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

Lucie joined the small animal hospital in 2012, having previously worked in first opinion practice as a branch manager. Lucie initially was our Customer Care Team Leader in our Small Animal Hospital before moving into her new role as Front of House Manager and Operational Support. Lucie is passionate about customer service and delivering an excellent client journey, and being the go to person for any query. In January 2022 Lucie takes on the role of Operations Manager.

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.

Medicine Lead

RCVS Recognised and EBVS European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Jenny graduated from the University of Bristol Veterinary School in 2008. After spending three very enjoyable years in a busy first opinion small animal practice, she returned to academia in 2011 to undertake first a rotating internship, followed by a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine. She became a European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2016, and shortly thereafter also achieved Recognised Specialist status with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Jenny returned to Bristol Veterinary School in 2018 as a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine, a role which encompassed clinical work within Langford Vets alongside academic leadership and undergraduate and postgraduate veterinary teaching. Jenny remains fascinated in all areas of Internal Medicine, which was the driving force behind a decision to focus exclusively on clinical work with Langford Vets, in Spring 2022.

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 Cardiologist

American Diplomate and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology.

After working in first opinion practice, Rosie undertook a PhD in feline cardiomyopathy and then completed residency training and a Masters degree at the Royal Veterinary College, London. She has published a large number of scientific papers which have influenced how cardiologists all over the world assess cats with heart disease. She has spoken at national and international cardiology conferences, as well as giving CPD to vets in the UK.

Senior Clinician in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Clinical Lead Rehabilitation and Pain Management Service

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

After graduating in 2001 Gwen spent three years in small animal practice before commencing a residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia at the University of Bristol in 2004.

After completion she spent a year in clinical anaesthesia practice at the Queen's Veterinary Hospital, University of Cambridge, returning to Bristol as the team lead Clinical Anaesthetist for the newly formed Langford Veterinary Services (University of Bristol School of Veterinary Sciences teaching hospital) in 2009. She obtained the European Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2012.
As the lead clinical Specialist of the Small Animal Rehabilitation and Pain Management Service at Langford Vets, Gwen now focuses her energies working alongside physiotherapists and collaborating with specialist colleagues in surgery, neurology and medicine. She has a particular interest in established and emerging non-pharmacological therapies for pain.

Other interests include comparative medicine, patient safety and clinical effectiveness. Gwen sits on council for the Comparative Medicine Network of the Royal Society of Medicine.

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.

Internal Medicine Clinician & Infectious Disease Lead

RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Emi graduated from the University of Bristol with a Bachelor Degree in Veterinary Science with honours in 2003. As an undergraduate she intercalated in Veterinary Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College in 2000-2001, with a research project on canine respiratory mycoplasmas. Shortly after graduating Emi became an Intern in Small Animal Veterinary Studies at Glasgow University School of Veterinary Sciences. She then worked as a first opinion small animal vet first in Suffolk, Somerset and Wiltshire.

She was awarded a PhD from University of Bristol in June 2011 for research into haemotropic mycoplasmas, an infectious cause of anaemia in animals (including humans). Following a Senior Clinical Training Scholarship at Bristol Vet School she gained European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine status in 2016. She is currently a referral clinician in Small Animal Medicine with clinical and research interests in infectious disease, particularly feline infectious peritonitis and haemoplasmosis.

Senior Clinician in Behaviour

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists,
Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (Behaviour),
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine

Sagi provides behaviour consults for owners with their pets including dogs, cats, horses, parrots and other exotic mammals.

Sagi graduated with Excellence in Academic Achievement from the Kosice Veterinary College in Slovakia. He relocated from Israel to Canada in 2003 and passed the North American veterinary licensing examination.

Sagi has done a number of behavioural studies including the effects of pheromones on learning and socialisation in puppies and a study of play toy preference in cats for which he was awarded the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior Excellence in Research Award. He also authored articles and book chapters. Sagi is a consultant on the Veterinary Information Network (VIN) providing other veterinarians with advice. In addition to clinical duties, Sagi teaches students and is a frequent speaker in veterinary conferences in Europe and North America.

Clinical Lead in Diagnostic Imaging

RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

Alison qualified from Cambridge in 2008 and following two and a half years in general practice moved to complete an internship at Dick White Referrals in Suffolk, followed by a diagnostic imaging residency at The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh. Alison completed her Diploma in 2015 and in April of 2016 moved to Langford Small Animal Referral Hospital. Her main interests are the use of imaging in diagnosis of multi-systemic infectious disease, and in neuroimaging, particularly intracranial inflammatory and cerebrovascular disease.

Alison has served on the Board for the European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging – British and Irish Division, and is currently a unit lead for the internship program at Langford.

Senior Clinician in Diagnostic Imaging

Senior Clinician in Neurology

European & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology