Cardiology

Cardiac Surgery

Our Services

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.

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.

Additional Information

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Team Members

Dr. Anne Kurosawa

Head of Cardiology

Poppy Bristow

Head of Cardiac Surgery

Sacha Clarke-May

RVN

Nurse in Oncology

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

DipAVN(small animal) VTS(anaesthesia & analgesia) RVN

Anaesthesia Nurse

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 Dunthorne

RVN

Internal Medicine Nurse

Zoe Ellington

BSc(Hons) RVN

Surgery Ward Nurse

Abigail Ling

FDSC, BSc

Nursing Assistant

Emily Bird

RVN

Surgery Ward Nurse

Hayley Eyres

Neurology Nurse

Federica Porcarelli

BSAVA Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care

ICU - Intern

Amy Higgins

Nursing Assistant

Andrew Brock

Nursing Assistant

Annalise Jacobs

Nursing Assistant

Chloe Jacques

Nursing Assistant

Frederick Lavery

Nursing Assistant

Jessica Osbourne

CPD Level 3 Canine Psychology

Nursing Assistant

Lauren Huggan

Emergency and Critical Care Nursing Assistant

Melissa Jane Woodbridge

Nights - Nursing Assistant

Nichola Fallows

Night Nursing Assistant

Amy Jewell

Ophthalmology Nursing Assistant

Rosario Cerundolo

DVM CertVD DipECVD FRCVS

Head of Dermatology

Anya Warren

Nursing Assistant

Pete Mantis

DVM DipECVDI FHEA FRCVS

Head of Diagnostic Imaging

Harriet Bolton

RVN

Medicine Ward Nurse Manager

Helen Thurlow

RVN

Neurology Nurse

Dawn Kelly

Nursing Assistant

Jade Waterlow

Student Veterinary Nurse

Jasmine Kaines

BSc(Hons) RVN

Critical Care Nurse - ICU

John Marques

RVN

Ward Nurse

Dee Oldham

Night Nursing Assistant

Jourdan Colegate

Student Veterinary Nurse

Julieta Silva

Surgery Ward Nurse Manager

Karen Wayte

Night Nurse

Kate Pickles

RVN

Neurology Nurse Supervisor

Donna Wilkins

Night Nursing Assistant

Katie Leigh

RVN

Ward Nurse

Ben Lummis

Hospital Manager

Katie Whitton

RVN

Oncology Nurse

Kayleigh Whitehead

Student Veterinary Nurse

Kelly Pugh

RVN

Night Nurse

Ellen Staines

Nursing Assistant

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

Emma Pearson

Groomer

Lucy Claisse

Student Veterinary Nurse

Danielle Imerson

Recruitment

Lyndsay Broadhurst

RVN

Neurology Nurse

Faye Moore

Nursing Assistant

Helen Fewson-Reeve

PGCertVBM

Telemedicine Manager

Helen Harding

Finance Administrator

Sharon Leppard

Accounts Manager

Sophie Hart

People Co-ordinator

Georgina Elvin

Night Nursing Assistant

Sophie Holtaway

Finance Administrator

Telmo Filipe

IT Support Technician

Hannah Davy

Nursing Assistant

Jake Howard

ANA

Nursing Assistant

Holly Sayer

Finance Administrator

Lindsay Taylor

Finance Administrator

Jen Dunbar

Night Nursing Assistant

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

Jess Blais

Nursing Assistant

Laura Bunbury

Intern in Diagnostic Imaging

Samantha Jones

People Manager

Kirsty Hart

Night Nurse

Jessica Brookes

Nursing Assistant

Jo Bigg

Nursing Assistant

Joseph Tomlinson

Nursing Assistant

Josh Baxter

Nursing Assistant

Katie Fulcher

BSc MSc

Nursing Assistant

Katrina Wilson

Deputy Manager
Night PCA Manager

Kayleigh Cirket

Nursing Assistant

Kerry Dixon

Nursing Assistant

Laura Biggs

Nursing Assistant

Lauran Goode

Emergency and Critical Care Nursing Assistant

Louise Fuller

Night Nursing Assistant

Amanda Dawson

Client Care Team

Amie Perry

Client Care Team

Carla Jacobs

Client Care Team

Cat Smith

Client Care Team

Charlotte Carron

Client Care Team

Ginny Lovell-Spencer

Client Care Team

Jane Baldwin Brown

Client Care Team

Jessica Greaves

Jude Jenkins

Client Care Team

Liberty Jones

Client Care Team

Rebecca Baron

RVN NCERT(ANBEH)

Night Nurse

Sam Butcher

Deputy Client Care Team Manager

Sarah Bidwell

Client Care Team Supervisor

Stacey Pearson

Client Care Team Supervisor

Lucy Smith

Nursing Assistant

Rebecca Coe

Night Nursing Assistant

Maggie Barbosa

Neurology Nurse

Rheanna Barsby

Nursing Assistant

Mel Brace

RVN Dip CVN Dip AVN

Critical Care Nurse - ICU

Melanie Means

RVN

Neurology Nurse

Rhiannon Soutra

Ward Assistant

Melanie Rich

RVN CertVNECC

Night Nurse

Samantha Austin

Nursing Assistant

Melanie Thomason

RVN

Night Nurse

Shannon Courtenay-King

Nursing Assistant

Melissa Mackenzie

RVN

Ward Nurse

Michelle Trowell

RVN

Night Nurse

Nerea Nieto Nunez

Ward Nurse

Nicola Jayne Ramsay

RVN

Ophthalmology Ward Nurse Manager

Nicole Bradfield

RVN FdSc

Theatre Nurse

Emma Eagle

Dispensary Assistant

Paula Lungley

Night Nurse

Phoebe Crittenden

RVN Diploma in Animal Management

Medicine Ward Nurse

Gemma Austin-Brown

RVN

Dispensary Assistant

Rebekah Underwood

Internal Medicine Nurse Manager

Catherine Rolfe

GradDipVN RVN AFHEA

Lecturer

Rochelle Scott

Student Veterinary Nurse

Rowena Owen

Night Nurse

Jordan Piatkowski

Dispensary/Cardiology Assistant

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

Nathalie Wilkinson

Dispensary Assistant

Vicky Barker

RVN

Deputy Internal Medicine Nurse Manager

Vicky Friar

Night Nurse

Edwin Day

Veterinary Radiographer

Victoria Watling

RVN Advanced Cert. In Veterinary Physiotherapy

Student and Senior Nurse Support Coordinator

Kayleigh Conlon

Ultrasound Assistant

Vikki Brewer

RVN

Night Nurse

Kim Pretty

BSc (Hons)

Senior Radiographer

Ali Heywood

RVN

Academy Principal

Viktorija Rudakova

Student Veterinary Nurse

Tara Fogarty

Ultrasound Assistant

Wendy J Pashley

RVN DipAVN Cert Ed BSc

Lecturer

Tessa Croucher

FdSc VN Cert RVN

Lecturer

Kelly Winstanley

RVN CertEd

Lecturer

Eleanor Jones

Theatre Technician

Sally Petts

RVN Grad Dip

Lecturer

Lauren Lawton

RVN NCert (Aneasth)

Veterinary Nursing Liaison and Quality Officer

Elizabeth Blunt

Theatre Technician

Evangeleine Hayes

Theatre Technician

Angel Green

Kirsten (Kitt) Hunt

Theatre Technician

Nikki Hart

Theatre Technician

Victoria Whiting

Senior Theatre Technician

Wendy Diggens

Theatre Technician

Carl Mitchell

Maintenance Operative

Jonny Lummis

Facilities Manager

Kevin Carter

Maintenance Operative

Timothy Wallis

Maintenance Team Leader

Aimilia Konstantinidou

Student Veterinary Nurse

Jody Tancock

RVN, DipHE AVN

Oncology Nurse Manager

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

Nicolas Woodbridge

BVetMed MVS ECVS MRCVS

Head of Orthopaedic Surgery

Yvonne Hignell

Hospital Director

Lindsay Kellett-Gregory

BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS

Head of Emergency and Critical Care

Simon Tappin

MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS

Head of Internal Medicine

Dr. Anne Kurosawa

DVM MVetMed PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS DipACVIM (Cardiology)

Head of Cardiology

Poppy Bristow

BVetMed MVetMed PGCertVetEd FHEA DipECVS MRCVS

Head of Cardiac Surgery

Jackie Demetriou

BVetMed CertSAS DipECVS FRCVS

Head of Soft Tissue Surgery

Giunio Bruto Cherubini

DVM DipECVN MRCVS

Head of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Sara Verganti

Dip ECVIM-CA (Onc) MSc (Clin Onc) MRCVS

Head of Oncology

James Oliver

BVSc PhD CertVOphthal DipECVO FRCVS

Head of Ophthalmology

Federico (Freddie) Corletto

PhD CertVA DipECVAA FRCVS

Head of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Leah Unwin

Veterinary Physiotherapist
Team Leader

Elizabeth ‘Butty’ Villers

BVSc FRCPath DipECVP CertSAM CertVR MRCVS

Head of Clinical Pathology

Rachel Pittaway

BSc (Hons) BVSc (Hons) MVetMed Dipl.ACVP

Head of Anatomic Pathology

Hayley McDonald

BVSc (distinction) DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology) PhD MRCVS

Consultant in Cardiology

Ruth Campbell

BSc (Hons)

Laboratory Manager

Abby Caine

MA VetMB DipECVDI CertVDI MRCVS

Consultant in Diagnostic Imaging

Emily Thomas

BA VetMB DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS

Consultant in Emergency and Critical Care

Daisy Huxtable

Veterinary Physiotherapist

Daniela Murgia

DVM, GPCert(SASTS), GPCert(Onco), DipECVS, MRCVS

Consultant in Soft Tissue Surgery

Elena Scarpante

DVM MRCVS DipECVN

Consultant in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Charlie Pittaway

BSc(Hons) BVSc(Hons) Dip ECVIM-CA (Onc) MRCVS

Consultant in Oncology

Georgina Fricker

BVSc CertVOphthal DipECVO MRCVS

Consultant in Ophthalmology

Darren Barnes

MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS

Consultant in Small Animal Surgery

Becky Bhalla

MA VetMB DiplECVAA MRCVS

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Ben Lummis

Hospital Manager

Kate Irvine

MA VetMB PhD DipACVP (Clinical Pathology) MRCVS

Clinical Pathologist in Diagnostic Pathology

Heidi Taylor

Dip HE CVN Dip AVN RVN

Head of Nursing Services

Audrey Belmudes

Consultant in Diagnostic Imaging

Ruth Dennis

MA VetMB DVR DipECVDI FRCVS

Consultant in Diagnostic Imaging

Deborah Bell

Client Care Team Manager

Giacomo Stanzani

DVM MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS

Consultant in Emergency and Critical Care

Ferran Valls Sanchez

Dip.ECVIM-CA (Internal medicine), RCVS Internal Medicine Specialist

Consultant in Internal Medicine

Ines De Freitas

MSc MRCVS

Clinical Fellow in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Lorraine Fleming

BVetMed CertVOphthal MRCVS

Consultant in Ophthalmology

Chiara De Gennaro

DVM, DipECVAA MRCVS

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Marko Stejskal

DVM PhD DACVS-SA DECVS MRCVS RCVS

Consultant in Orthopaedics

Fiona Millward

BSc (Hons) VetPhys

Veterinary Physiotherapist

Rachel Hattersley

BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DECVS MRCVS

Consultant in Small Animal Surgery

Alexandra To

BVetMed MRCVS

Resident in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Kathleen Tennant

BVetMed Cert SAM Cert VC FRCPath MRCVS

Clinical Pathologist in Diagnostic Pathology

Christine Dubeau

BSc BVM&S MVetMed DipACVP MRCVS

Clinical Pathologist

Sam Jakovljevic

DVM MSc DVR DipECVDI MRVCS

Consultant in Diagnostic Imaging

Gemma Reeve

RVN ISFM CertFN

Business Relationship Manager

Alessandro Conte

DVM, CertAVP, MRCVS ECVS

Resident in Small Animal Surgery

Jess Florey

BVM&S MVetMed DipACVIM DipECVIM MRCVS

Consultant in Internal Medicine

Onne-Marju Russak

DVM PGC(SAMS) MRCVS

Clinical Fellow in Oncology

Angelo Capasso

MRCVS

Resident in Oncology

Renata Stavinohova

MVDr PhD PGCertSAOphthal DipECVO MRCVS

Consultant in Ophthalmology

Enzo Vettorato

PhD CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Nicola Thomas

MSc VetPhys MNAVP

Veterinary Physiotherapist

Francesco Zublena

DVM MRCVS

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Christophe Dupont

DVM MRCVS

Resident in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Ed Bellamy

BVSC MRCVS

Resident in Oncology

Nic Ilchyshyn

BSc BVSc FRCPath DipECVCP

Clinical Pathologist

Amy Galley

BVetMed PGDip VCP MRCVS

Resident in Ophthalmology

Caitlin Tzounos

BVSc MRCVS

Resident in Soft Tissue Surgery

Ana Rita Ramalho Furtado

DVM CertAVP(VDI) MRCVS

Clinical Fellow in Diagnostic Imaging

Sarah Bradbury

BSc(Hons) CIMDipl

Marketing Manager

Joana Aguiar

DVM, MVetMed, DipACVIM (SAIM), DipECVIM -CA, MRCVS

Consultant in Internal Medicine

Nigel Campbell

BVetMed PhD DipACVIM DipACVAA DipECVAA MRCVS

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Sarah Powdrill

PgD VetPhys MNAVP MSc

Veterinary Physiotherapist

Max Foreman

MA VetMB MRCVS

Resident in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Catarina Ventura Gonçalves

DVM MRCVS

Resident in Ophthalmology

Emilie Cloup

DVM MRes Dipl.ECVP MRCVS

Anatomic Pathologist

Shanti Esmieu

DVM MRCVS

Clinical Fellow in Diagnostic Imaging

David Haine

MA VetMB MRVVS

Resident in Soft Tissue Surgery

Kelly Stevenson

FCCA

Finance Business Partner

Mayank Seth

BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS

Consultant in Internal Medicine

Paolo Monticelli

DVM MVetMed DipECVAA MRCVS

Consultant in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Vera Pinel Pisco

MRCVS

Resident in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Filipa Lyseight

MVSc MRCVS

Resident in Oncology

Joelle Pinard

DMV Dipl.ACVP MRCVS

Anatomic Pathologist
Histopathologist

Claire Foster

MCIPD

HR Business Partner

Emilie Hanot

DVM MRCVS

Resident in Diagnostic Imaging

Joy Fenner

Resident Surgery in Soft Tissue Surgery

Alba Maldonado Moreno

DVM MRCVS

Resident in Internal Medicine

Hannah Joyce

PgCertSAOphthal MVB MRCVS

Resident in Ophthalmology

Valentina Andreoni

DVM, MSc, MRCVS

Clinician in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Daniel Ryan

BVM BVS BVMedSci AFHEA MRCVS

Intern in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Roberta Rasotto

DVM PhD Dipl.ECVP MRCVS

Anatomic Pathologist

Pippa Williams

BVSc (Hons) PGCertSAS MRCVS

Resident in Small Animal Surgery

Faye Kormpou

DVM GPcert(DI) PGDip(VCP) MRCVS

Resident in Diagnostic Imaging

Inês Freitas

MRCVS

Resident in Ophthalmology

Eleftheria Skovola

DVM MRCVS

Intern in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Melissa White

BVetMed MRCVS

Resident in Diagnostic Pathology

Tom Anderson

BVSc PGCert MRCVS

Resident in Soft Tissue Surgery

Hannah Shing

MRCVS

Resident in Diagnostic Imaging

Inga Viilman

MRCVS

Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Carla Asorey Blazquez

DVM MRCVS

Resident in Internal Medicine

Thomas Large

BVMedSci BVM BVS MRCVS

Resident in Ophthalmology

Laura Muniz

MRCVS

Clinical Fellow in Diagnostic Imaging

Andrea Molins

MRCVS

Intern in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Laura Letwin

BVetMed PGDip VCP MRCVS

Resident in Internal Medicine

Iago Asorey Blazquez

Resident in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Wing Yen Julia Tang

Resident in Neurology and Neurosurgery

Jade Radway

BSc(Hons) RVN

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

Thomas Natsiopoulos

DVM MRCVS

Intern in Diagnostic Imaging

Bernat Martinez Ferré

MRCVS

Intern in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Mireia Pascual

MRCVS

Resident in Internal Medicine

Emily Owen

Laboratory Administrator

Nikki Thurley

Laboratory Receptionist / Administrator

Carlos Millan

MRCVS

Intern in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Albert Aguilera

Intern in Internal Medicine

Alexandra Mira

DVM MRCVS

Intern in Internal Medicine

Valentina Campoli

Intern in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Arran Smith

BVSc PGCertSAM MRCVS

Intern in Internal Medicine

Valeria Bellido

MRCVS

Intern in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Jordi Balana

DVM MRCVS

Intern in Internal Medicine

Joy Einwaller

DVM MRCVS

Intern in Internal Medicine

Lara Manzano Culebras

MRCV

Intern in Internal Medicine

Sophie Dormon

BVM&S MRCVS

Intern in Internal Medicine

Tim Gamston

Craig Bailey

RVN