We currently have six full time vets, two qualified nurses, two trainee nurses and 8 further experienced members of staff covering reception duties and practice administration.
Vets While all the vets have their own special interests and expertise, they are all fully able to deal with all the animals we treat. We do try where possible to ensure that the vet attending your animal will be the most appropriate for the condition, but on occasion, due to emergencies or other circumstances, the first attending vet may seek further opinion from another vet in the practice, or from a specialist vet at another clinic.
<-- Simon Hiles has been a partner at this practice since 1997. He is usually found at either the Ladybank or Newport clinics. His main interests are in the agricultural sector, and also in equine reproduction work. Outside work he produces his own pottery in his back garden
--> Will Goad joined the partnership in 1998. He is usually based in St Andrews with a special interest in small animal surgery. Most of his leisure time is spent with his family, which now includes a third young son or walking Orla, his black Labrador.
<-- Laura Rennie joined the practice in 2006, and is primarily involved in the equine side of the practice as well as consulting regularly at the Ladybank clinic. She has a particular interest in equine internal medicine and reproduction. Her agricultural background and previous MSc and M.Phil in dairy cow welfare means that she also enjoys the general aspects of the farming side of the business. She divides her leisure time between her three Patterdale Terriers and her pet sheep, as well as showing and eventing her horses.
--> Sam Luis Hole joined the practice in the summer of 2007. He has a previous life as a equine dental technician, before deciding to retrain as a fully fledged vet. His main interest is still dentistry, especially equine, though also enjoys tidying up the mouths of cats and dogs too. He also enjoys playing (and watching) rugby.
<-- Mairi Nicholson (still awaiting photo) is our latest recruit. After spending a year in practice, Mairi returned to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at Edinburgh University to further her skills as a small animal vet. She is most interested in the medical conditions of dogs, cats and other small animals, and can usually be found at the St Andrews clinic. Her leisure time is also spent mostly outdoors, and she has also undertaken charity veterinary work in India, working with cats and dogs in need.