Ben Ryder-Davies BSc BVM&S MRCVS
Partner and Equine Veterinary Surgeon
Dr Alex Harrison BVSc MRCVS
Equine Veterinary Surgeon
Alex qualified from Liverpool in 2007 and worked in Manchester for a year before moving to sunny Suffolk where she has lived and worked since. She enjoys all aspects of first opinion equine practice but particularly medicine cases; in fact, she is known as the worm lady in our practice due to her constant encouragement of responsible parasite control! Outside of work Alex enjoys riding (especially a bit of a play around the cross country course), walking her Border Collie Tess, skiing (as much skiing as she can fit in a year!) and running.
Dr Katie Kershaw BVSc CertAVP MRCVS
Equine & Farm Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Katie joined Ryder-Davies in 2012 after qualifying from Bristol Vet School. Most of her work is with horses, although she has a keen interest in small holdings, especially sheep and goats. She has recently completed a certificate in Equine Practice.
Many of you will have met her cocker spaniel ‘Dixon’ who spends a lot of time walking in the countryside. She doesn’t currently have her own horse, instead exercises friends horses in her spare time.
Dr Harriet Easton BVSc MRCVS
Equine Veterinary Surgeon
Hari started at Ryder-Davies and Partners in Autumn 2018 so some of you may have already seen her out and about. Hari graduated from The University of Liverpool (with Sophie!) and has joined us from another practice in Suffolk. Originally from Norfolk, she has grown up in the South Norfolk Pony Club and still has horses at home with her parents. Outside of work Hari enjoys spending time in Norfolk dog walking on various beaches, riding her horses or on the ski slopes.
Hari enjoys all aspects of equine practice and has a particular interest in Equine Medicine.
Dr Joe Steventon BVSc MRCVS
Partner and Veterinary Surgeon at Woodbridge Surgery
Joe qualified from Liverpool in 1997. He started as a mixed practice vet on the Welsh borders, however his love for small animal work soon took over and after a brief stint teaching vet students at the RVC, he spent a few years running a practice in London. He then returned to his home town of Woodbridge and joined our practice in 2007. Joe is now our small animal partner and has a love for all aspects of small animal work. He has a keen interest in orthopaedic surgery and small animal medicine. Away from work he and his wife Kelly are kept busy by their two lively children, Harper & Noah, Cookie the cat, Tallulah Wilson the tortoise, a brood of chickens and tropical fish!
Dr Sue Manning BVMS MRCVS
Senior Veterinary Surgeon at Rendlesham Surgery
Sue qualified from Glasgow Vet School in 1985, started with us in 1986 and apart from a brief spell in Framlingham she’s been with us ever since. She does mainly small animal work and enjoys seeing small furries, especially rabbits. She and her husband are restoring a large crumbling farmhouse and keep very busy with 25 ewes, 27 cows, 2 pigs, 13 geese, 20 chickens, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 1 mouse, 2 teenage children and a husband! In her spare (?!) time she used to enjoy sailing, but had to sell the boat to buy the house (!), so now she enjoys spinning wool, making felt and is currently trying to knit up the wool mountain in her loft!
Dr Chris Wilkins BVSc PGCSE MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Woodbridge Surgery
Chris joined the practice in 2005 and currently works backstage in the small animal department where he enjoys all aspects of surgery. He qualified in the olden days and is privileged to be able to share his experience when mentoring younger colleagues. At home he strives to maintain an half decent garden in the face of depredation by grandchildren and dogs, and he likes to explore new recipes and old churches.
Dr Jo Travers BSc BVSc GP Cert Ophth MRCVS
Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Having qualified from Liverpool in 2013, and spending 18 months in the wilds of east Yorkshire, Jo joined the practice in 2015, initially as the mixed veterinary surgeon but after a spell of nights and lots of study has found her niche as a small animal vet. Having completed a general practitioner certificate in ophthalmology after two years of study in 2018, she enjoys being the resident eye doctor as well as all aspects of general practice, particularly medicine and behavioural problems.
Dr Emma Bevan MA VetMB MCRVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Woodbridge Surgery - Currently Travelling New Zealand
Emma joined our Woodbridge surgery in 2016 as a small animal vet, after graduating from Cambridge University. She has a keen interest in surgery and loves the variety that consults bring. Emma has a bouncy kitten called Kiera. In her spare time, she enjoys playing netball, going to the gym and oil painting.
Dr Jazzmin Arundell BVetMed MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Woodbridge Surgery
Jazzmin grew up in West London, and moved to Suffolk in 2018 after qualifying from the Royal Veterinary College. She enjoys consulting and has a particular interest in surgery. In her spare time, Jazzmin enjoys swimming in the sea, and going on long walks with her retired racing greyhound Jesse and her Lurcher Milton
Dr Sam Fowler MA VetMB MCRVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Woodbridge Surgery
After graduating from the University of Cambridge, Sam moved home to Felixstowe and joined our Woodbridge team in August 2019.
He particularly enjoys the challenges of internal medicine and neurology, as well as inpatient care.
Outside of work Sam enjoys playing tennis, swimming and playing the viola in a local string orchestra. He currently cares for two goldfish and recently adopted a loving ginger cat called Glenda.
Dr Kathryn Jones BVetMed BSc MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Woodbridge Surgery
Kathryn qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2004. She worked in mixed practice in Lincolnshire for a year before moving to Suffolk. She worked as a small animal vet for 13 years before joining the Ryder-Davies team. Outside of work Kathryn has a Jack Russell called Henry and a cat called Peas. She loves yoga and the great outdoors.
Dr Tilly Hough MVDr MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Woodbridge Surgery
Tilly joined us in September 2019 after graduating from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Slovakia. She came back to Suffolk to be near to family and joined our Woodbridge team.
Tilly particularly enjoys internal medicine and building on her surgical skills.
In her spare time, Tilly enjoys travelling, spending time with family and friends and taking her two mischievous rescue Dachshunds for long walks.
Dr Lucy Burnell MA VetMB MRCVS
Senior Veterinary Surgeon at Ipswich Surgery
Lucy has worked in companion animal practice since graduating and has worked for Ryder-Davies and Partners since April 2006 at our Ipswich surgery. Her areas of interest are feline medicine, geriatric care and eye disease and injury. She currently has 3 rescue cats one of whom was saved by the local CPL when she was found with her mum and litter and had to have a leg amputated when she was just a few weeks old. She also has a rescue Greyhound called Minnie who has adapted well to her retirement (and sofa).
Dr Heather Collinson BVetMed MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Ipswich Surgery
Heather has been working as a vet in Suffolk for some years now, although she is originally from Norwich. She is married with 2 young girls, a black Lab called Teasel, 3 cats and 2 bunnies! The animals all get on well together as long as the bunnies stay in charge – they regularly laugh as the bunnies chase Teasel and the cats into the house from the garden! The cats are second in command and the poor old Lab is at the bottom of the pile, although she loves the children and follows them around all day if she can. When she has spare time, she enjoys physical activities such as kickboxing, body combat, cycling and whenever possible family walks by the river and in the forest. She loves the variety of her work and meeting lots of people and their pets always means that two days are ever the same!
Dr Kelly Rouse BVSc MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Ipswich 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 Holly Game MA VetMB MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon at Ipswich Surgery
Holly grew up in Woodbridge and after graduating from Cambridge University moved back to her home town. Holly joined our Ipswich surgery as a small animal vet in September 2016, and very much enjoys working alongside Lucy our Head Vet, Heather and Kelly.
She has two very pampered guinea pigs called Hazel and Edith. Outside of work, Holly enjoys keeping fit. She runs, cycles and rows, and has recently started cross-fit. Holly also likes to make the most of her holidays by travelling as much as possible.
Dr Mike Dale MA VetMB MRCVS
Head Veterinary Surgeon at Felixstowe Surgery
Mike Dale qualified from Cambridge in 1975. He has worked in a variety of small animal practices in Nottingham, Cornwall and the South East and managed a referral centre. He has experience of practice partnership and ownership and has designed and built a veterinary hospital in Kent. Not yet ready to retire he brings considerable veterinary experience to the consulting room and enjoys keeping up to date, challenging medical cases and supporting younger colleagues. In 1999 he passed the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society certificate in acupuncture and has a particular interest in the management of pain in dogs and cats. Mike and his wife, Mercia, share their home with a kind and clever Rhodesian Ridgeback, Zula.
Dr Aleksandra Petryka DVM MRCVS
Out Of Hours Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Aleksandra qualified in 2010 from Warsaw University of Life Sciences. She has worked in a variety of small animal hospitals across UK and Ireland. Her main interest is emergency critical care medicine which she fulfils working as part of the night team. In her spare time she enjoys travelling and using her veterinary skills to help less fortunate animals in developing countries as well as taking part in animal conservation projects.
Dr Lucy Dobree
Out of Hours Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
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.