Helen graduated with honours in 2002 from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, following which, she worked in mixed practice at Forfar.  In 2003 the opportunity arose for her to work at the small animal hospital within the University of Pretoria Veterinary School in South Africa.  Initially she joined the out-patient department, experiencing a wide range of canine and feline infectious diseases and the subsequent care of critically ill patients.  This gave her first hand experience of many of the diseases we vaccinate our pets against in the UK.   A developing interest in medicine, led her to complete an internship in the medicine department. During this time she completed a further qualification in small animal internal medicine.   She joined Broadleys in 2007 and has brought with her a great enthusiasm to provide an exceptionally high standard of veterinary care to all our patients.  Helen became a partner in 2014.

Raised in Perthshire on a deer, sheep, cattle and wildlife park, Helen has grown up with animals at the centre of her life.  She currently lives in Drymen, with her husband; two sons; a dog, Percy; and a cat, William, who was rescued from the clinic in South Africa and brought back to Scotland.