Veterinary surgeons

David graduated in Glasgow in 1996 and moved to Yorkshire with Shirley to work with farm, equine and domestic animals. They then worked in two small animal veterinary hospitals in Nottingham and Lincoln, before moving back home to Ayrshire to get married. David started Valley Veterinary Group in 2001.

Together, David and Shirley have three sons and one dog, Eric. When they are not working they spend most of their time with their family.

Shirley graduated in Glasgow in 1996 and moved to Yorkshire with David to work with farm, equine and domestic animals. They have worked together in practice for many years, after working in a small animal practice in Paisley for nine years.

Shirley joined David when they opened their new purpose built surgery in Kilmarnock in 2009.

Aisha graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2020, and joined the Valley Veterinary Group team that year. She is originally from Pitlochry, but moved to Ayrshire after graduation.

In her spare time, she likes to knit and crochet, and going back to Pitlochry to visit her border collie Brèagha.

Katie graduated from the University of Glasgow in July 2022 and joined the Valley Vet Group team shortly after. Katie is loving all aspects of her first job, especially the coffee shop next door.

Outside of work, she can be found running around after her mischievous rescue kitten Pat.

Claire graduated from Glasgow University in 2016 before moving to Bristol to complete a rotating internship at one of our referral hospitals. She stayed on as a general practitioner in small animal practice before moving to Bristol University where she undertook a Cardiology internship. Claire decided to move back to first opinion practice and locumed across the country for the next few years before joining us here at Valley Veterinary Group.

She is originally from Ayrshire and has enjoyed returning to her roots here in Kilmarnock. She has a rescue cat at home called Ross (who can outperform most dogs with his tricks!) and is currently undertaking a Masters in Cardiology at the University of Glasgow part time.

Asela is an Australian Veterinary Surgeon, graduating in 2008 from the University of Queensland. He has worked in the UK since 2013 with a special interest in small animal surgery.

Outside of work he’s a keen gardener and enjoys the outdoors. Asela is also a bagpiper who has competed in competitions across the globe including the World Bagpipe Championships in Scotland.