Meet the Team

Antonia graduated from the R(D)SVS Edinburgh in 2007. Her veterinary career started in the beautiful valleys of North Wales as an all creatures great and small practitioner. Following 18 months overseas practicing amongst New Zealand’s even bigger mountains she returned to the lovely rolling south downs of Hampshire to pursue companion animal medicine. She enjoys all aspects of general practice from playful puppies and mischievous kittens to our wonderful geriatric furry ladies and gentlemen. Antonia is studying with the RCVS Advanced Practitioner program focussing on medicine. At home she is kept in line by a gorgeous Border Collie cross Kelpie called Dolwen and a middle aged, delinquent, black and white cat, Scrat

Bethany graduated from Cambridge University in 2016 and went straight into small animal veterinary practice. She has a special interest in dentistry and imaging but loves the variety that comes with being a general practice vet.

She used to swim and play water polo competitively and enjoys swimming, walking and knitting.

Gemma trained at Liverpool University and joined us in 2009. She is based at the Vale Veterinary Centre and specialises in small animals, particularly small animal surgery. Before family responsibilities took over, Gemma was a successful Vaulting (gymnastics on horseback) competitor, nationally and internationally. She also has a dog – a lurcher which she rescued since she started at Rivendell.

Mariella graduated from the University of Surrey in 2020, and spent 3 years working at a local small animal hospital before moving to Farnham Veterinary Group. She enjoys all aspects of GP small animal practice but has a particular interest in medicine cases; she is currently studying for her Small Animal Internal Medicine post graduate certificate. Outside of work, Mariella’s true love are Connemara ponies, with whom she spends a lot of her time competing with and co-managing with her family their small stud. She enjoys keeping active, spending time with family and friends and escaping to warmer climates when able to! As well as the ponies, Mariella has a cheeky rescue cat ‘Oswald’ she took home from the hospital last year, and two family dogs.

I am a Jamaican (born and raised) and have been living in the UK for the last 6.5 years. I graduated from the University of the West Indies School of Veterinary Medicine ( St, Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago) in 2010. Since then I have lived and worked as a vet in Jamaica, Sint Maarten ( Dutch West Indies) and Anguilla (British West Indies), and now the UK. I recently completed my PgCert in Emergency Medicine and Surgery, and I am very keen to start a Cert AVP as soon as I can. I am also certified in BLS and ALS from the RECOVER programme, and this is an area of special interest for me.
Outside of vet med, I am a singer. I have toured Europe and have been to Central, South America, the Caribbean and as far as Kenya, Africa singing background vocals for award winning Jamaican Reggae and Gospel artistes. I have two dogs, and one cat, all rescued, and they moved with me from the Caribbean. I love to travel, and I have visited over 40 countries so far

I started veterinary nursing in 2006 and qualified in 2011. I have worked in small animal practices and gained my Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2016. I have a keen interest in cats and exotics. I own a royal python, creasted gecko, gargoyle gecko and a three-legged Bombay cat. I enjoy reading, shopping and spending time with my husband.

Charlie has a degree in Zoology from the University of Manchester, and has worked in various industries. She has a large collection of chickens, a mischievous kitten called Pepper and a puddle-loving springer spaniel called Tilly. She enjoys hiking up windy mountains, running with Tilly and chatting with the chickens!

Pira has recently joined the team in January as an ANA and has an interest in canine hydrotherapy as well as progressing onto nursing. She is due to begin fostering dogs, getting them ready for their permanent homes in the future!

Lisa is an animal nursing assistant here at Farnham Veterinary Hospital, she spent the last few years studying animal management at Merrist Wood college. Her goal is to become a qualified RVN. She has a loving bunny named willow who loves a snuggle. She loves socialising with her family and friends.

Hannah graduated with an Integrated Masters in Veterinary Physiotherapy from Writtle University College in 2022. She also holds a Level 3 Canine Hydrotherapy qualification with Level 4 Underwater Treadmill Unit from the same university. Hannah is a member of the Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners (RAMP). Hannah hopes in a few years she can achieve her childhood dream of owning her own horse as she has been riding for over 10 years. Away from animals, she enjoys watching rugby and Formula 1.

Clair joined the team in September 2023 after spending many years in the optical industry as a dispensing optician and also running her own sighthound specific home dog boarding business. Greyhounds are her passion and she enjoys spending most of her spare time with her current rescue greyhound, Jimbo. She also enjoys cooking, growing produce in her greenhouse and socialising with friends and family

Lorraine has a black cat called Jess, who is 16 years young. Outside of work she enjoys reading, watching films, days out in the sun and spending time with her grandson.

South African, moved to the UK 6 years ago. Employed for 40 plus years in Johannesburg by a Neurosurgeon. Since relocating to the UK, she worked at a physiotherapy practice in London before moving to Farnham and joining FVH. Always a dog person, but since relocating to England has become a cat lover, and proud co-owner of an extremely lively Bengal.

Chris joined FVH when it first opened but has worked in the veterinary industry for 13 years, and has gained the qualification to be a Registered Veterinary Receptionist. She has two golden retrievers, called Chase and Asher, and competes in Hoopers and Agility competitions with them both. She also adopted two cats from the CPL, Bernie and Miss Murphy who are now 16 years old.

Lewis joined the team in September 2018 after working many years at a vet practice in Farnham. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his rescue dog.

Tara joined the team in August 2020, Previously working as a massage therapist for 12 years in various Spas.She has 2 dogs Bumbles and Luna and a house rabbit called Coco.In her spare time, she likes to socialize with friends and family and camping trips with her husband and daughter travelling around the UK.