Meet the team
Meet the people who work in the ZSL veterinary department.
| 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. |
| Taina Strike ZSL Veterinary Officer Whilst studying veterinary medicine, Tai volunteered at Pretoria Zoo and in game parks in South Africa. |
| 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. |
| Nic Masters ZSL Veterinary Officer Before joining ZSL in January 2012 Nic worked for International Zoo Veterinary Group for 5 years taking him all around Europe and UK. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Jo Sutherland- Veterinary Nurse ZSL London Zoo Jo is responsible for the daily husbandry of the inpatients as well as administering treatments and assisting the vets during surgical procedures. |
| Jo Dodds- Senior Veterinary Nurse ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Jo joined ZSL in 1997 as the veterinary nurse at Whipsnade. |
| Karla Berry- Veterinary Nurse ZSL Whipsnade Zoo “Working in the zoo environment has always been my dream job as I get to work with my favourite animals the Giraffes.” |
| Claire Silva 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Anne Nilsson - Administrative Assistant Anne is a qualified Keeper, but worked in one of London’s busiest animal hospitals before joining the ZSL vet department in 2011. |
