Meet our team

Keith BVSc MRCVS

Keith became a veterinary surgeon in 1996.  In the infancy of his career he worked with small animals, farm animals and horses.  He also has lots of exotics experience having treated everything from a baby terrapin to a circus elephant!!

After all these wonderful experiences, Keith settled more on companion animals and in 2011, he gained a post graduate certificate in small animal orthopedic and soft tissue surgery!

Keith thoroughly enjoys consulting and particularly meeting the new additions to families.  Keith and his family have 2 cats and a lovely border collie x whippet dog – all of these were rescued!  Outside of work, Keith enjoys spending time with his family, riding his bike, going to the cinema and tennis.

Ewa DVM MRCVS

Eleonora

Eleonora joined Team Briar in June 2023 and has loved getting to know our clients and the pets of Thanet. Eleonora is currently doing a surgical certificate and also enjoys feline medicine. In her spare time, Eleonora is super competitive and loves running, fitness, eating out and exploring the countryside.

Cellina DVM, MRCVS

Dolma RVN

Our amazing Head Nurse Dolma joined us in February this year, and she is a reall benefit to our Lakeview team with a wealth of knowledge and experience.

She has dedicated the last five years of her career solely to emergency and critical care, and gained her certificate in Emergency and Critical Care in 2023 and hopes to pursue another certificate later this year.
Dolma has adored animals since she was a little girl and her dreams of surrounding herself with animals everyday became a reality in 2017 when she qualified and later joined the Royal Veterinary Colleges register of Veterinary Nurses in 2018.

She is passionate about improving patient care and educating owners on how to help improve their pets lives, and strives to always harbour a warm and welcoming environment that allows all owners and their pets to feel at ease when worried about their loved ones.

At home, she has her gang of M&Ms at home that consist of two border collies – Maxwell & Murphy, two fluffy cats – Monty & Matilda and lastly her French Lop – Melody.
On her days off her most favourite thing to do is to explore nature with extra long dog walks with her dogs and cuddling her cats!

Rita

Rita joined our experienced Kent team in a senior nursing role in 2017 after holding some prestigious Lead Nurse roles in large Kent hospitals. In 2019 she became the Head Nurse at our Lakeview Vets.

Rita has worked with animals her whole life and originally trained in kennel management before going on to qualify as a veterinary nurse in July 1979. Rita has a keen interest and is very experienced in surgery and nutrition.

In her spare time Rita works as a nurse for the Kennel Club at events such as Crufts and Discover dogs.

Jules RVN

Jules started her journey at Lakeview Vets as a Student Veterinary Nurse in 2012 and after completing her Veterinary Nursing Diploma in 2019 at our sister Hospital, Jules returned to Lakeview as our Deputy Head Nurse.

Jules can often be found in nurse consults and giving advice on post operative care, diets and helping to triage your pet before you see one of our great surgeons.

Outside of work, Jules loves board games, going on holiday and taking long walks with her family and her gorgeous daughter. She adores cats and has 3 beloved felines at home- Milo, Bo, & Stampie. Jules is our practices feline advocate ensuring your cats get the best possible care. She is about to start her diploma in feline nursing.

Michelle

Katie

Katie, our clinical manager started her nursing career in 2006 and joined DNA Vetcare team in 2018.
She qualified in 2009 and since then, she gained the Advanced Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2014 and a BSc in Clinical Veterinary Nursing in 2016.

In practice her favourite things are consulting, anaesthesia and scrubbing in to assist on surgeries.

On a day to day basis, Katie ensures the smooth running of the practice while making sure that all your pets are treated as our own.

Outside the surgery, Katie is a very busy mom of two sons and one black labrador, Bella.

Jane

Many of our long standing clients are incredibly fond of Jane, being the longest serving member of our Lakeview support team, having been a part of the surgery since 1982!

Jane is always remembered for being incredibly kind and jolly, permanently smiling and being helpful on our busy reception with her beautiful dog and the official Lakeview mascot, Tizz.

Outside of work she enjoys taking Tizz for walks, outdoor life and horse riding.

Kelly

Kelly is a hugely familiar face to many of our long standing clients and has been a part of our Lakeview team for over 20 years. Kelly has carried out many roles within our team from nursing, reception and management until settling down in early 2019 to a role on our friendly reception.

When she is not welcoming clients and their gorgeous pets at our surgery, Kelly enjoys catching up with friends and travelling around the world. She has a keen interest in arts and crafts and particularly enjoys knitting.

Tizz

Tizz is a familiar face at the practice who comes to work with Jane most mornings to help on reception.

Jane rescued her from one of the local charities a few years ago and she has become a valuable member of the team and is much loved by the clients.