Meet The Team at Heathfield Vets

Heathfield Vets’ friendly and professional team care about as well as caring for your pets – we know just how important they are to you and your family.

Veterinary Surgeons

Ian Killian – Vet : All Family Pets

Hello, I’m Ian.

I was born and raised on a game and livestock farm in the Eastern Province of South Africa. After the obligatory 5 1/2 years of student life at the University of Pretoria Onderstepoort Veterinary Faculty, I qualified in 1989.

Philip Snyman – Vet : All Family Pets

Hello, I’m Philip.

I was born in South Africa and as part of my National Service, I spent two years in the Infantry Corps of the South African Defence Force, before enrolling as a Veterinary student at Onderstepoort, The University of Pretoria’s …

Gerald Stam – Vet : All Family Pets

Hello, I’m Gerald.

I qualified from vet school in South Africa in 1987 and then worked as a vet during my army service. My first job was in a city practice in Kempton Park. I knew I wanted to work in a mixed practice, so after 9 months we moved …

Donal O’Leary – Equine Vet : Also Pets

Hello, I’m Donal.

I joined Heathfield Vets in early 2004, primarily to lead our equine services, although like all our vets here, I work hard at being an excellent all-rounder. I qualified in Dublin in 1995 and after a spell with the PDSA in Birmingham …

Janet Nuttall – Vet : All Family Pets

Hello, I’m Janet.

I was born in Middlesex, but raised in Yorkshire, and I always intended returning to the north, after qualifying from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1977. However, a position in a truly mixed practice was a rarity even …