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| Our Team Principal
- Angela Griffiths |
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| Angela
Griffiths - Principal
Angela started Greyfriars, with Dawn Phillips, nearly five years ago in response to her experiences of rehabilitating her own dog Mia, a Wood Green rescue GSD cross, who suffered spinal injury and paralysis. This was a life changing experience and she gave up a successful business to realise the dream that has now become Greyfriars. Things have moved on a long way since the days of 2 people and a hydrotherapy pool. Angela believes in striving for the best possible care for animals and has continually reinvested to improve facilities and add new services. She has been joined by a team of like minded people that share the same drive for excellence, professional responsibility and compassion. Despite the difficulty of working long hours and studying at the same time, she is committed to continuing professional development, both personally and for her staff. She feels this is especially important in the new and rapidly advancing field of animal rehabilitation. Angela qualified as a CCRP in 2005. She lives with Rocky a four year old boxer, who came for rehab at 14 weeks with multiple hindlimb fractures due to brittle bones, and Aisha a two year old brindle greyhound, who originally came from Battersea Dogs Home for rehab and then became part of the family. Hobbies include photography, history, gardening, travel and skiing. |
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| Kirsty Arthur - Assistant Manager Certified Canine Rehabilitation
Practitioner – University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary
Medicine.
Kirsty originally came to Greyfriars as part of her HND course work experience – she loved it so much she refused to leave. Kirsty’s previous experience includes working in kennels and catteries, farm work and small animal rescue. Kirsty has now been with us for four years and her unbounded energy, enthusiasm and love for animals have helped to make Greyfriars special. Promotion to Assistant Manager, two years ago, reflects her commitment and contribution to Greyfriars. Kirsty worked tirelessly last year to complete her studies in America and qualify as a CCRP. Kirsty lives with Portia and Phoenix, labrador X collies, and Willow a two year rescue greyhound from Battersea Dogs Home (sister to Angela’s Aisha). Kirsty also has four rescue cats and nine rescue chinchillas so life is never dull. Hobbies include walking the dogs, skiing, squash and swimming! |
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| Karen Lees - Principal Physiotherapist Bsc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MCSP, Category A Member of ACPAT, The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy.
Karen completed her physiotherapy degree in 2002, she then continued her post-graduate study through ACPAT and qualified as a Category A Veterinary Physiotherapist in January 2006. In the future Karen plans to complete an MSc course at the Royal Veterinary College and to participate in research associated with Veterinary Physiotherapy. Karen joined the team at Greyfriars in November 2005. She spent time working in the pool alongside Angela and other team members to understand both the complexity and variety of cases which are treated at Greyfriars. She then became an official member of the team as a veterinary physiotherapist in January 2006. Karen has experience of treating a variety of canine problems, including cruciate ligament problems, spinal injuries, arthritis and performance problems. Karen believes strongly in a functional, multi-disciplinary, team based approach to rehabilitation. Karen runs massage courses at Greyfriars and also works closely with The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy to help to promote Veterinary Physiotherapy. Karen lives with a standard Dachshund, Monty and her hobbies include long walks, horse riding, reading and drinking good wine. |
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| Annelies
Klinker – Physiotherapist MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy, Bsc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MCSP, Category A Member of ACPAT (The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy)
Annelies completed her physiotherapy degree in 2002, she has continued her post-graduate study at the Royal Veterinary College and qualified as a Category A Veterinary Physiotherapist in December 2007. She is currently completing her MSc research project investigating blood flow in tendon, a technique that would be very useful for future physiotherapy research. Annelies joined the team at Greyfriars in June 2006. She spent time working in the pool alongside Angela and other team members to understand both the complexity and variety of cases which are treated at Greyfriars. She then became an official member of the team as a veterinary physiotherapist in January 2007. Annelies has experience of treating a variety of canine problems, including cruciate ligament problems, spinal injuries, arthritis and performance problems. Annelies believes strongly in a functional, multi-disciplinary, team based approach to rehabilitation working closely with the client and vet to achieve the best possible outcome for the animal. Annelies lives with 2 golden retrievers, Ted and Alice, and has a horse, Sunny who she competes at show jumping. Her hobbies include long walks, watching rugby, sports cars and enjoying good food and wine. back to top |
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| Lisa Paruit - Senior Hydrotherapist
Lisa first came to Greyfriars in 2002 as a client – her labrador puppy Molly had been diagnosed with hip dysplasia. Lisa always liked to swim with Molly and we were impressed with her natural empathy and obvious ‘’hands on’’ talent for massage and care, which extended beyond Molly to other dogs at Greyfriars. We asked her to join us for few days training and she has been working with us ever since. Lisa says ‘’I love my job. Gaining the trust of dogs is so rewarding – seeing them improve brightens our days ... not to mention our faces aching from laughing so much at their antics.’’ The much fitter and more comfortable Molly has been joined by Meg a superfit two year old flat coated retriever. Lisa’s husband Paul, and her children Mark and Lucy are regular visitors and helpers at the pool. Mark is our official photographer and cameraman! Lisa’s hobbies include dancing, walking the dogs and hill walking with her family. |
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| Dietrich
Graf von Schweinitz - Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (IVAS)
Dietrich is from the US and gained
his Doctor of Vet. Med. in Georgia (1982) and subsequently qualified
in the UK (1983). While practicing in the US over 20 years ago he
started studying acupuncture and integrating this into clinical
practice. In 1986 he moved to the UK and continued to develop the
acupuncture skills, and gained the IVAS certificate in veterinary
acupuncture. He is the past President of the Association of British
Veterinary Acupuncturists and a long standing Council member, as
well a member on the Board of Directors of the International Veterinary
Acupuncture Society. He has published on acupuncture and lectured
internationally. While his conventional practice is restricted to
horses he has practiced acupuncture on large and small animals.
He recently appeared on Blue Peter to acupuncture Lucy. |
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Jo Frost - Veterinary Surgeon Jo qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Liverpool University in 2000. She initially worked in a mixed practice in Kent looking after a range of animals from hamsters to horses. After a period of 2 years, Jo decided to concentrate on the care of small animals and joined a busy practice in Reading. There Jo developed an interest in small animal medicine, pain control and acupuncture. In 2007, Jo moved to surrey becoming head vet at Stocton Veterinary Centre in Guildford, where she is enjoying working as part of a happy, hard-working team striving to give the very best in client and patient care. Jo very much enjoys being part of the team at Greyfriars, whose combined experience and dedication is key to the rehabilitation of animals enabling them to enjoy the quality of life they deserve. back to top |
