Tom Leonard GPCert(SAP) PGCertSAS BVMS MRCVS
Advanced Practitioner in Surgery and Founding Director of Leonard Brothers Tom grew up in this area and went to school in Nantwich and Crewe. He graduated from Glasgow in 1994 and his early career in Lancashire was televised for the BBC's "Vets in Practice" series. In 2004 he returned home to set up Leonard Brothers Veterinary Centre. Starting out with just a team of 3, it has grown into the modern, progressive practice we have today, whilst still retaining the family feel. Tom loves being a vet and has passed a couple of certificates in General Practice and Surgery enabling him to master the more complicated cases he sees at our Wistaston Branch. |
Andy Nelson PGCertSAS BVSc MRCVS
Advanced Practitioner in Surgery and Director of Leonard Brothers Andy was at Bristol University with Tom's brother Steve and qualified in 1997. He has always been passionate about his work and is a firm favourite with the clients in Whitchurch. Andy has always had a passion for surgery and passed his BSAVA Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2015 with Distinction. Andy has a fairly unique sense of humour that heavily relies on "repeat until funny". |
Steve Leonard PGCertSAM BVSc MRCVS
Advanced Practitioner in Medicine (and occasional television presenter) Steve works at the practice full-time in between filming projects. Apart from Tom, Steve is the longest serving member of the team - showing that brothers do get on! Steve's main interests are medicine and dentistry. Steve passed his BSAVA Certificate in Small Animal Medicine with Distinction in 2017 and assists the team with the more problematic non-surgical cases. |
Sarah Martin BVetMed(Hons) MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon Sarah joined the practice early on in her career and has become a pivotal member of the team, working at both Wistaston and Whitchurch. Sarah has always had a keen interest in surgery and a very steady, gentle pair of hands. She is enrolled in the Royal College Certificate Scheme for Surgery and is well on with her studies. Her dexterity and skill can also be seen in her phenomenal talent at cake decoration! |
Hazel Rossitor BVSc MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon Hazel is based at our Whitchuch branch. She qualified from Bristol in 2012 and has always worked with small animals. She has started a BSAVA Certificate in Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2017. Hazel is an outdoorsy type - climbing, camping and flying around as a paraglider. |
Keelin Hopkins GpCert(SAM) GpCert(SAS) BA MVB MA MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon Keelin joined our Wistaston team at the start of 2015. She had already completed post graduate Certificates in Small Animal Medicine and Small Animal Surgery; she is now studying for a Certificate in Ophthalmology. She has more initials after her name than any vet in the practice! Keelin is our referral vet for eyes and eyelid problems alongside many other medical and surgical procedures. |
Aimee King BVSc MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon Aimee joined the practice after graduating from Liverpool University in 2016. Aimee likes to spend time with her rescue staffy, Alfie and has started competing at Rally and working through the Kennel Club’s good citizen scheme. She has a keen interest in horse racing and regularly rides. Up until recently she held her amateur jockeys licence however she's now focusing her time on being the best vet she can be. |
Pete Sloan BVetMed MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon Pete qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 2009. Originally from Gloucestershire he moved to this area after university and spent just over six years in a mixed practice in rural Staffordshire. Over this time he developed a keen interest in small animal surgery and joined Leonard Brothers in 2019. At home Pete has a rescue dog called Rio and a cat called Milkshake. In his spare time he enjoys mountain biking and walking in the Peaks. |
Ben Price BVMS MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon Ben is from Worcestershire, having qualified from Glasgow University in 2007. After working in Nottingham for 3 years, he took off to Australia for a year. He travelled around and gained experience treating exotic creatures like koala bears! Ben lives with his wife and their cat, Captain Crunch. Ben has a keen interest in reptiles, having kept and bred snakes and a tortoise. Ben has too many motorbikes. |
Lucy Mills BVetMed GPCert Cardio MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon Lucy moved up from the deep South (that London) in September 2018 where she had been working in small animal practice since qualifying from the Royal Veterinary College in 2007. She gained her certificate in Cardiology in 2013 allowing her to take on internal referrals for heart cases. Cardiac disease is a fairly common condition in our patients so it's great to have Lucy here at the practice. |
Whitchurch Branch
Mon-Fri 8.30am-6.20pm Sat 8.30am - 12.20pm 01948 662424 Leonard Brothers Veterinary Centre Ltd
Unit 7-8, Brownlow Street Arcade Whitchurch Shropshire SY13 1QW |
Wistaston Branch
Mon-Fri 8.30am-6.20pm Sat 8.30am - 12.20pm 01270 652121 Leonard Brothers Veterinary Centre Ltd
501 Crewe Road Wistaston Crewe CW2 6QP |
Nantwich Branch
Mon-Fri 8.30am-6.20pm 01270 262830 Leonard Brothers Veterinary Centre Ltd
Unit 2, Nantwich Trade Park Beam Heath Way Nantwich CW5 6RT |
oPENED sEPTEMBER 2ND 2019! |