Veterinary Surgeons working at Penmellyn Veterinary Group

Rachel qualified from Cambridge in 2003 and joined us at Penmellyn in the same year. Rachel is one of our mixed vets but most of her time is spent within the equine department.

James is originally from Surrey and studied veterinary medicine at Cambridge University. He qualified in 2006. He moved to Cornwall after qualifying and worked in mixed practice for two years before moving to Penmellyn to focus on small animal work. He is interested in all aspects of small animal work, especially internal medicine and diagnostic imaging. Outside of work James is interested in photography, fencing (with swords- not post and rail!), surfing, walking and formula 1. He has two cats called Bramble and Bracken. Both hold the opinion that cats are vastly superior to dogs! James’s ambitions for the future are to obtain his Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons certificate in small animal medicine. James assumed the position of small animal clinical director for St Columb Major in March 2012.

Katie qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London and worked in mixed practice before joining us at Penmellyn at the end of 2008. She is a mixed practice veterinary surgeon with particular interests in small animal and equine medicine and wishes to pursue these areas in more depth in the future. Outside of work Katie is interested in marine mammals, surfing, scuba diving (there’s a water theme developing here), socialising and films. She has a Border collie and two rabbits.

Gina comes from Cornwall. She holds both a veterinary degree and a bachelor of science degree with honours in Bioveterinary Science. Her interests within the practice are in small animal surgery, equine colic and orthopaedics and general farm work. Outside of work Gina is interested in horse riding, walking, swimming, family life and teaching herself to play the flute. She has recently acquired a 15 year old cat called Muffet who has settled in very well. Gina also has a 20 year old horse called Sky, who she has had since he was a three year old. She still hacks her out in her spare time.

Jason joined the practice in July 2011. He is Cornish and originally comes from Illogan. He studied at Edinburgh and qualified in 2006. He will be running our new practice in Pool. He has special interests in surgery and dentistry. Outside of work he enjoys football, cricket, kitesurfing, walking, reading and pub quizzes. He has a 3 years old German Shorthaired pointer called Dill and a cat a cat called Myrtille. Jason assumed the position of small animal clinical director for our Pool surgery in March 2012.

Liz completed a degree in Animal Science at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, before embarking on her veterinary training at Edinburgh University. After qualifying in 2007, she worked in mixed practice for just over a year in Berkshire, before deciding to focus more on small animal medicine and surgery. Having worked in Devon for the last few years, she has decided to upsticks to Cornwall where she can focus on attaining her CertAVP in Small Animal Surgery...under the watchful eyes of our Certificate holders Colin and Ian. She has particular interests in analgesia, anaesthesia, surgery and chicken medicine. She lives with her husband and crazy blue-eyed cat Marti. She enjoys winemaking, walking and pub quizzes. Liz assumed the position of small animal clinical director for our Newquay surgery in March 2012.

Faye is originally from Scotland, and qualified from Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in 2010. She worked in a small animal practice in the North East of England for 19months before moving down to Penmellyn in April 2012. Faye is especially interested in small animal internal medicine and diagnostic imaging, and her aims for the future include obtaining the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Certificate in Small Animal Medicine. In her spare time Faye enjoys swimming, cycling, scuba diving and travelling. Also for the past year she has been learning to surf, and feels that she has come to the right place to better her skills!