Graham Richmond BVetMed MRCVS

 

Graham qualified from The Royal Veterinary College in 1977 and joined the practice in August of that year.  He has undertaken numerous further education courses including orthopaedic, ultrasound and recently laparoscopic surgery.  Grahams main interest is surgery, especially orthopaedics and he is one of the main orthopaedic surgeons within the practice.  Graham spends most of his time working at our Veterinary Hospital but also holds clinics at our branches at Stoke Road and occasionally Willen.

 

Philip Hanlon BVSc (Sydney) MRCVS

 

Philip qualified in Sydney in 1981.  He started off working in rural practices in his homeland before he came to England on a cattle ship with 2000 cows (via South Korea) to “do Europe”.  He joined the practice in December 1983 and eventually decided to make his stay permanent.  Philip became a partner in 1989.  He has a strong interest in ophthalmology and has attended numerous eye courses including a two year structured ophthalmology course.  He has enrolled for the RCVS Certificate in Ophthalmology and is currently aiming to sit the examinations in the summer of 2009.  He spends much of his time running our Stony Stratford Branch but operates weekly at our main Hospital.

 

 

Philip Kilkenny BVSc MRCVS

 

Our “other” Philip qualified from Liverpool University in 1992.  He originally spent time with us whilst still at school and continued to “see practice” here to gain practical experience whilst training.  Upon graduating he joined the practice as a veterinary surgeon becoming a partner in 1995. Amongst other postgraduate training, Philip has undertaken a two year modular course in his particular interest, small animal medicine.  He shares his time between our Veterinary Hospital and our Stony Stratford branch.

 

 

Debbie Kilkenny BVSc MRCVS

 

Debbie qualified with Philip from Liverpool University in 1992 having also spent much of her University holidays with us.  Her initial employment was in a mixed small animal and equine practice in Southend where she worked for 18 months.  Debbie joined this practice as a veterinary surgeon in December 1993 before becoming a partner at the same time as Philip in 1995.  She has a specific interest in reptiles.  She shares her time between our Veterinary Hospital and our Willen branch.

 

 

Rory Burke BVetMed CertSAS MRCVS

 

Rory qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in the summer of 1996 and joined the practice in September of that year.  He has attended many surgical and radiology courses including two year structured modular courses in both subjects.  Rory achieved the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2005 after several years of study involving both orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery.  Like Graham, he has a particular interest in orthopaedics and together they perform most orthopaedic procedures within the practice.  Rory joined the partnership in July 2006.  He works mostly at our Hospital and Stony Stratford branch.

 

 

Consultants

 

We employ three part-time veterinary surgeons as consultants to provide additional experience to our team.  They are generally veterinary surgeons who have previously worked for many years in a selection of practices.  Some of them have also previously worked as Partners for this or other practices.

 

 

 Peter Snook BVMS (hons) MRCVS

 

Peter qualified in 1967 from Glasgow University.  He spent 18 months working in High Wycombe before returning to Bletchley to join the practice.  At that time the practice was predominated by large animal work.  Peter went into partnership to form Fraser, Pitman and Snook at our Stoke Road premises which are still used as one of our branch surgeries.  Peter was responsible for building up the small animal side of the practice and setting up new surgeries around Milton Keynes as the city evolved.  In June 2001 he retired from the partnership but continues to work for us as a consultant spending most of his time at our Whaddon Way surgery.  He occasionally holds afternoon clinics at our Veterinary Hospital.

 

Margaret Pateman MA VetMB MRCVS

 

Margaret qualified from Cambridge University in 1966.  She initially joined us to help with busy Saturday morning surgeries.  Margaret now works part-time, mostly holding consultations at our hospital and Stoke Road surgery.  She has a keen interest in “small furry” and wildlife medicine- often taking hedgehogs home with her to nurse better.

 

 

 

 

 Andrew Jerome BVetMed MRCVS

 

Andrew qualified in 1968 from the Royal Veterinary College.  He currently works part-time for a variety of practices around England and helps us by holding surgeries at our Hospital on alternate Saturdays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associates

 

All our other veterinary surgeons are associates, (i.e. employees) of the practice.  We currently have eight associates who are all fully qualified veterinary surgeons, some working full-time, others just doing occasional hours.  Every veterinary practice must be able to provide a 24 hour emergency service for every day of the year.  We currently employ dedicated out of hours veterinary surgeons to keep our hospital running 24/7. 

 

 

Sonia Moulton BVSc MRCVS

 

Sonia graduated with Philip and Debbie from Liverpool University in 1992.  She initially worked in Peterborough for 3 years before moving to our practice in October 1995.  Sonia is interested in small animal medicine and soft tissue surgery having attended courses on both subjects.  Sonia is responsible for our Willen branch surgery but also holds clinics most afternoons at our Walnut Tree Hospital and certain evenings at our branch in Stony Stratford.

 

 

 

Lisa Gillett BVSc MRCVS

 

Lisa qualified from Bristol University in 1997.  She initially joined the practice as part of our Emergency out of hour’s staff in Spring 1999 for six months.  When the new hospital opened in October 1999, Lisa took up the position of running our Stoke Road branch surgery.  She has a keen interest in “Small Furries” and regularly attends rabbit courses.  When she is not working at Stoke Road, she spends time operating and consulting at our Hospital.

 

 

 

Andre Cilliers BVSc (Pretoria) GPCert(SAM) MRCVS

 

Andre initially joined us as a locum in November 2002 after recently qualifying from the University of Pretoria.   Andre recently completed a two year modular course in medicine and passed the ESPVS General Practice Medicine Certificate in the summer of 2006.  He shares his work mostly between the Veterinary Hospital and our Whaddon Way branch surgery.

 

 

 

 

Becky Gilbert MA VetMB MRCVS

 

Becky graduated from Cambridge University in 2002.  After having spent two years in a mixed practice in St Neots she joined our team in November 2004.  She holds a strong interest in small animal medicine and has spent much time attending courses in this subject.  Becky works mostly at our Hospital and Whaddon Way branch surgery.

 

 

 

 

Heather Smith MA VetMB MRCVS

 

Heather is the latest addition to our veterinary team and joined us in September 2006.  She qualified from Cambridge University in 1998 and has gained experience in several different veterinary practices.  Heather has a strong interest in skin diseases and is taking the examinations for the RCVS Certificate in Dermatology this summer.  She shares her time between our Stoke Road surgery and our Veterinary Hospital.

 

 

 

 

Steve Bonthorne BVSc MRCVS

 

Steve joined the practice in October 2007 having gained much experience working in a practice in Aylesbury.  He has a particular interest in medical cases.  Steve works at Walnut Tree and Stony Stratford.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hannah Flatt BVetMed MRCVS

 

Hannah joined our practice in April having spent much of the previous year working at a clinic in Northampton.  She qualified in July 2007 from the Royal Veterinary College.  Hannah has a keen interest in medical and skin cases.  She will be working mostly at our Willen branch and Hospital at Walnut Tree.

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