About us | Meet the staff

Peter qualified in 1988 from Edinburgh University
and worked in several small animal practices before
developing an interest in orthopaedic surgery.
In 1994, Peter passed the RCVS Certificate in
Orthopaedic Surgery. Then, in 1995, he & Anne
decided the best way of working in their ideal practice
was to buy their own! After looking all over England
the charms of Hove lured them to settle in Wilbury
Avenue. Peter still sees routine consultations,
but most of his time is spent working on referral
orthopaedic cases and looking after the business.
Outside of work his passions include his family
(two horse-mad daughters!), sailing, swimming
and learning jazz piano.

Anne is a partner in Wilbury Veterinary Surgery. She is in the practice most days and is mainly involved in the management and administration of the practice.

She qualified from Edinburgh University in 1988 as a veterinary surgeon and after a short spell in private practice, embarked on a year 'volunteering' in West Africa. On her return to the UK she worked in a small animal practice in Hampshire where she developed an interest in internal medicine and the management of veterinary practices.

In 1995 Peter and Anne bought Wilbury Veterinary Surgery and proceeded to put their mark of personal service in a professional and friendly atmosphere on the practice. In 1999 Anne gave birth to Lucy and 2 years later to Florence. The girls, travel, horse riding, pets and gardening (particularly vegetables) use up any time that Anne is not at Wilbury!

Zoë graduated from Edinburgh in 1999 and worked in a few small animal practices before settling at Wilbury in 2004. She is interested in all aspects of medicine and surgery and looks after the RCVS practice standards scheme. Since the birth of her daughter, Eva in 2008, she is only working part-time but really enjoying both working and being a mum. She has one cat at home, Mimi, and in her spare time enjoys travelling, yoga, looking after her allotment and spending time with her family.

Neville has been a veterinary surgeon since 1987 and has worked in Sydney, Hong Kong, Southwest London and now Brighton. He sees first opinion cases in our practice on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Prior to becoming a veterinary surgeon he had a brief career as a dancer (appearing in a Kate Bush video) and worked in a props studio making specialist costumes and props. Whilst there he worked with Bananarama, Torvill and Dean, Bonnie Tyler and Benny Hill! He is passionate about travelling and enjoys walking, art, opera, good food and wine. He is planning on walking the Camino De Santiago – a walk across Spain taking 4 – 6 weeks and is currently walking the South Downs Way as training.

Polly qualified from Edinburgh's RDVC in 2000 and as well as working here at Wilbury she also does some emergency work at PETS, our emergency service. (She enjoys all aspects of general practice and has a particular interest in soft tissue surgery and emergency and critical care.) Before joining the practice in June 2011 she has spent time abroad doing conservation work in the jungle in Costa Rica and in Ecuador and also voluntary work at a cat shelter in Italy. Now settled in Brighton, outside of work she enjoys being outdoors, walking, climbing and cycling.

Vickie is our head nurse and is part of the management team. Having qulaified in 1995, Vickie has worked here at Wilbury Veterinary Surgery since August 1999. She has five lovely cats all of which were originally strays. Her special interest is in cat behaviour and she has recently completed a feline behaviour problems course and has attained the advanced award in feline friendly nursing course with distinction.

Katie has worked at Wilbury Veterinary Surgery for eight years. She is our deputy head nurse. She is currently halfway through a 2.5 year Graduate Diploma in Clinical and Professional Veterinary Nursing. She is specialising in surgical nursing. In her spare time Katie enjoys yoga, kickboxing and renovating her bungalow with her partner.

Catherine qualified as a veterinary Nurse in 2005 and has been at Wilbury Veterinary Surgery since qualifying. She particularly enjoys the nursing of rabbits and is always happy to offer advice on the species. She owns a Syrian hamster called ‘Boo’ and enjoys badminton and yoga.

Karly started at Wilbury Veterinary Surgery as a kennel assistant in 2009. She is now a second year student veterinary nurse, having passed her first year exams with flying colours this summer! She owns a fifteen year old border collie called Tasha whom she has had since a puppy and she also owns Zippy, the chinchilla

Glenda has worked part time within the practice for five years, covering reception on four mornings a week.

Glenda owns three setters (two English and one Gordon). The English setters have both competed at Crufts. In addition to her dogs, she also owns a cat, two tortoises and a rabbit.

After five years at the RSPCA as an animal care assistant, specializing in small animals and wildlife, Ros joined the staff at Plumpton College assisting with animal care courses and caring for a wide variety of exotic and unusual animals such as: snakes, lizards, various birds and more common pet domestic animals, before joining Wilbury 8 years ago as a trainee veterinary nurse and qualifying three years later. Then after a career break to have her son Matthew, she rejoined the practice part time in October 2011. Ros has two cats, Charlie and Chester.

Laura is our newest staff member and joined Wilbury Vets in February 2012.  Laura started her career in animal care working for the Dogs Trust in Shoreham, before moving to a Veterinary Practice in 2007 as a Trainee Vet Nurse.  Laura qualified as an RVN in 2009 and has continued her interest in dog behaviour ever since, this is displayed in her busy family household of five rescue dogs, keeping life exciting!

Laura is a keen runner and took part in the Brighton Half Marathon earlier this year.  She loves playing sports, especially netball and enjoys the great outdoors with her friends and the dogs combined!