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Find out more about our staff in the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Meet the team
Head of School
Professor Kamalan Jeevaratnam
Head of School of Veterinary Medicine, Associate Dean International FHMS, Head of Department (Veterinary Preclinical Sciences), Reader in Clinical Physiology
Academic staff
Dr Ilknur Aktan
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy
Dr Sarhad Alnajjar
Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology
Susan Armstrong
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Research
Dr Amin Asfor
Lecturer in Virology and Immunology
Dr Emily Auger
Lecturer in Professional Skills
Professor Nick Bacon
Professor of Surgical Oncology
Dr Christopher Basu
Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy
Dr Martha Betson
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology and Head of Section
Dr Hannah Bolland
Surrey Future Fellow
Professor Mark Chambers
Professor of Microbiology and Disease Intervention, Head of Section and Animal & Plant Biology
Dr Umer Chaudhry
Research Fellow - Molecular Parasitology
Professor Peter Cockcroft
Head of Veterinary Education
Dr Francesca Marie Contadini
Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health
Professor Alasdair Cook
Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
Dr Alissa Cooper
Lecturer in Equine Clinical Practice (Maternity Cover)
Dr Olukayode Daramola
Lecturer in Veterinary Sciences and Education
Hannah Davies
Veterinary Clinical Teaching Fellow
Dr Inaki Deza-Cruz
Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health
Dr Anjan Dutta
Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Dr Charlotte Edling
Research Officer (Molecular Biology)
Dr Megan Edwards
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Dr Abel Bulamu Ekiri
Lecturer in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Kate English
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick
Professor of Veterinary Orthopaedics
Dr Anita Wen Guo
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Dr Anita Wen Guo
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Dr Alison Harvey
Teaching Fellow in Equine Clinical Practice (Equine Lead)
Dr Martin Hawes
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Dr Hayley Hickling-Peters
Lecturer in Production Animal Medicine
Dr Lisa Holbrook
Lecturer One Health-One Medicine (Non-Communicable Disease)
Dr Teresa Hollands
Senior Lecturer (Veterinary Nutrition)
Professor Daniel Horton
Associate Dean Research and Innovation (FHMS), Professor of Veterinary Virology
Dr Marwa Mohsen Hussain Ali Hassan
Research Fellow B
Lucy Jerram
Teaching Fellow in Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Henri Kodilinye-Sims
Teaching Fellow in Veterinary Clinical Practice (Production Species)
Professor Roberto La Ragione
Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Head of the School of Biosciences
Robert Lawrence
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Dr Diane Lee
Research Fellow B in Infectious Diseases
Dr Holly Lenaghan
Lecturer in Equine Practice
Dr Joy Leng
Research Fellow
Dr Rebecca Lewis
Senior Lecturer in Physiology
Esther Lingard
Teaching Fellow in Small Animal Medicine
Dr Giovanni Lo Iacono
Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics/Epidemiology
Huijun Long
Research Fellow in Molecular Microbiology
Dr Charlotte Maile
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Dr Denise Marston
Lecturer (Veterinary Virology and One Health)
Dr Charlotte Sophia McCarroll
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Preclinical Sciences and Education
Shona Louise McIntyre
Head of Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences; Associate Professor, small animal medicine
Dr Jai Mehat
Lecturer (B) in Molecular Bacteriology
Karen Moore
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Karen Moore
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Neerja Muncaster
Veterinary Clinical Teaching Fellow
Dr Giovanna Nalesso
Senior Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Biology, Director of Research, School of Veterinary Medicine
Cecilia Nettleton
Veterinary Clinical Teaching Fellow / Deputy Head of Partnerships and Animal Resources
Dr Oluwole Oni
Lecturer in Intensive Animal Health and Production
Professor Mark Pallen
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow; Consultant Medical Microbiologist
Dr Sharmini Julita Paramasivam
Teaching Fellow, Veterinary Training Coordinator
Dr Aurore Poirier
Research Fellow B in Molecular Microbiology and Science Communication Officer
Dr Paul Pollard
Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Training
Jennifer Porter
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Dr Joaquin Prada
Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology
Professor Christopher Proudman
Professor of Veterinary Clinical Science
Emma Robertson
Lecturer B in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Dr Issa Robson
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Prctice
Sian Rosser
Veterinary Clinical Teaching Fellow (small animal)
Professor Clare Rusbridge
Professor in Veterinary Neurology
Priya Sharp
Teaching Fellow in Veterinary Clinical Skills
Lilly Shepherd
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Lilly Shepherd
Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Dr Ioannis Smyrnias
Lecturer in Molecular and Cellular Sciences
Dr Ioannis Smyrnias
Lecturer in Molecular and Cellular Sciences
Luisa Soares
Lecturer in Production Animal Medicine
Professor Falko Steinbach
Professor of Veterinary Immunology
Dr Dynatra Subasinghe
Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Clinical Practice, Program Leader/Program Director Clinical years (BVMSci Program)
Emma Tallini
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Damian Valle
Veterinary Clinical Teaching Fellow
Dr Andrew Wales
Research Fellow
Professor Tony Whetton
Professor of Translational Biosystems
William Wilkinson
Lecturer
Professor Sarah Wolfensohn
Professor of Animal Welfare
Dr Arnoud van Vliet
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Microbiology
Postgraduate researchers
James Adams
Postgraduate Research Student
Mahbod Entezami
Postgraduate Research Student
Francisco Evangelista
Postgraduate Research Student
Sara Healy
Postgraduate Research Student
Bonn Lee
Postgraduate Research Student
Mia Mohammed
Postgraduate Research Student
Dr Jenny Routh
Postgraduate Researcher (PhD candidate)
Rahme Safakli
Postgraduate Research Student
Dr Emma Taylor
Surrey Future Fellow
Jack Whitehouse
Postgraduate Research Student
Visiting staff
Dr Umer Chaudhry
Visiting Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Dr Huijun Long
Visiting Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Professional and Technical Service Staff
- Claire Gotto - Director of Veterinary Partnerships
- Sophie Mitchell – Acting Director of Veterinary Partnerships
- Jessica Atkinson-Brown - Veterinary Partnerships Manager
- Claire Gunner – PA to Head of School
- Sarah Scull – School Administrator and PA to Head of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
- Rachel Broughton – School Administrator and PA to Head of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
- Jae Kingswell – Pathology Case Coordinator
- Charlotte Harmer – Receptionist and Faculty Admin
- Jonathan Cooper -Technical Services Manager
- Kate Reid - Senior Laboratory Technician
- Amelia Stubbs Senior Laboratory Technician
- Kamran Quereshi - Laboratory Technician
- Chloe Tait - Laboratory Technician
- Maria Mahon - Senior Clinical Skills Technician
- Sophie Turner - Clinical Skills Technician
- Nate Doble - Clinical Skills Technician
- Clare Casey-Simmons - Large Animal Clinical Skills Manager
- Anna Ware - Large Animal Technician
- Emma Leete - Large Animal Technician
- Tom Hussey - Post Mortem Manager
- Ollie Lonsdale - Senior Pathology Technician
- Nicholas Hudson - Senior Pathology Technician
- Katy Walker - Pathology Laboratory Manager
- Ella May - Senior Histology Technician
- Emily Tubb - Senior Anatomy Technician
- Michael Chaplin - Senior Anatomy Technician
- Luc Leake - Assistant Anatomy Technician
- Lindsay Maguraushe - Assistant Anatomy Technician
- Ian Oliver - Assistant Anatomy Technician