Jess is our new graduate small animal vet who is very excited to be joining the Vale. She graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2022 with the original plan to go back home to London to start her veterinary career. However, after visiting us during the summer, she was hooked by the gorgeous Devonshire [...]
Sophia graduated from Nottingham in 2019 and has worked in small animal practice ever since. She and her husband left the Midlands in early 2022 and decided to make Devon their new home. She enjoys most aspects of the job but especially emergency and critical care. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking on the [...]
Originally from Poland, Andrzej moved to the UK for his now wife, Sophia (who is also a vet at the Vale) several years ago. They met in Thailand while volunteering at an animal shelter. Andrzej's area of interest is ophthalmology (eyes) in which he obtained a certificate and completed an internship in an ophthalmology referral [...]
After graduating from Cambridge in 2021, Helen worked as a mixed vet up in the Scottish Highlands for two years. She then spent a year down in New Zealand to experience life as a vet on the other side of the world. She chose to move back to the South West where her passion for [...]
Samson graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2025. Samson is particularly interested in surgery and cardiology. Outside of work, Samson likes to ski, both on snow and on water, play and watch rugby and really enjoys surfing—especially at Putsborough or Croyde. He also spends time taking beach walks with his dog Susam (the husky).
Originally from Exeter, Ally trained at the Royal Veterinary College in London before returning to Devon to join the team at the Vale. Ally splits her time between our Cullompton and Honiton branches, and has a particular interest in clinical neurology. In her spare time Ally can be found dancing, running or with her head [...]
Inge (full name Ingeborg) is a part of our Honiton Veterinary Surgeon team. Having met her now husband at vet school, Inge opted to stay in the UK, and the first years in practice were spent in a mixture of small animal and large animal work. After having her two daughters, she opted to concentrate [...]
Donald is the founding father of our present practice, having the vision to embrace both progressive small and large animal work since way back in 1965 when he graduated. His absolute commitment to the practice, and quality veterinary care, is largely responsible for the excellent standards found at "The Vale" today. His immense kindness, patience [...]
Nicholas was born and raised on a farm near Exeter and has spent his life working with animals. Nicholas qualified from the Royal Veterinary College at the end of the last century. His first job was on the Welsh borders as a mixed vet. He then returned home to take up another mixed role before [...]
