Dr Willem Botha graduated in 1970 from the University of Pretoria, worked in Ermelo for 2 years and then returned to Onderstepoort. He lectured in Veterinary Pathology for the next 10 years and during this time received his BVSc(Hons) and MMedVet(Path) degrees. In 1982 Willem was the first specialist in veterinary pathology to set up a private pathology consultation service in South Africa. The practice is now located in the pathology building at the faculty of veterinary Science, Onderstepoort, near Pretoria, with a fully equipped pathology laboratory. Willem has been actively involved in veterinary diagnostic pathology ever since.

Dr Liza du Plessis qualified at Onderstepoort in 1994. After working in a mixed private practice for 2 years she started her career in veterinary pathology at the Pathology Section of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute where she worked for more than five years.  She has been with Vetpath since 2002 and obtained her MMedVet in Pathology with distinction during this period.

Dr Thelma Meiring received her Veterinary degree from Onderstepoort in 2002. After locuming for a few months, she started training at the Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Onderstepoort, with part-time pathology training at Vetpath. She is working full time at Vetpath as a Tip Top student from May 2004. Thelma is currently registered for her MMedVet (Pathology) degree and her research project entails the identification of persistently infected animals with bovine viral diarrhoea virus by immunoperoxidase staining.

Riekie Mundell is the backbone of administration and accounting in VetPath and has been with the laboratory for 17 years. She obtained a BA degree from the University of South Africa and is therefore ideally qualified and competent to handle all administrative and accounting matters at VetPath.

Stephanie Malan joined VetPath after qualifying as a Veterinary Technician from the Technikon Pretoria in 1997. She did a post graduate training course in Applied Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology at the University of Pretoria in 1999. She is currently responsible for our bacteriology, monitoring of venereal diseases (Trichomonas and Campylobacter) and also the laboratory quality control program.