Our Team

DVM MSc DipECVDI

European EBVS® Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

Olga completed her veterinary degree in Barcelona, followed by a rotating and diagnostic imaging internship. After a 4-year diagnostic imaging residency at University College Dublin she has attained EBVS European board-certification in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. Olga has a broad interest, focused specifically on cross-sectional imaging.

BVetMed MVetMed FHEA DipECVS MRCVS

European EBVS® Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Poppy graduated from the RVC and then completed an ECVS residency in 2014 before moving to the University of Pennsylvania as a Lecturer in Surgery. She became an ECVS diploma holder in 2015, and moved back to the UK in 2016. She worked in a private referral hospital alongside helping to set up the RVC’s heart surgery programme. She undertook a further 2 year fellowship whilst there and then spent three years at DWR, Cambridge, UK setting up a new heart surgery programme and as Head Of Cardiac and Soft Tissue Surgery. Poppy joined the Veterinary Specialists Ireland surgery team in September 2024.

DVM DACVECC

American Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Dr. Daniels attended Louisiana State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal, Dairy, and Poultry Sciences followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2010. Following her graduation from veterinary school, Dr. Daniels completed a yearlong internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Affiliated Animal Care followed by a three-year residency in small animal emergency and critical care at Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital.

Dr. Daniels is a Board-certified Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. Following completion of her residency, Dr. Daniels became a staff criticalist at MedVet Mandeville. In addition to leading the critical care team in Mandeville, she also served as the coordinator for MedVet Louisiana’s internship and residency programs. Dr. Daniels relocated to Ireland to launch the advanced critical care service at Veterinary Specialists Ireland in January 2025.

Dr. Erin Daniels is experienced in all aspects of small animal emergency and critical care and has specific areas of interest in sepsis, head trauma, coagulopathies, mechanical ventilation, antimicrobial resistance, and infectious disease. Her work “Hypercalcemia: Pathophysiology, Clinical Sins, and Emergent Treatment” has been published in the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. When not treating patients, Dr. Daniels enjoys spending time with her family, SCUBA diving, and traveling.

MVB DipECVS

European EBVS® Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Sacha hails from Co. Louth and after graduating from UCD, she completed her rotating internship at Cornell University and her surgery residency at Massey University. Sacha joined our team in January 2024 and is a very well rounded surgeon with a specific interest in soft tissue and minimally invasive surgery.

MVB CertSAS MSc MRCVS

Referral Clinician Small Animal Surgery

After qualified from UCD in 1998. After six years in small animal practice in England, James joined Ark Vets in Galway in 2004. He gained the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery by examination in 2005 and became a partner in 2009. James joined Veterinary Specialist Ireland in July 2024 as a referral clinician in surgery, whilst undergoing an ECVS residency training programme in small animal surgery.

BS RN DVM MS DipACVS DipECVS

European EBVS® Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Barbara is a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons. After an illustrious career in academia culminating in her Professorship at University College Dublin, Barbara joined the Veterinary Specialists Ireland family in April 2021.

It is an understatement to say Barbara has been instrumental in the training of many surgical interns and residents over her tenure in academia. We are delighted to have a surgeon with Barbara’s knowledge, expertise and dedication within our team. Barbara is an Irish Wolfhound aficionado, and Charlie can often be found roaming around the grounds of Veterinary Specialists Ireland. Barbara is the current President of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons.

DVM CVA CVFT CVCH CVTP MScTCVM

Specialist in Integrative Medicine

Dr. Lloret graduated as DVM from Murcia University, Spain, in 2002. She is certified in Veterinary Acupuncture, Veterinary Food Therapy, and Veterinary Chinese Herbal Medicine. She has been a full-time TCVM practitioner for small animals and horses since 2006, offering complementary treatment in conjunction with Western medicine. She is the founder of the Chi Institute of Europe (2008).

She is on the Board of Directors of the World Association of TCVM representing Spain, and Co-Chair at the Curricular and Educational Committee of this Association. She is founder and president of AEMVTC (Spanish Association of TCVM).

Dr. Lorena was the chief of the TCVM Service of the veterinary teaching hospital of the University Alfonso X in Madrid from 2014-2021. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Lorena to launch the integrative medicine service at Veterinary Specialists Ireland in January 2022.