
Dr Aleksandra Petryka DVM MRCVS
Head Veterinary Surgeon of Emergency OOH team
Aleks joined Ryder-Davies & Partners in 2018 after working for different emergency veterinary services across the UK and Ireland, including training in university referral hospital of University College of Dublin. She enjoys all aspects of emergency and critical care and never panics. In 2020 she took the position of the Head Vet of Emergency OOH service, which strives to provide the best care for your pets when they need it the most. Aleks also runs ultrasound clinics in the Woodbridge branch as ultrasonography is her special interest which she is constantly advancing.
In free time she enjoys travelling and working as a veterinary volunteer to help less fortunate animals in developing countries.

Dr Jazzmin Arundell BVetMed MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Woodbridge surgery and Emergency OOH team
Jazzmin has been working for Ryder-Davies and Partners since she moved to Suffolk in 2018, and in 2020 became a hybrid vet, working half of her time on day shifts, and half of her time on the nighttime emergency service. Never happy sitting still, Jazzmin loves a busy day. She is currently studying for her post graduate certificate in small animal surgery. Her pride and joys are her two rescue dogs, Jesse, a retired racing greyhound, and Milton, a goodness knows what crossbreed, who, after many hours of training, can just about walk on a lead (as long as there are no cats or squirrels in eyeshot). She hates all exercise, but tries to go to the gym several times a week. Jazzmin is a happy and busy person, who can usually be spotted zooming around the practice or heard singing loudly and out of tune as she goes about her day.

Dr Kelly Rouse BVSc MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Felixstowe Surgery
Kelly joined us in October 2013 after graduating from Bristol University and works mainly at our Ipswich surgery. She has a naughty (but loveable!) Jack Russell Terrier called Poppy and a Labrador called Fynn, who she enjoys taking on walks in her spare time.

Dr Lucy Dobree
Veterinary Surgeon of Emergency OOH team
Lucy graduated from University of Nottingham in 2014. She worked in a small animal practice in Oxfordshire for 5 years before moving back to Woodbridge and starting work as a night vet at Ryder Davies.
Lucy’s clinical interests include canine reproduction and diagnostic imaging, but she enjoys all aspects of first opinion veterinary work.
In her free time, Lucy enjoys walking her two black Labradors, seeing her friends and writing.

Natalie Willis RVN
Registered Veterinary Nurse at Woodbridge surgery and Emergency OOH team
Natalie began working for the Ryder-Davies & Partners team in May 2017. She previously lived, worked and trained in Cheshire. Natalie started her veterinary career at the age of 17 when she became a nursing assistant, and then went on to qualify as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2009. Natalie enjoys all aspects of nursing and has a particular interest in critical care & wound management. Natalie has a 13 year old Yorkshire Terrier called Jake who is definitely a spoilt old man, but still enjoys his long walks! Outside of work she enjoys socialising and exploring the world. Natalie is also a keen cook and enjoys baking in her spare time.

Ashleigh Vincent RVN
Registered Veterinary Nurse at Woodbridge surgery and Emergency OOH team
Ashleigh has been working as an out of hours and day nurse at the Woodbridge branch since June 2019. She Qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2017 from The College of Animal Welfare. Ashleigh enjoys her role as a hybrid nurse as she has the opportunity to work within all aspects of the Veterinary practice. Ashleigh has an interest in emergencies and critical care as well as working with the equine team. She enjoys spending time with her dogs Chester and Alfie, as well as her horse Pogo.

Naomi Ellis RVN
Registered Veterinary Nurse of Emergency OOH team
Naomi has been in practice for 11 years, starting as a kennel maid in a previous veterinary practice then qualifying as an RVN in 2012. Naomi has been at Ryder-Davies & Partners since 2017 and is one of our ‘Out of Hours Night Nurses’.
Naomi particularly enjoys the emergency care and caring for the inpatients.
She has a 3 year old cat called Onyx, who is very mischievous. Naomi enjoys spending her spare time with her family.
