Veterinary surgeons

Kristina graduated from Bristol University in 2009 and after a short time working in Ivybridge she moved up to Gloucestershire to work in a mixed practice. But the lure of home was too much, so she returned to Devon and started work at Westmoor in 2011. Kristina loves the variety of cases she sees as a vet but is particularly interested in cardiology and feline medicine. Outside of work she enjoys chatting to her two naughty Siamese cats and walking her parents Springer Spaniels. She is also the ISFM cat advocate for the practice.

Jasmine graduated from Edinburgh University in 2002 and has since worked in small animal practices in Devon. In 2018, she successfully achieved the BSAVA Post Graduate Certificate in Small Animal Medicine and in 2019 RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Medicine. This achievement requires demonstrating advanced and current knowledge in small animal medicine, in addition to advanced professional and problem solving skills. With this accreditation there is an ongoing requirement to stay up to date and attend regular continuing professional development. Jasmine particularly enjoys seeing medical cases and the very wide range of clinical problems this involves.

Outside of work Jasmine enjoys spending time with her family and Labrador Ebba. She keeps active with swimming, cardio tennis and pilates.

Sinead graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2015, having grown up in Yelverton and attended Tavistock College. As a student she practiced at Westmoor and then started out in a mixed practice in Devon and Cornwall before leaving to travel the world in 2018. She spent time at a small animal charity in Thailand before working around Australia as a locum and then returning to the UK just before the COVID-19 pandemic. She joined Westmoor in December 2020, making it full circle! Her main interest is in surgery and she is currently studying towards an advanced certificate in this field.

Outside of work she can be found breaking and training horses, surfing or walking her very bouncy Labrador X Vizsla, Taz.

Tom graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2014. He spent his first 8 months as a vet working in London and then felt the pull home to the west country where he grew up. He has worked at Westmoor since 2015 (with a brief interlude to go travelling in 2017). He completed a certificate in Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging in 2021.

In his spare time he enjoys cooking, walking and wild swimming with his young family.

Max graduated from the University of Bristol in July 2021 and started work soon after at Westmoor. He enjoys all areas of veterinary medicine and surgery and is excited to see where his career will take him. He especially looks forward to meeting the local pets every day.

Having grown up on the South Devon coast, Max enjoys many of the activities the local area has to offer including sailing, windsurfing, hiking, running and coastal walks with this dog.

Katherine graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2022. She enjoys all aspects of small animal medicine and surgery, and loves the varied nature of veterinary work. Katherine's background is in zoology and, before qualifying as a vet, she worked with the gorillas at London Zoo and then on a range of marine animal welfare and conservation projects.

Outside of work Katherine enjoys exploring the countryside and can usually be found by the sea or on a moor.

Caroline qualified from Cambridge in 1993. She initially worked in a variety of small animal practices in Berkshire and Oxfordshire before working for a short time at the Animal Health Trust where she gained her Certificate in Ophthalmology. She has spent the last 20 years in a large mixed practice in Suffolk, working primarily as a small animal vet but seeing eye cases in all species. She finally fulfilled a long held dream to relocate to the south west where they have many family connections.

When not at work, Caroline enjoys canoeing, gardening and most of all walking and running with her Golden Doodle, Pippa.

Louise, originally from Kent, studied and graduated from the University of Bristol in 2019 where she fell in love with the neighbouring Southwest countryside and coastlines. Starting her career in Cornwall, Louise crossed the Devon border in 2021 to join the Westmoor team. Louise enjoys working with all small animals including the smaller furries and has two gerbils and a hamster of her own. She also has an interest in ophthalmology and is currently undertaking her Ophthalmology Certificate.

Away from the veterinary world, Louise is an active individual who enjoys climbing, paddle boarding, scuba diving and sailing.

John is a RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology who visits Westmoor once a month to carry out BVA eye testing. John graduated from the University of Bristol in 1984. He spent a year in rural mixed practice in Shropshire before moving to Glasgow University where he developed an interest in ophthalmology. In 2004 John moved to the Eye Veterinary Clinic. John is an honorary fellow of the Ophthalmic Imaging Association.

His interests include all aspects of clinical ophthalmology and ophthalmic pathology and teaching in the subject. John and his family have four rescue cats and six chickens.