Oncology

Sarah graduated from Liverpool in 2007 and worked in small animal practice for 2 years before returning to Liverpool to undertake a rotating internship. She remained at Liverpool and completed a Petsavers sponsored residency in Oncology.

Sarah then worked at the University of Liverpool as a lecturer in Oncology for 2 years. In 2014 she passed the ECVIM diploma in veterinary oncology and obtained the RCVS certificate in advanced veterinary practice (Small Animal Medicine) in 2012. From 2015-2018, Sarah worked at The Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital as Principal Clinical Oncologist.

Prior to training as a vet Sarah completed a BSc in molecular biology and a PhD in cell cycle regulation at the University of Glasgow. Following this she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Harvard Medical School.

Sarah joined Southfields Veterinary Specialists in April 2018. She became a specialist in radiation oncology by training and examination in 2019. Her areas of interest include the optimisation of chemotherapy protocols for small animal lymphoid neoplasia, radiation therapy for the treatment of small animal neoplasia and combined medical and radiation therapy.

After graduating from the University of Cambridge in 2008, Aaron spent five years in general practice. In 2016 he completed a residency in small animal oncology and during that time he completed the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Small Animal Medicine), European Diploma in Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology) in 2017 and became a European and RCVS recognised Specialist in Oncology. After completing his residency, he worked as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology at the University of Liverpool.

Aaron joined Southfields in May 2018 and his main areas of interest are in haematological cancers and the medical management of these conditions. He is also interested in novel therapies for dogs and cats with cancer and the management of side effects in these cases and his research to date has been on this subject. From these interests he has further developed a particular interest in treating feline lymphoma. Aaron is the Programme Director for the Oncology Residency at Southfields and is also a member of the ECVIM Exam Committee for Oncology.

Outside of work, Aaron’s spare time is taken up caring for his two cats, Rou and Mischief and his mini-Dachshund, Penfold.

After studying veterinary science at Lyon and Maisons-Alfort in his native France, Jérôme spent three years in the USA. A self-confessed ‘onco-maniac’ since his early years as a veterinary student, he fell in love with radio-oncology while in the US due to its exact physics and specific biology.

He completed a residency at North Carolina State University, passing his certifying examination in radiation oncology in 2010 (American College of Veterinary Radiology – Radiation Oncology). Jérôme, is also a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology (2015) and is the first RCVS-recognised expert in the field (2017).

He then spent five years working as a veterinary radiation oncologist at VRCC, which was rebranded as Southfields earlier this year, and then three years in France working in a leading veterinary cancer centre, before returning to Southfields Veterinary Specialists in 2017.

Richard graduated from University College Dublin in 1999. He completed an internship at the University of Glasgow and was in first opinion small animal practice on the west coast of Scotland thereafter.

He completed his ACVIM Internal Medicine residency and mast cell tumour-based PhD at the Royal Veterinary College in 2005 and 2008, respectively. His PhD thesis was on targeting and killing mast cells with enhanced specificity.

He worked in private referral Oncology practices until 2013, and during this time he earned his ECVIM-CA Oncology Diploma. Richard then worked as a Senior Lecturer in Oncology at the University of Edinburgh, before founding IDEXX Laboratory’s Oncology consulting service in 2016.

Richard joined Southfields in February 2018, and works one day a week in our sister hospital in Hampstead, London Vet Specialists. Richard’s main professional interests are mast cell tumours, novel diagnostics and immunotherapeutics, but he is experienced in all aspects of veterinary medical oncology and radiation oncology.

Slavomíra graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice, Slovakia in July 2009. At university she completed the Erasmus exchange programme in Lyon, France. Following graduation, Slavomíra worked in general practice in Slovakia for two years.

In 2011, Slavomíra moved to the UK and worked in a first opinion practice in Wales and then in Nottingham. She joined our team in December 2012 on a rotating internship and developed a strong interest in Oncology. Slavomíra completed her oncology residency with us in February 2018.

Slavomíra has a lovely rescue dog called Orieta, whom she likes to take on hikes in the countryside.

Petros graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2013. Soon after grauation, he started a two year combined internship at the same institution. In 2016, Petros moved to the UK and worked in a busy small animal practice in Kent. In September 2017, Petros joined Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists as a rotating clinical intern. After completion of the internship, Petros worked in general practice, joining Southfields in April 2019 as a Resident in Medical Oncology.

In his spare time, Petros enjoys travelling, going to the gym and spending time with his friends.

Giovanni graduated from the University of Naples, Italy, in 2012 with a master’s degree with honours in veterinary medicine.

Following graduation, Giovanni started to work in different first opinion practices and small animal hospitals in Italy. During these years, he developed a keen interest in small animal oncology attending courses and congresses and working as a researcher for an Italian national cancer institute.

In 2017, Giovanni spent six months in the oncology service at Small Animal Hospital – University of Glasgow where he undertook a retrospective neuro-oncology study. Soon after, he began to work in some busy first opinion practices in the England north-west area.
Then, in 2019, he undertook a rotation internship at the Small Animal Hospital – University of Glasgow.

During his spare time, Giovanni enjoys listening to music, technology and cooking.

Susan joined us many years ago after completing a foundation degree in Veterinary Nursing & Practice Management. Prior to this she had worked in both mixed & small animal first opinion practice. She has also spent time as a volunteer, working on a rehabilitation project for monkeys and baboons.

During her time with us, Susan has completed a certificate in Small Animal Nutrition. Her main interests at work include oncology, nutrition, medical nursing and physiotherapy.

Outside work, Susan has a keen interest in horses & has owned a horse for many years. She also has a cat called Felicity.

Georgina worked in a busy first opinion hospital for six years, during which time she completed her training and qualified as a veterinary nurse. Having joined the Southfields Veterinary Specialists team early in 2018, Georgina enjoys looking after our in-patients and is also very interested in mentoring and training new team members.

When she’s not at work, Georgina spends time with her three rescue cats, one of which she hand-reared from 1 day old. She has a very big soft spot for greyhounds too, having previously worked at a greyhound retiring/racing kennels.