Emergencies

Sam MRCVS

After earning her Veterinary Medicine degree in Sicily, Sam made the move to the UK, where she has spent the last 6.5 years dedicating herself to the veterinary field. Sam has found her niche in Emergency and Critical Care (ECC), a realm of veterinary that she finds both challenging and immensely rewarding. Currently, she is diligently working towards obtaining her ECC Certificate, a testament to her commitment to advancing her skills and knowledge in this specialized area.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Sam holds a deep affection for her loyal companion, Alice, a 15-year-old dog who goes everywhere with her including work!  Outside of her veterinary work, Sam loves music, yoga, traveling, and of course travelling!

Mina MRCVS

After obtaining her first degree in Computer Software Management, it became clear to Mina that what she really wanted to do was work with animals, so she went back to University and graduated as a Veterinary Surgeon in 2017 from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Mina began working in the UK in 2019 gaining a lot of valuable experience in Small Animal practice, which included overseeing everyday cases and out of hours emergency and critical care patients. Since joining the Mead team Mina has continued her impressive professional development by undertaking a Small Animal Surgery Certificate and Feline Medicine Certificate. As a valued member of our team Mina enjoys working up cases with her colleagues and exchanging clinical opinions on more complex cases. You can sometimes see Mina in our day service helping her team.

Although she doesn’t own a cat at present, she recently lost her beloved feline companion after 18 adventurous years, Mina loves taking care of cats and has made it her life goal to help as many as she can so they can live long and healthy lives.

Outside of the vet surgery Mina enjoys cooking for her friends and colleagues!

Gabriel RVN

His journey as a vet nurse started in 2012 when he joined the university at Instituto Politécnico de Viseu in Portugal. Starting his career in a small practice, he completed his degree in 2015. Initially, he spent over a year in a small practice before transitioning to a referral hospital, where he developed a special affection for the Emergency and Critical Care aspect of nursing.

In 2019, driven by his ambitions, he made the move to the UK to further develop his nursing skills. Since then, he has been working in a variety of settings, including first opinion practices and out-of-hours services.

As a nurse, his primary interests lie in emergencies, critical care, and surgeries.

Outside of work, his favorite hobbies include sports, music, and traveling.