Our Team Langford Vets encourages a community spirit and excellent learning opportunities.

Senior Clinician in Oncology

RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine

Sara graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1993 and spent three years in mixed practice in Suffolk and Worcestershire. She undertook an internal medicine residency at Cambridge Vet School obtaining the Diploma in Small Animal Medicine in 2001. Following her residency Sara remained at Cambridge as the Bunning Fellow in Small Animal Oncology for three years.

After nearly 10 years in private referral practice Sara joined us in January 2017, to run the Oncology Service at Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital. Her interests include metronomic chemotherapy and the treatment of lymphoma.

In her spare time Sara enjoys swimming and watching her children play a variety of sports.

In 2021 Sara became a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to clinical practice.

Clinician in Internal Medicine

European Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine, and RCVS Feline Specialist

Christina graduated from the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, University of Edinburgh in 1995. She worked in mixed and small animal practice before undertaking a three year residency in small animal medicine and intensive care at the University of Bristol in 2009. Christina obtained the European Diploma in Small Animal Medicine in 2012 and since then has been employed at Bristol as a Small Animal Medicine Clinician. Despite enjoying all aspects of internal medicine she gradually spent more time working in the Feline Centre and was recognised as an RCVS Feline Specialist in 2017.

Christina’s research interests are feline intestinal disease and she is currently working on research into feline gastric lymphoma with colleagues at the Feline Centre. The University of Bristol has a research group looking at antibiotic use and the concerns over developing drug resistance (AMR Force). As part of this research group, Christina is supervising a postgraduate Master’s student investigating bacterial cystitis in cats and the use of antibiotics.

Christina is also passionate about teaching veterinary students and nurses about feline medicine and trying to educate future professionals in ways to be more cat-friendly and help them understand cats better.

In 2023 Christina became a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to clinical practice.

Yolly joined the small animal practice in March 2011 as an experienced Student Veterinary Nurse, she had previously worked in another local veterinary practice for approximately 5 years. She now works at our referral hospital where she will commence training to be a specialist nurse.
In her spare time she loves to play squash and looking after her Chihuahua 'Layla', Yorkshire Terrier 'Florence' and Tree Frog 'Laff'.