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Meet the team

Meet the people who work in the ZSL veterinary department.

Andrew Routh

Andrew Routh - Chief Veterinary Officer

Andrew's wildlife veterinary ambitions were fired by the work of Sir Peter Scott, Gerald Durrell and Sir David Attenborough.
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Tai Strike

Taina Strike ZSL Veterinary Officer

Whilst studying veterinary medicine, Tai volunteered at Pretoria Zoo and in game parks in South Africa.
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Yedra Feltrer operating on an African Hunting Dog
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Yedra Feltrer- ZSL Veterinary Officer

Yedra graduated at the University of Madrid in 1987 and Munich in 1988 where she also took and internship in the surgery and ophthalmology department.
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Tim Bouts – Veterinary Officer WWAP

Tim Bouts – Veterinary Officer Whipsnade

Tim joined ZSL as a veterinary officer based at Whipsnade in 2006.
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Edmund Flach
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Edmund Flach - ZSL Veterinary Pathologist

Starting out in general practice, Edmund studied for an MSc in Tropical Veterinary Medicine, which took him to Tanzania and Morocco.
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Ilona Furrokh

Ilona Furrokh Head Veterinary Nurse

All set for a career in zoological research, Ilona realised she enjoyed the more hands on field work and found a job with the RSPCA where they took lots of wildlife and exotics.
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Matt Rendle

Matthew Rendle Veterinary Nurse London Zoo

'I’m a very keen herpetologist,' says Matthew, who has kept and bred reptiles and amphibians since he was ten.
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Joanna Sutherland – Veterinary Nurse

Joanna Sutherland – Veterinary Nurse

Jo is responsible for the daily husbandry of the inpatients as well as administering treatments and assisting the vets during surgical procedures.
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Emma Maddocks

Emma Whitlock Veterinary Nurse ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

'It's my dream job.' says Whipsnade veterinary nurse Emma.
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Jo Dodds

Jo Dodds - Veterinary Nurse Whipsnade

Jo joined ZSL in 1997 as the veterinary nurse at Whipsnade.
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Jonathan Cracknell - Resident Veterinary Department

Jonathan Cracknell - Veterinary Resident

Jonathan is currently the Veterinary Resident at the Zoological Society of London, a new three year placement run in conjunction with the Royal Veterinary College.
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Claire Cunningham

Claire Cunningham Admin Supervisor Living Collections

Studying zoology at university and working at a wildlife trust gave Claire a sound preparation for her work with Veterinary Services.
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Hannah Barnett with a Tamandua
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Hannah Barnett Admin Assistant Living Collections

Hannah joined the team at the veterinary department in October 2007 after completing a degree in Biology.
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Shaheed Macgregor

Shaheed Macgregor Veterinary Microbiologist

Shaheed is at the forefront of ZSL’s efforts to safeguard both animals and visitors from zoonoses, diseases which can be transmitted from animals to humans.
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Belinda Clark

Belinda Clark Pathology Technician

Belinda joined after completing an animal care course, and is responsible for sending off samples, archiving post mortem tissues and maintaining records.
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Toni Beadle with a Saki Monkey
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Toni Beadle - Animal Care Assistant

Toni worked with small primates, gorillas and pigs during her time as a volunteer keeper at London Zoo before becoming the Animal Care Assistant for the Veterinary Department in April 2007.
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