Elizabeth graduated from The Royal Veterinary College, London having previously obtained an Honours degree in Agriculture with basic Medical Science from Imperial College at Wye.

She joined GKG Vets shortly after graduating becoming a partner in 2005.

Elizabeth obtained her Certificate in Veterinary Business Management from the University of Liverpool in 2017. She enjoys all aspect of clinical practice but takes a special interest in cardiology (the treatment of heart disease) and soft tissue surgery.

Elizabeth lives in Newbury with her daughter, two cats and her cockerpoo.

She is the practice clinical coach.

Karoline is one of our Veterinary Surgeons and has been here since October 2018. She qualified from Bristol University in July 2018, after moving to the UK from Norway to study.

She enjoys seeing all of the animals who come in to the surgery every day and being able to build a bond with them and their owners. However, she mostly enjoys being able to help the pets on their roads to recovery.

Karoline currently lives in Newbury with her two flatmates and their cat, Monty. Monty is super chilled and very laid back but he looks constantly unimpressed!  He’s a very good hunter and treats his owners with lots of presents to prove it!

In her spare time, she enjoys playing volleyball and she also loves to travel.

Stuart was brought up on a working mixed farm before going to Edinburgh University to study Veterinary Medicine where he graduated with distinction.

He worked for several years in North Hertfordshire, before becoming Head Vet at a practice in Goring-on-Thames. He moved to GKG Vets in 2013, becoming a partner with Elizabeth in 2016.

Stuart enjoys the challenges of general practice, but takes a particular interest in diagnostic imaging and internal medicine. He also undertakes some of the practice’s orthopaedic work.

Stuart lives nearby with his wife – also a qualified Vet – and their ginger cat and a miniature dachshund. In his spare time he enjoys travel, cricket and is involved with his local community, previously as a district councillor.

Melissa joined the GKG Vets team in 2006. Since then she has trained to become a Registered Veterinary Nurse. She enjoys all aspects of the job, but particularly carrying out diabetic nursing clinics and minor surgical procedures.

Melissa knew from a young age that she wanted to use her love of animals as a career and thanks to GKG Vets was offered a pathway into nursing. She is now Head Nurse at the Newbury branch.

At home, Melissa has a very bouncy spaniel called Laka who has recently retired from agility training. She also has a mischievous black cat called Moose who she rescued from the practice when he was found in a very sorry state.

Liz joined GKG Vets nursing team in 1999. Initially she worked in Newbury but has now become the nurse in our Thatcham branch. She is a very experienced nurse who enjoys emergency nursing.

Liz lives locally with her husband and has two grown up children. At home she has three dogs, two cats (including one with three legs), two ponies, one rabbit and a ferret.

Liz is a fosterer for the local Dogs Trust branch, looking after dogs as they find their forever home. Her experience and patient approach means she can instill basic training and confidence into even the most worried of dogs.

Alex joined the GKG team in 2009 and enjoys working on Saturdays in the Kingsclere and Thatcham branches. She has always loved animals of all kinds and has a special interest in wildlife.

Alex lives in Kingsclere with her husband and son – and two terriers, two ginger cats and two rabbits. In her spare time she enjoys going for walks, gardening, reading and spending time with family and pets.

Greta joined the Thatcham branch as the afternoon receptionist in 2016. Prior to this she had worked for many years in accounts.

Although Greta has lived for many years in Thatcham, she has also spent time living in Holland and Scotland. She lives with her husband, three dogs and two rabbits. She also has a horse.

Greta enjoys spending her spare time walked her dogs and travelling. She has even cycled through Costa Rica to raise money for charity.

Sandy joined us in 2004 and has worked tirelessly to convert us from a paper system to the fully computerised system we now have.

Recently she agreed to take on a lot of the day-to-day administration as well as book keeping.

Sandy lives in Thatcham with her husband, son, two dogs and two cats.