Anne grew up on a dairy farm in Scotland surrounded by an array of farm animals as well as many horses, cats and dogs. After graduating at Glasgow University Veterinary School in 1982 she worked as the house surgeon at the university for a year before moving south to work at the Royal Veterinary College…
Claire graduated from Bristol University in 2008. She worked in a small practice, Nottingham for 3 years before joining Anne Nelson Vets in October 2012. Claire has a keen interest in animal behaviour, cardiology and internal medicine, as well as music, crafting, walking her dog and cuddling the inpatients.
At the age of one, Alexandra was already on her first real pony. All her childhood she was surrounded by cats and dogs, so it was an obvious decision to become a vet or join the mounted police…the job with the most passion was an obvious choice! Alexandra graduated from Ghent University in 2005 and…
Natalie graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in summer 2014. As a new graduate she spent her first year based in Glasgow working in small animal first opinion practice. After a very quick year Natalie continued her career down south and joined Anne Nelson Vets in August 2015. Since moving Natalie has…
Sean loved growing up around animals thanks to his childhood dog Winston who was a Great Dane. He graduated From University College Dublin in 2014 with a keen interest in orthopaedics and reptiles. He gained vast experience in an animal hospital environment in Kent before joining Anne Nelson Vets. He is looking forward to gaining…
Dawn qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1996 and after various permanent and locum positions she settled at Anne Nelson Vets becoming a permanent member of staff in 2003. In 2012, along with Karen Davison, Dawn took on the role of practice manager whilst also continuing to nurse part time. However she has since given…
Elle is responsible for leading the team of nurses here at Nelsons. She qualified as a Veterinary Nurse at the University Of Pretoria, South Africa in 1998. After which she worked in Cape Town for 2 years. Over the next couple of years, Elle travelled around America and Europe before joining Nelsons in 2003. Elle…
Karen graduated from the RVC and Middlesex universities in July 2007 but joined the Nelsons team a few months before. Her main interests are surgical nursing, nutrition and advising owners on caring for their pets. Karen also has the A1 assessor qualification, which has since become the Clinical Coach certificate, and trains the student nurses.…
Kate joined Anne Nelson Vets in 2011 having completed her qualification and training in a practice in Ewell. She enjoys all aspects of nursing and completed the Pet Health Counsellor course in 2012.
Jo has been working for Anne Nelson Vets for many years and helps train Student Veterinary Nurses that are on placement as part of their degree.
Angela qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2006 and joined Anne Nelson Vets in 2012. She has a keen interest in Canine Behaviour Therapy and Training having worked for a behaviourist and trained her own Springer Spaniel in obedience, agility, and flyball.
Kiera joined Anne Nelson Vets in July 2015 after graduating from Harper Adams University and completing a year’s placement with the team. Kiera enjoys all aspects of nursing, especially cleaning a dirty ear and cutting nails. She has 3 Westies at home and a pet pigeon called Sidney to keep her entertained. SaveSave