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Senior Clinician in Medicine, Head of Renal Medicine, Clinical Research Lead

European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine

Natalie graduated from the University of Liverpool, completed her PhD at the Royal Veterinary College researching chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats and undertook her residency training at Bristol Veterinary School sponsored by International Cat Care. Natalie subsequently completed a clinical postdoctoral fellowship funded by Wellcome Trust at Bristol Medical School. Natalie is a European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in Feline Medicine and Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Natalie has an international reputation in the field of veterinary nephrology and has been awarded the International Renal Interest Society award in recognition of her contribution to advancement of this field. She is president of the European Society of Veterinary Nephrology and Urology. She is currently Head of Renal Medicine, Senior Clinician in Medicine and Clinical Research Lead at Langford Vets. Her clinical research interests include glomerular endothelial cell fenestrations, acute and chronic kidney diseases and the endothelial glycocalyx.

Chair in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery

RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery

Sorrel graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London. She then spent three years in private practice where she gained her Certificate in Small Animal Orthopaedics. She then returned to the RVC where she undertook a three-year residency in Small Animal Orthopaedics.

She gained her RCVS diploma in Small Animal Orthopaedics in 1997 and then spent six months as a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to take up a post as University Surgeon at Cambridge University Veterinary School. She gained her ECVS diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 1999 and became a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. She was appointed Chair in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery in 2013 at the University of Bristol.

She is interested in all aspects of small animal orthopaedic surgery with particular interests in fracture repair, cruciate disease and hip replacement. She also has a particular interest in feline orthopaedics and she has published widely in this field and is frequently invited to lecture on feline orthopaedics both in this country and abroad. She has co-edited a textbook on Feline Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Disease and a partner textbook on Feline Soft Tissue & General Surgery.

Sorrel is heavily involved in undergraduate and post graduate veterinary surgery teaching. Clinical research interests include feline patella fractures and feline cruciate disease. In September 2019 Sorrel became a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for her outstanding contribution to the veterinary profession.

Lead Feline Medicine Clinician

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine

Angie qualified from the University of Bristol in 2000. She spent 4½ years in a small animal practice, before returning to Langford to undertake an International Cat Care residency in feline medicine. She achieved the European Diploma in Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2008 and became a RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine in 2010, one of only 12 in the entire UK. Angie enjoys all aspects of feline internal medicine and small animal emergency care. She runs the radioiodine service and is passionate about feline geriatric care. Angie has published in this area and spoken extensively at British and European veterinary meetings, with particular focus on feline hyperthyroidism. Angie also teaches veterinary nurses, veterinary students and medicine residents in clinics, incorporating cat friendly working practices into all our clinical work.

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.

Clinician in Acute/Chronic Medicine

Claudia graduated in 2013 from the Complutense University in Madrid. After an internship in Madrid and some time in small animal practice in the UK, she completed a rotating internship at Glasgow University. Shortly after this, she joined us at Langford Vets to complete her residency in Small Internal Medicine (Feline). Claudia decided to stay at Langford Vets as Staff Clinician and obtained the European Diploma in Small Animal Medicine in 2021.

Claudia has a keen interest in Feline Medicine, especially endocrinology, haematology and gastroenterology.

Mariette graduated from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. She worked as a companion animal veterinarian for four years in the Netherlands and New Zealand. After two internships in the United Kingdom, she joined Langford Vets in July 2019 as a surgery resident. She finished her residency in January 2023 and stayed at Langford Vets as a Staff Clinician in Small Animal Surgery.

Mariette likes all aspects of soft tissue surgery, however, has a particular interest in feline conditions and surgery.

Suzanne worked in a small animal practice in Nottingham where she qualified as a veterinary nurse from the Berkshire College of Agriculture in 1999.
In 2002 she moved to work here at The Feline Centre where she cares for cats with both medical and surgical problems. During her time at The Feline Centre she has gained her diploma in advanced medical nursing and has worked alongside International Cat Care (formerly the Feline Advisory Bureau) teaching qualified Veterinary Nurses from around the U.K advanced feline nursing skills.
Suzanne is also involved in teaching both our veterinary and veterinary nursing undergraduates and is now senior nurse in our internal medicine department.
At home Suzanne has a gorgeous blue Abyssinian called Wizard and likes to keep active by participating in a variety of keep fit classes as well as singing in a band.

Zoë began working in a small animal practice in 2005 and later qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2008 with merit.

After gaining several years’ experience in a first opinion practice, Zoë went on to work at a busy referral veterinary hospital in Bristol. Here she developed her nursing skills in both medical and surgical cases and emergency and critical care.

In 2012, Zoë took on the role of head nurse in a small animal practice which involved management and training of a small nursing team. Here, she also completed a physiotherapy course and introduced physiotherapy clinics for both cats and dogs.

Zoë joined us as part of the Feline Centre in July 2015 and has since completed the ISFM Certificate in Feline Nursing, which she passed with distinction. In 2018, Zoë took on the role of Radioiodine Nurse, helping with various aspects of our radioactive iodine service and has undergone training to become one of our Radiation Protection Supervisors. Zoë is very passionate about treating our hyperthyroid patients and helps care for them before, during and after their radioiodine treatments.