Nursing and client care team

Kim Allen BSc

Nursing Manager

Kim joined CJ Hall Vets in 2002 whilst she was studying Zoology BSc (Hons) at Royal Holloway University of London as a weekend assistant, and subsequently became full time after she gained her degree. She became Nursing Manager in 2008, and is in charge of the nursing team, as well as being the self appointed IT department for the surgery. Her particular interest lies in birds, with crows being her favourite animal. Kim has a grumpy leopard gecko named Jeremy, keeps tropical fish and shrimps, and longs for a garden so she can one day own a dog. When not at the surgery, Kim's hobbies include going to concerts, supporting Harlequins rugby team and playing video games.

Milena Zmudzinska BSc RVN DipVNZS Cert VNECC

Specialist Veterinary Nurse

Milena qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in 2015 and joined CJ Hall in Feb 2017 after working in small animal practices. She holds the City & Guilds Diploma in Veterinary Nursing of Zoological Species (DipVNZS) and Certificate in Emergency & Critical Care (CertVNECC). Milena particularly enjoys small animal medicine and all aspects of exotics nursing, especially when it reflects positively on animal welfare. In her free time she enjoys gardening, painting, and completing puzzles. She currently has 3 cockatiels, a gecko named Jumanji, a dog named Oscar and 2 cats named Akira and Mizuki.

Louise Burke

Nursing assistant

Louise studied at Sparsholt College where she completed a National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in Animal Management. Shortly after college she got a zoo keeper job at Woburn Safari Park and at Colchester Zoo. In both jobs she had the chance to work with a wide variety of mammals and reptiles, from the cheeky meerkats to giant tortoises that chased her around the enclosure. Louise joined C J Hall Vets in 2008. She loves working with all the different reptiles, and has acquired 2 tortoises, George and Gilbert who were abandoned at the surgery. In her spare time Louise loves to travel, especially around the Cornwall Coast and the Lake district and has recently travelled to Costa Rica.

Louella Wilson BSc RVN

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Louella qualified as an RVN in 2024 and joined CJ Hall Vets in 2025 after working in a small animal practice during her time as a student nurse. She is excited to start work on the Fraser & Girling Advanced Programme in Veterinary Nursing of Zoo & Exotic Species. Louella enjoys administering lots of TLC to our patients and loves the variety of animals she gets to interact with and care for every day. She loves all creatures great and small but has become particularly enamoured with guinea pigs and reptiles.

She has two cats, Caesar and Rosabella. In her spare time she enjoys playing video games, spending time with her partner and friends, and recently started to learn how to play piano

Seema Patel BSc

Receptionist

Seema graduated from Royal Holloway University with a BSc in Biomedical Science where she developed an interest in human and veterinary medicine while on an expedition in Honduras. She has worked at both human hospitals and veterinary surgeries but has particularly enjoyed the patients veterinary medicine brings! In her free time, Seema enjoys dance classes and jewellery making.

Lee-Anne Burgess

Receptionist

Lee-Anne Burgess started working with us in 2003. She'd previously been a client at the practice with a beloved budgerigar, who was treated for egg binding. As a recent graduate at the time, Lee-Anne started working off her vet bills by taking a weekend reception role, and she took a career break to work as a nursing assistant for a year, before deciding to return to her main career in TV Production, but is still a regular on reception on the weekend. Her hobbies include a big interest in exotic pets, and her menagerie has included budgies, an African grey parrot called Rhoobarb, snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, praying mantises, several species of frogs, and a bearded dragon called Sebastian, who was recognised by Guinness World Records as becoming the oldest bearded dragon in the world.

Debbie

Meeter and greeter

Debbie is an italian greyhound cross who lives with Dr Matthew and enjoys zooming around, having a snooze under a blanket and most of all making friends! She is most helpful with shredding, sorting laundry and making sure no snacks are wasted.