Veterinary surgeons

Large Animal Clinical Director

Helen is our Large Animal Clinical Director, leading the large animal team within CVC. She qualified from Royal Vet College, London in 2008 and after a year in large animal practice in Aberdeen came south to join us in July 2009. Helen is a farm and equine vet and enjoys all that this entails. Dairy Fertility, Beef herd fertility and management, Equine wounds, Foal management and Alpacas would be included in her particular interests. She completed her RCVS Certificate in Cattle Health and production in 2015 and is an RCVS Advanced Practioner. Outside of work, Helen keeps just as busy playing hockey, singing in a local Choir and learning Welsh. She also enjoys baking and cross-stitch, as well as growing things in her garden and helping to look after her boyfriend’s herd of Pedigree Holstein cows.

Senior Farm Vet

Kate graduated from the Royal Dick Vet College, Edinburgh in 2003 and came to work for Phillip Williams at Fairlane shortly afterwards. Having planned to stay for “two, maybe three years”, 13 years later she’s still enjoying life in South Wales. Kate now spends all her time on farm and equine work, enjoying all aspects that this work entails. Her particular interests lie in fertility, mastitis and infectious disease, with the aim to help clients achieve good health and production in their herds. She completed her Diploma in Bovine Reproduction in 2014 and is an RCVS Advanced Practioner in Bovien Reproduction. Outside of work, Kate can be found working on her partner’s farm or running with her Black Labrador Gwen.

Yasmin qualified from the University of Bristol in 2018 and came to join the equine team at Carmarthen Veterinary Centre a couple of months after graduating. She enjoys all aspects of equine work, but has particular interests in lameness, internal medicine, and wound management, which she hopes to develop further at CVC. Yasmin is a keen horse rider, having competed in show jumping and eventing with her horse, Tolley. When she’s not riding, Yasmin enjoys running, hiking and walks on the beach with her Collie cross, Finn.

Sarah qualified from Edinburgh University, she says too long ago, in 1988. After two years working in Gloucestershire, and a bit of time travelling and working as a locum, Sarah joined Merlin Vet Group in February 1992. She works as a mixed vet, with a particular interest in equine work and reckons the best thing about her job is the variety and seeing new things…even after 20 years in practice. Her son keeps her fairly busy outside of work, but she still finds time to enjoy food and drink with friends.

Maggie qualified from the Royal Dick Vet College, Edinburgh and shortly after joined our team in September 2015. Originally from Pennsylvannia, she has enjoyed her experiences in the UK so much that she decided to stay and explore it further. Maggie has particular interests in dairy herd health, reproduction, farm animal surgery and equine medicine and dentistry. Outside of work she enjoys walking, biking, dancing and crocheting.