One of the UK’s leading referral centres has boosted its specialist-led internal medicine team with the addition of an experienced consultant.

Southfields Veterinary Specialists in, Essex, has appointed Aldara Eiras to its expert team. Aldara, who graduated from Spain’s University of Santiago de Compostela in 2010, moved to the UK in 2012 and spent her first two years working in a busy, small animal practice in Portsmouth.

She subsequently moved to Cambridge to complete a 12-month rotating internship at the Animal Health Trust, followed by an internal medicine residency at Dick White Referrals.

She said: “I am really excited to have joined the internal medicine team at Southfields.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity for me to work in a large multidisciplinary referral centre and provide the very best specialised care for my patients.

“I enjoy all fields of internal medicine, particularly feline medicine, gastroenterology and endocrinology, and I’m really enjoying working as part of such a great team.”

Aldara’s passion for animals even extends beyond working hours, as she has already completed two spells as a volunteer with animal organisations in Europe – and is busy planning her third.

She said: “I have carried out volunteer work at a feline rescue centre in Greece and in a wildlife conservation centre in the Czech Republic. Next, I would like to do some volunteering in marine conservation.”

Southfields’ hospital director Daniel Hogan said: “We’re very pleased to welcome Aldara into our exceptional team and I’m sure she will prove an excellent addition to our internal medicine service.

“Our continuing success derives from the expertise of our highly qualified and talented clinicians working within our multidisciplinary team.

“It’s the perfect combination and means we can offer the best possible standard of care to our pet patients.”

In her spare time, Aldara enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, photography, along with a good cup of coffee – but not at the same time!

Southfields Veterinary Specialists is dedicated to providing the highest standards of veterinary care for pets and providing a seamless service to owners and referring vets.

The referral centre provides specialist services in anaesthesia and analgesia, cardiology, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine, neurology and euro-surgery, oncology, orthopaedics, radiation and soft tissue surgery.

For more information about Southfields Veterinary Specialists, which is part of Linnaeus, visit www.southfields.co.uk or search for Southfields Veterinary Specialists on social media.