
Marieke Van Den Assem DVM MRCVS
Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Marieke graduated from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands in 2010. She joined Oakland Veterinary Centre in November 2019 after having worked for several small animal practices in the North East of England and completed a small animal internship at Wear Referrals. She has a strong interest in surgery, both soft tissue surgery and orthopaedics, and has successfully passed the exam at the end of the first two years of the three year BSAVA Small Animal Surgery Certificate Programme.
In her spare time Marieke enjoys spending time with her three young children and can often be found running on the Moors with her pointer.
In her spare time Marieke enjoys spending time with her three young children and can often be found running on the Moors with her pointer.

Alba Maldonado Iniesta DVM MRCVS
Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Alba graduated from the University of Cordoba, Spain. During her degree she completed many externships and gained lots of first hand experience at different practices. Alba has also completed an internship at a small animal practice in Spain where she was awarded a postgraduate diploma in small animal medicine and surgery from the University of Barcelona (UAB). She is interested in all areas of small animal practice especially internal medicine, soft tissue surgery and imaging. In her free time Alba loves exercising and playing her Spanish guitar.