Veterinary surgeons

Emily graduated from The Royal Veterinary College in 2007. She has been at Ambivet ever since initially working at the Nottingham side of the practice but now spends most of her time at the Heanor surgery. Emily enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, taking a particular interest in soft tissue surgery, emergency medicine, endoscopy and ultrasound.

When not working Emily spends most of her time with her two very active dogs, Molly, a Springer x Lab and Mia, a Welsh Springer Spaniel.

Paul is a long standing member of the practice and will be familiar to many of our clients. He qualified from Bristol University in 1984 and retains an enthusiastic interest in all aspects of veterinary medicine. He is particularly interested in orthopaedics, advanced surgery, and clinical governance.

In 1997 he gained further qualification, the Certificate in Small Animal Orthopaedics and in 2015 was recognised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and awarded ‘Advanced Practitioner Status in Small Animal Orthopaedics’. He has a role as Clinical Director and aims to provide a clinical lead for the practice.

Outside of work he enjoys cycling, swimming, horse riding, ornithology, gardening and travel.

Bryan graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2018, moving up to the Midlands and starting at Ambivet shortly after. He enjoys both medicine and surgery, and has a particular interest in diagnostic imaging and ultrasound.

Outside of work, Bryan is an avid rock climber and boulderer, and can often be found out in the Peak district when the weather is fair. Bryan rescued a stray kitten called Lunch in 2021 who he dotes on.

Jolene studied at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London and qualified in 2020, she decided to permanently join our team in June 2020 after spending many months with us on clinical placement. Jolene has a particular interest and love for surgery but loves every aspect of the job, with animal welfare being especially important to her. In the future, Jolene would like to take on more surgical cases and possibly complete a soft tissue surgical certificate.

Jolene loves all furries but big dogs and cats have a special place in her heart. Jolene has rescued Boston X pup from Ambivet called Holly-Elf and has two cats called Loki and Luna, which she spends most of her days cuddling and cleaning up after! Jolene likes to spend her free time taking Holly-Elf on new adventures, reading, visiting friends and family and doing absolutely nothing on the sofa with the fur babies and a coffee.

Catherine studied at the University of Nottingham and graduated in 2018. She has worked at Ambivet since graduating and is now based at the Aspley branch. Her particular interests lie in medicine and she is currently studying a distance education course in Feline Medicine.

Catherine has one cat at home called Huxley. She adopted him when he was retired as a vet school teaching cat in 2018. In her spare time Catherine enjoys running and swimming including open water swimming.

Hannah graduated from the University of Liverpool in July 2015 and went into small animal practice in North Wales. After relocating, Hannah joined Ambivet in 2021. Apart from meeting the animals and their owners, she enjoys the variety of small animal practice. Hannah enjoys a mixture of internal medicine and surgery.

At home, Hannah has a crazy but loveable Staffordshire Bull Terrier who was rehomed from a rescue centre a few years ago.

Ben graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2021 and joined Ambivet straight from vet school. Being early on in his veterinary career, Ben likes to keep an open mind about where the job will take him but is already developing interests in surgery.

Outside of work Ben enjoys watching sports, mainly football and rugby, and is a keen Leicester Tigers fan.

Victoria graduated from the University of Bristol in 2012 and has been at Ambivet ever since, initially working at Heanor and now split between Heanor and Ilkeston part time. She has a particular in interest in internal medicine and is currently completing a certificate in this field.

At home Victoria enjoys cooking and walks with her small son and Border Terrier Margot.

Jess studied Veterinary Science at The University of Liverpool and qualified in July 2020. Jess can be found working across the branches, but particularly enjoys working at our hospital branch in Heanor. Jess enjoys all aspects of being a veterinary practitioner, but has a particular interest in neurology and internal medicine. In the future, Jess hopes to study for a certificate in small animal medicine to further her knowledge.

Jess loves dogs- particularly beagles. In her spare time, she enjoys walking her naughty beagle Benji and socialising with her friends.

Megan graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2019 and started at Ambivet soon after. She has a particular interest in neurology, internal medicine and diagnostic imaging but is also enjoying all aspects of the job.

When not working, Megan is out socialising with friends or at home cuddling her Westipoo Archie.

Jess graduated from Cambridge Vet School in July 2013 and spent a couple of months working in Gloucester before making the move up north to Sheffield in September 2013 where she stayed for over four years, before joining the Ambivet team in early 2018. She has a love of all things furry though isn’t scared by friends of a feathered nature – in her spare time she volunteers for the British Trust for Ornithology working as a trainee bird ringer – fitting small metal ID rings to wild birds to help track population trends and migration patterns. When not out helping with this she can often be found up, or indeed under, various hills and mountains and she also has a keen interest in caving, climbing and mountaineering, and is an active member of the local cave rescue team.

Nikki graduated from The University of Nottingham in 2021 and has worked at Ambivet since. She enjoys all aspects of small animal practice.

Outside of work, she enjoys gardening and walking her two dogs in the Peak District.

Amy graduated from the University of Bristol in 2011. She has worked at Ambivet ever since, and has recently completed a post graduate certificate in Clinical Animal Behaviour from the University of Edinburgh. She enjoys both medicine and soft tissue surgery equally.

When not at work she enjoys walking her rescue dog Jimmy in the Peak District.

Paulina graduated in Wroclaw, Poland in 2018. After graduation, she volunteered in few rescue clinics in Europe, also participating in spay and neuter programmes in Greece and Cyprus. She moved to England in 2019, where she spent a year in small animal practice in Portsmouth and then moved over to Midlands.

Paulina spends her free time outdoors. She has a rescue dog called Forest.