
Dip HE, CVN, Dip AVN, VTS (Anesthesia), RVN
Senior Anaesthesia and Analgesia Technician
Felicity Bradbeer
RVN
Internal Medicine Nurse
Gemma Baker
ECC Nurse Manager
Hannah Moore
Internal Medicine Nurse
Hannah Pokora
BTEC BSc (Hons)
Neurology Nurse
Stacey Chillingworth
RVN
Cat Ward Nurse
Hannah Young
RVN
Theatre Nurse
Alexandra Wallington
RVN
Internal Medicine Nurse
Arron Smith
BVSc PGCertSAM MRCVS
Intern in Medicine
Victoria Brown
BSc (Hons)
Night Nurse
Danielle Parker
RVN
Nurse in Anaesthesia
Coleen Berry
BSc(Hons) RVN
Cardiology Nurse
Claire Thomas
RVN Dip CVN Dip AVN
Critical Care Nurse - ICU
Zoe Ellington
BSc(Hons) RVN
Surgery Ward Nurse
Hayley Eyres
Neurology Nurse
Federica Porcarelli
BSAVA Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care
ICU - Intern
Melissa Jane Woodbridge
Nights - Nursing Assistant
Helen Thurlow
RVN
Neurology Nurse
Jade Waterlow
Student Veterinary Nurse
Jasmine Kaines
BSc(Hons) RVN
Critical Care Nurse - ICU
John Marques
RVN
Ward Nurse
Jourdan Colegate
Student Veterinary Nurse
Julieta Silva
Surgery Ward Nurse Manager
Karen Wayte
Night Nurse
Kate Pickles
RVN
Neurology Nurse Supervisor
Katie Leigh
RVN
Surgery Ward Nurse Manager
Ben Lummis
Hospital Manager
Kayleigh Whitehead
Student Veterinary Nurse
Kelly Pugh
RVN
Night Nurse
Kerry Hall
BSc(Hons) DipAVN CertVNECC VTS(ECC), CertVN ECC RVN
Night Nurse
Laura Smith
RVN, C-SQP
Ward Nurse
Leila Radford
Student Veterinary Nurse
Lucy Claisse
Student Veterinary Nurse
Lyndsay Broadhurst
RVN
Neurology Nurse
Helen Fewson-Reeve
PGCertVBM
Telemedicine Manager
Helen Harding
Finance Administrator
Sharon Leppard
Accounts Manager
Sophie Hart
People Co-ordinator
Sophie Holtaway
Finance Administrator
Telmo Filipe
IT Support Technician
Holly Sayer
Finance Administrator
Lindsay Taylor
Finance Administrator
Maddie Campbell
Accounts Administrator
Juliet Drummond
DAVN (medical) CERTVNECC RVN
Night Nurse
Nadine Molloy
Finance Administrator
Kate Barber
BA(hon), RVN
Night Nurse
Richard Baker
ACA ACSP ACTC
IT Manager
Kerry Brundell
RVM
Dermatology Nurse
Laura Bunbury
Intern in Diagnostic Imaging
Kirsty Hart
Night Nurse
Jessica Brookes
Nursing Assistant
Helen Platten
Senior HR Advisor
Katrina Wilson
Night PCA Manager
Amie Perry
Client Care Team
Carla Jacobs
Client Care Team
Jessica Greaves
Rebecca Baron
RVN NCERT(ANBEH)
Night Nurse
Sam Butcher
Client Care Team Lead
Maggie Barbosa
Neurology Nurse
Mel Brace
RVN Dip CVN Dip AVN
Critical Care Nurse - ICU
Melanie Means
RVN
Neurology Nurse
Melanie Rich
RVN CertVNECC
Night Nurse
Melanie Thomason
RVN
Night Nurse
Melissa Mackenzie
RVN
Ward Nurse
Michelle Trowell
RVN
Night Nurse
Nicola Jayne Ramsay
RVN
Ophthalmology Ward Nurse Manager
Nicole Bradfield
RVN FdSc
Theatre Nurse
Paula Lungley
Night Nurse
Phoebe Crittenden
RVN Diploma in Animal Management
Medicine Ward Nurse
Rebekah Underwood
Internal Medicine Nurse Manager
Catherine Rolfe
GradDipVN RVN AFHEA
Lecturer
Rochelle Scott
Student Veterinary Nurse
Rowena Owen
Night Nurse
Sophie O’Halloran
RVN
Anaesthesia Nurse
Stepan Rudakov
Night Nurse
Stephanie Jeffery
RVN
Neurology Nurse
Tara Whittelton
RVN
Medicine Ward Nurse
Mandy Kearny
Dispensary Manager
Terry Lack
RVN Cert VN ECC
Night Nurse Manager
Tom Egger
RVN
Cat Ward Nurse
Toni Pettitt
RVN
ECC Nurse Manager
Vicky Barker
RVN
Internal Medicine Nurse Manager
Vicky Friar
Night Nurse
Victoria Watling
RVN Advanced Cert. In Veterinary Physiotherapy
Student and Senior Nurse Support Coordinator
Vikki Brewer
RVN
Night Nurse
Ali Heywood
RVN
Academy Principal
Viktorija Rudakova
Student Veterinary Nurse
Wendy J Pashley
RVN DipAVN Cert Ed BSc
Lecturer
Tessa Croucher
FdSc VN Cert RVN
Lecturer
Kelly Winstanley
RVN CertEd
Lecturer
Sally Petts
RVN Grad Dip
Lecturer
Lauren Lawton
RVN NCert (Aneasth)
Veterinary Nursing Liaison and Quality Officer
Angel Green
Lecturer
Jonny Lummis
Health & Safety and Facilities Lead
Timothy Wallis
Maintenance Team Leader
Aimilia Konstantinidou
Student Veterinary Nurse
Jody Tancock
RVN, DipHE AVN
Oncology Nurse Manager
Danielle Imerson
Recruitment & Retention Lead
Rebecca Stoddart
RVN
Critical Care Nurse - ICU
Richard Trinder
BSc BVMS MRCVS PGDip VCP MANZCVS
ICU - Intern
Amy Harding
FdSc RVN
Cat Ward Nurse
April Say
Student Veterinary Nurse
Yvonne Hignell
Hospital Director
Leah Unwin
Dip VetPhys MIAAT
Veterinary Physiotherapist
Team Leader
Ruth Campbell
BSc (Hons)
Laboratory Manager
Daisy Huxtable
BSc (Hons), MSc VetPhys, MNAVP
Veterinary Physiotherapist
Ben Lummis
Operations Manager
Deborah Bell
Client Care Team Manager
Fiona Millward
BSc (Hons) VetPhys
Veterinary Physiotherapist
Christine Dubeau
BSc BVM&S MVetMed DipACVP MRCVS
Clinical Pathologist
Gemma Reeve
RVN ISFM CertFN
Head of Clinical Governance
Alessandro Conte
DVM, CertAVP, MRCVS ECVS
Resident in Small Animal Surgery
Nicola Thomas
BSc (Hons), MSc VetPhys, MNAVP
Veterinary Physiotherapist
Sarah Bradbury
BSc(Hons) CIMDipl
Marketing Manager
Sarah Powdrill-Wells
BSc (Hons), MSc Vet Phys, MNAVP
Veterinary Physiotherapist
Kelly Stevenson
FCCA
Finance Business Partner
Amanda Laudrum
01638 597435
Case Manager - Oncology
Claire Foster
MCIPD
HR Business Partner
Joy Fenner
BSc BVSc BVM BVS PGCert CertAVP(ECC) CertAVP(GSAS) MRCVS
Resident Surgery in Soft Tissue Surgery
Charlotte Carron
01638 597433
Case Manager - Oncology
Diogo António Sousa Gouveia
DVM MSc MRCVS
Intern in Neurology and Neurosurgery
Julia Tang
BVetMed (Hons), PGDipVCP, MRCVS
Resident in Internal Medicine
Libby Jones
01638 597432
Case Manager - Soft Tissue Surgery
Jade Radway
BSc(Hons)
Biomedical Scientist
Katherine Norris
BSc (Hons)
Biomedical Scientist
Thomas King
BSc
Biomedical Scientist
Joel Tait
MSc BSc
Biomedical Scientist
Jenny Plant
BSc(Hons)
Biomedical Scientist
Jenni Bartram
BSc(Hons)
Biomedical Scientist
Carrie-Ann Gilbey
Biomedical Scientist
Emily Owen
Laboratory Receptionist
Nikki Thurley
Laboratory Receptionist / Administrator
Tara Fogarty
01638 597434
Case Manager - Neurology
Valentina Campoli
Intern in Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Tim Gamston