Meet the Staff
Stephen Ruth Ellen Karen Annie

Veterinary Surgeons


Stephen Putnam
BVSc MRCVS

Stephen was born & brought up in Liskeard, he qualified as a vet from the University of Liverpool in 1985. He bought the surgery in St Ives in 1990 after working in intensive, mainly companion animal, practices.

Ruth Greenaway
MA VetMB MRCVS

Ruth qualified from Cambridge vet school in 1998. She joined us in 2008 having previously worked at a practice in Redruth. As well as being an experienced vet, Ruth also runs our acupuncture clinic.

Veterinary Nurses


Ellen Wootton RVN

Ellen trained and qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in a Veterinary Hospital in Somerset. After qualifying, she joined us as our head nurse. Ellen runs our nurse clinics.

Karen Putnam VN

Karen comes from Newquay. She qualified as a Veterinary Nurse, from Bristol University, in 1996. Before coming to St Ives she worked in a large Veterinary Hospital in Plymouth.

Annie McWilliams

Annie, a local girl, is our student Veterinary Nurse. She is working with us and studying at Duchy College for an NVQ in Veterinary Nursing.