The Veterinary Surgeons

John Campbell MRCVS John qualified from London University in 1977 with a first class honours degree in Food Science before qualifying as a vet at Edinburgh in 1988. Between the degrees he worked in the fish farming industry in the Cotswolds. John’s first 5 years were spent in mixed veterinary practice in Neath in South Wales. John then returned to his home city of Bath in 1994 and took a job at the Firs Veterinary Surgery in Combe Down with Mr Chivers. In March 2004 John became a partner in the Bath Veterinary Group with Stuart Caton. John is developing the groups new surgery at Saltford and has special interests in the fields of dermatology and practice management. In his time off John is a keen fisherman and gardener and watches his favourite football team Bristol City whenever he gets time.

Stuart Caton MRCVS Stuart trained as a vet at Cambridge University after completing a degree in Pathology at Robinson college, Cambridge. Stuart’s first job in veterinary practice took him to Devon and a mixed job combining dairy practice and work for the Donkey Sanctuary at Sidmouth. Stuart soon realised he wanted to specialise in small animal practice and went to work at large veterinary hospitals in Exeter and Oxford. Before settling in Bath in 2002, Stuart spent 18 months as a locum vet including 4 months with DEFRA fighting the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease in Devon. Stuart became Principle of the Newbridge Veterinary Surgery in 2002 and a Partner of the Bath Veterinary Group along with John Campbell in 2004. Stuart has a special interest in canine and feline internal medicine and gained the RCVS certificate in internal medicine in 2003. Although spending part of his week in this field Stuart also works at the Newbridge surgery as well as visiting farms and seeing the occasional horse.

Andrew Chivers MRCVS Founder of the original surgery at The Firs in Combe Down, Andrew was born and raised in Bath. He was educated in Bristol and at the University of Liverpool where he graduated in 1969. An initial period of small-animal practice in Yorkshire was followed by 2 years of dairy/equine practice on the Somerset levels, after which a small animal and exotics practice in Surrey was the scene of his activities. In 1972 he returned to Bath to set up practice in Combe Down. For many years he practiced as a single handed clinician, after 20 years the practice was employing three veterinary surgeons covering all aspects of veterinary work. Andrew now acts as a consultant in the Bath Veterinary Group and remains fully involved in clinical work with special interests in comparative dermatology and equine medicine.

Joanna Alldrick MRCVS

Gwen Cardiff MRCVS

Alex Gough MRCVS

Annabelle Holburn MRCVS

Sarah Howell MRCVS Sarah has lived in the Bath area since 1990 and she has spent many weekends and school/university breaks seeing practice at the Beaufort Surgery. After qualifying with degrees in both veterinary medicine and anthropology at Girton college, Cambridge she returned to her home city to start work in the practice in 2003. She is interested in all areas of small animal work, especially internal medicine. Her social interests include sport, especially tennis. She also enjoys travelling and likes to spend much of her holidays trekking in mountainous areas of the world.

Jennifer Keen MRCVS Jenny graduated with a BSc and then a BA VetMB in 1990. She worked in Toronto, Canada for 10 years before moving to Britain in 2000. Jenny was working in Keynsham for just over 5 years before joining Bath Veterinary Group in October 2005.

Jenny Lambert MRCVS

Steven Sleep MRCVS Steven is local to Bath and was educated at the Beechen Cliff school and attended the Firs surgery for his work experience. He qualified from Glasgow University and his first job was in small animal practice in Bolton, Lancashire. After 2 years Steven moved to Hampshire where he developed his interest in all aspects of small animal practice and stayed for 4 years. In 2005 Steven joined the Bath Vet Group where he works at the Firs and Saltford surgeries. He has a special interest in Ophthalmology and aims to develop this further within the group in the future. I his spare time Steven enjoys a range of hobbies from Golf and Judo to Diving and walking his dog.

Emma Wells MRCVS

Rachel Whitear MRCVS