Speaker bio page for Dr Sophie Jenkins

Bio

Sophie graduated in 2008 from the Royal Veterinary College, and after a period of travel within Australia, including working in the wildlife hospital at Australia Zoo, she settled in her first job at a small animal practice in Newport, South Wales. At just 4 weeks graduated, Sophie was undertaking internal tortoise surgery and successfully completed her first ovariectomy and bladder stone removal in a spur thigh tortoise. In 2010 Sophie completed a General Practitioners certificate in Exotic Animal Practice. In 2011, Sophie moved to her second practice in order to increase her exotic work load. In 2013, Sophie felt that her love for exotics was so strong that she joined forces with the dark side and became part of Origin Vets. Sophie hasn’t looked back since, and in 2016 she completed her Post Graduate certificate in Exotic Animals achieving the status of Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine. Sophie went on to then found Origin Vets Clinic in 2020 in order to provide a professional Veterinary service for cats, rabbits, small mammals and exotic pets in the Cardiff and surrounding area. Sophie has a passion for welfare and education for both clients and the veterinary profession. Sophie has held many CPD (continued professional development) days for veterinary professionals all over the world. She is also heavily involved with the teaching veterinary students from the veterinary universities across the UK and Europe