Vet caring for dog
5 Delven Lane
Castle Donington
Derby
DE74 2LJ

Tel: 01332 810395
Fax: 01332 810659

Our Team


Meet the dedicated and skilled team from Dovecote Veterinary Hospital

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson :

BVSc CertVR certSAO CertVA DipECVS FRCVS, RCVS recognised specialist in Small Animal Surgery.

Qualified from Liverpool University in 1975 and, after a period in mixed practice as an assistant, started his own practice in 1979. This has evolved into the current referral hospital.

He obtained certificates in Radiology in 1983, Small Animal Orthopaedics ’85, Anaesthesia ’87, with a Fellowship diploma by examination in the Management of Trauma in the Dog and Cat in ’90. In 2002 he gained diplomate status in the European College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Alison Robinson

Alison Robinson:

MA VetMB MBA FRCPath MRCVS.

Qualified from Cambridge University in 1978. After a long career in the Pharmaceutical Industry, as a Veterinary Pathologist and later a manager, she joined the practice in 2001.

She became a member of the Royal College of Pathologists by examination in 1985 and gained her MBA from the University of Nottingham in 1995.

Kate Griffiths

Kate Griffiths:

BVSc CertVD MRCVS.

Qualified from Bristol University in 1984. After working in small animal hospitals in East Anglia and Berkshire, she gained her RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Dermatology in 2000. She has subsequently worked as a veterinary dermatologist, and joined the practice in 2003.

Antonella Fabrissin:

DVM MRCVS

Qualified from Bologna University in 1991 and worked in general practice in Italy until 2003, when she moved to England. Antonella has worked in several small animal hospital practices in the UK and joined us in 2007.

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