Small Animal Staff
Small Animal Staff Profiles
Deborah Bearder
I enjoy all aspects of large animal practice,as well as small animal medicine & surgery. I have been doing acupuncture on all species,mainly pets and horses, for 5 years,and find this a very rewarding addition to conventional treatment. In my spare time I enjoy hill walking, swimming, sailing, church bellringing, gardening, skiing and scuba diving.
Adam Spillar
Adam qualified from Bristol University in 1995. His working life began in Cumbria with three years of mixed veterinary work after which he locumed in both Britain and New Zealand. On his return Adam worked in rural practice but his workload became progressively more small animal biased.
In December 2003 he joined this practice and now works solely with small animals. In September 2006 he gained a General Practitioner Certificate in Small Animal Surgery. Outside work his interests include fell running/walking, rock climbing, skiing, mountain marathons, mountain biking and alpine mountaineering. In fact anything which involves exercise, adrenaline and pain!
Daisy Newey
Daisy qualified from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary studies in 2001. After a brief stint in mixed practice she joined a solely small animal practice in the midlands. She left after 5 years to go travelling for a year with her husband. On their return to the UK, they migrated up north to join the Morpeth branch of the practice in February 2008.
She enjoys all aspects of small animal practice but has a special interest in small animal surgery, both orthopaedics and soft tissue. Outside work she enjoys walking her energetic dogs, skiing and travel.
Pam Brown BVetMed, MRCVS
Pam Brown (BVetMed MRCVS) graduated in 2005 from the Royal Veterinary College, London and joined Northumbria Veterinary Partnership after enjoying seeing practice there for 3 years. Pam enjoys all aspects of mixed practice and is now based at the Wooler branch.
In her free time, Pam helps out on her husband's farm, follows the West Percy Hounds and enjoys endurance walking, fell running, cycling and
swimming.
Jean Paul Schmidt
J-P graduated from Glasgow University in 2002. Having worked in general practice with animals small and large, he began specialising in small animal work in 2005 and joined 
the Morpeth branch of the practice in 2006. J-P recently passed his Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Certificate in Small Animal Medicine (CertSAM) and is one of only a small number of vets in the North of England with this respected qualification. His special interests include cardiology and ultrasound.
J-P grew-up on the island of Jersey and is never happier than when on or near the sea. As a proud father to baby Arthur, he also enjoys hill walking and exploring the local coast line with his family and friends.
Fiona Brown
Fiona J. Brown BVM&S MRCVS attended school in Alnwick and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1994. She spent five years working in a mixed, mainly small animal practice in Bishop Auckland then joined the Ponteland branch of the Aln Veterinary Group in 1999. She enjoys all aspects of small animal general medicine and surgery.
Outside of work Fiona keeps a hundred head flock of Suffolk-cross ewes and breeds rare and minority breeds of poultry.
Fiona Carragher
Fiona graduated from the Dick Vet, Edinburgh, in 1998 and initially worked in mixed practice. She then followed a small animal career path, moving to a veterinary hospital in Newcastle, where she developed a specialist interest in small animal medicine. Fiona initially worked at the Fairmoor branch before having a family. Following the birth of first James and then Beth, Fiona returned to work at the Amble surgery where she currently works 2 days a week.
Fiona is a Veterinary surgeon experienced in all areas of small animal medicine and surgery. She has a particular interest in feline medicine and regularly takes her work home with her (3 rescued cats, 2 rescued rabbits and a rescued dog at home currently).
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