Orthopaedic veterinary surgeon
Bart Hendrickx
Bart qualified in 1994 from the University of Ghent, Belgium, achieving a long held dream to be a veterinary surgeon.
After small animal roles around the UK and locum work in France, Holland and Belgium Bart settled in the Midlands to pursue his love of surgery. He moved to the animal charity PDSA to increase his surgical caseload, and he passed the Royal College Veterinary Surgeon Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2003. From there, he spent several years in large small animal practices taking responsibility for surgical cases and he eventually settled in Derbyshire. In 2020 he joined a fantastic team at West Midlands Referrals, fulfilling a lifelong ambition to focus on orthopaedic surgery and became part of the mobile team travelling to practices to perform surgery in-house. This gave him the experience and confidence to get started on his own. Which brings us up to date!
In his spare time Bart gets cajoled into joining his two boys in various activities like scout camp, kayaking and climbing, and he has been known to run the line at his son’s football matches… without apparently being fully aware with the current offside rule! He is also a resident vet to a very springy Springer Spaniel, a flock of chickens and three pet sheep.
Orthopaedic veterinary surgeon
Karl Underhill
Karl graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2007. He completed a rotating internship at Davies Veterinary Specialists which cemented his passion for veterinary surgery. Karl later completed his Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Certificate in Small Animal Surgery and became recognised as an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Surgery.
Having worked in a variety of positions, including a stretch for Animal Doctors in Sydney, Australia, Karl’s experience culminated in owning Saint Leonard Veterinary Centre, where he received surgical referrals from local practices.
Karl loves to spend time with his family, he has a young son and daughter, a Jack Russell called Poppy and a cat called Ziggy. As a family they love to travel. Karl likes to keep fit in the gym, cycles and even tries to hit a golf ball occasionally.
Head Registered Veterinary Nurse
Aimee Jenkinson
Aimee has been nursing for more than 23 years. During this time she has worked as a Head Nurse for over 12 years, trained many student nurses and worked in referral centres for over 7 years where she gained an abundance of experience in management and orthopaedic nursing.
Aimee is an extremely dedicated and conscientious nurse with an eye for detail and loves to lead and support others. Aimee will often be found mothering the team and ensuring everyone is fed and watered!
She loves to spend time with her 2 sons, husband and their lovable springer spaniel, ‘Zuma’. Aimee also enjoys being a member of her local choir and sings in concerts regularly.
Veterinary clinic feedback
Vet and Owner Reviews
Bart , Sarah and Aimee are the ones I met when I had to take my 12 year old Westhighland White Terrier had to have cruciate surgery. Bart and his team are the most likeable professionals I ever had the pleasure to meet. From booking Tessa in with Sarah, Bart doing the surgery and Aimee signing her off as all fixed the whole experience was a breeze. Honestly so well organised and what a wonderful building and setup they have. I would 1000% recommend these guys to ANYONE
– David Montford, Google Review 2024