Simon grew up in South Africa and was lucky to be exposed to a wide range of animals from an early age. His “menagerie” at times included dogs, cats, guinea pigs, chickens, and fish amongst others. This helped to foster a love for and understanding of animals and so it was no surprise when he ended up at Onderstepoort studying to be a vet.

After qualifying in 1999 Simon worked for a year in South Africa before arriving in the UK. He has worked in small animal practice ever since and has had a wide range of experience. Simon has a particular interest in dentistry and in challenging medical cases.

When not at work Simon enjoys mountain biking, reading and spending time with his family. He has a daughter and two cats – both former feral tomcats now living the life of luxury!

Sarah grew up in Wimbledon and has had cats for most of her life. She studied at the Royal Veterinary College and qualified in 2008. After working for a while at the PDSA, Sarah went on to work at a couple of local, busy small animal practices seeing a large number of rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and hamsters.
Sarah enjoys medicine and behaviour. Sarah has a soft spot for rabbits and would love to have some if she had time – and if Bear her ginger cat wouldn’t get jealous!

Sarah has a particular interest in diagnostic imaging and especially ultrasound. This is an area she is actively concentrating on in order to advance her skills.

In her spare time Sarah enjoys spending time with her elderly cat, knitting, sewing, travelling and eating out.

Tracey has wanted to be a veterinary nurse for as long as she can remember and has realised that dream at Winton Lodge. She joined the practice in 1997 with no veterinary experience at all and undertook all her training at the practice. She went on to qualify as a nurse and moved up into the Head Nurse role and now acts as practice manager.

In addition to her admin skills Tracey uses her experience and calm demeanour to great effect with animals – and in particular with cats. In fact we like to call her our “cat whisperer” such is her way with calming our feline friends!

Tracey lives in Leatherhead with her husband Robert and her pets – a lovely dog called Ralph and two georgeous cats called Mole and “Pod” – so called because he only has three legs!

Sara has a wealth of experience as a veterinary receptionist. She has had a long love affair with Golden Retrievers and it was following the sad loss of one of her own pets that Sara first became interested in the compassionate,human side of veterinary practice. She joined a local practice in 1999 and focussed on the client care side of the practice, undergoing training in bereavement counselling and client care. When the practices were bought out by a corporate chain Sara felt that the client service aspect was being neglected and came to join us at Winton Lodge.

Sara lives in with her husband David and dogs Cracker and Crumble as well as a much loved, geriatric rabbit! When not looking after the clients Sara enjoys time with her family and pets and being outdoors. She is a keen gardner and photographer. Sara is available for bereavement counselling for our clients and has been a source of comfort for many.

Cushla joined us in 2016 as our Head Nurse. She qualified from Massey University in New Zealand in 2000. Before she moved to London Cushla worked for the SPCA for six years where she gained lots of hands-on practical experience. Cushla lives in Wimbledon with a feisty one-eared house rabbit who thinks she’s a dog and is usually to be found stretched out in her favourite spot on the couch. Outside of work Cushla enjoys travel, walking and spending time with friends and family.

Brenda grew up in South Africa in the Natal area. After University she moved to England in 2003 and has lived here ever since. She started her veterinary career in a specialist exotics centre and gained a lot of experience in the care and handling of some very unusual pet species! Since then she has worked in more standard practices.

After taking some time out to travel to interesting places like Mozambique and India, she joined Winton Lodge in 2014 where her wide range of experience has proved invaluable. In her spare time Brenda loves travelling, meeting people and all sorts of outdoor activities. She has very much enjoyed getting to know the people and pets of the Epsom area.

Amelia is a qualified Registered Veterinary Nurse who gained her qualifications in 2014. She has worked in a very busy first opinion practice for a number of years and joined us in 2016. She has a special interest in geriatric care, behaviour and anaesthetics and she plans to develop these skills further at Winton lodge.

At home Amelia has a cat called the Great Gatsby and a family dog called Lillian.