The Olive Tree Staff

Dr Lindsay Lawrence

Practice Director and Veterinary Surgeon

Lindsay graduated from Cambridge University in 2006 having known from a young age that she wanted to become a vet.

She undertook an internship at Liverpool University before starting a job at a veterinary hospital in Kent which is where she met Katie.

Lindsay enjoys all aspects of veterinary practice but especially surgery and emergency medicine and has held many out of hours and critical care roles throughout her career.

Lindsay gained her Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in 2015, concentrating on soft tissue surgery and has recently started the BSAVA certificate in small animal surgery to increase her orthopaedic experience.

Outside of work, Lindsay, her husband and their two children are kept very busy with their menagerie of animals including 2 dogs, 2 cats, 1 rabbit and 8 chickens!

Katie Mackintosh

Practice Director and Registered Veterinary Nurse

Katie qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2009. Following that, she undertook both the Advanced Diploma in Surgical Veterinary Nursing and a degree in Clinical Veterinary Nursing.

At Olive Tree, Katie will be both the Practice Manager and assist both the nursing team and reception team.

In practice, Katie loves undertaking nurses clinics and surgical nursing. Katie has also undertaken the Pet Bereavement Counsellor course so is trained in providing support and care to those struggling following the loss of their pet.

At home, Katie enjoys spending time with her husband and two boys. Katie enjoys walking and live music. Katie’s 4 legged family consists of fox red Labrador - Dolly - and two lop-eared rabbits - Accee and Rose.

Mark

Mark - BVetMed CertVR CertSAS MRCVS

Olive Tree Veterinary Surgery are super excited to have Mark joining us bringing his expertise in general practice, soft tissue surgery and orthopaedics!

Mark qualified from RVC in 1990 and spent some time working in mixed practice before returning to the RVC to complete an internship in Medicine and Surgery. Mark then stepped full time into small animal practice undertaking a number of roles including Clinic Director and latterly Partner in a multi-site small animal hospital.

Throughout Mark’s career, he has achieved RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Radiology, Certificate in Small animal surgery and Advanced practitioner status in Small Animal Surgery.

Mark has many years of experience and often has orthopaedic cases referred to him which is a service he will be continuing to offer at Olive Tree. Mark also undertakes some teaching for BSAVA certificates and for a local practices. Having supported both Lindsay and Katie in the infancy of their careers, it is poetic that he joins back with us at Olive Tree. Within practice, Mark has specialist interests in imaging and all aspects of surgery especially orthopaedics.

Outside of work Mark enjoys touring the globe exploring and often undertaking cycling challenges. He also loves spending time with his family and tending to his homegrown fruit and veg patches.

Kelly

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Registered Veterinary Nurse Kelly is one of our RVNS and comes with buckets of experience. Kelly qualified in 2015 and worked in a number of Practices until 2022 when she started her own business as a roaming Veterinary Nurse visiting pets at home and helping clients deliver their routine and regular health care.

Alongside her business, Kelly is now joining us back in practice and is looking forward to meeting our clients and their pets. Kelly’s favourite clinical areas are in-patient nursing and clinics. At home, Kelly has a very understanding husband - Billy - who despite being allergic to cats, supports her in spending every spare second assisting animals who need a little ‘extra’. In just the past few years she has hand-reared 2 golden retriever puppies with cleft palates, hand-reared an orphaned cat, nursed back to health a temporarily paralysed cat and too many birds to mention including a kestrel with broken wing and a pigeon with a broken leg.

Kelly also enjoys visiting local pubs, walking and exploring the English countryside…. She just has to make sure everywhere she goes can accommodate whatever animal - or animals! - she is assisting with that the time!