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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. | |
| Tim Bouts – Veterinary Officer Whipsnade Tim joined ZSL as a veterinary officer based at Whipsnade in 2006. |
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. |
| 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. |
| Emma Whitlock Veterinary Nurse ZSL Whipsnade Zoo 'It's my dream job.' says Whipsnade veterinary nurse Emma. |
| Jo Dodds - Veterinary Nurse Whipsnade Jo joined ZSL in 1997 as the veterinary nurse at Whipsnade. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Hannah Barnett Admin Assistant Living Collections Hannah joined the team at the veterinary department in October 2007 after completing a degree in Biology. | |
| 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. |
