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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