PRACTICES / Johannesburg, ZA
As a result of the growing prominence of the Baker McVeigh name in South Africa, the partners of the Summerveld practice had established a Baker McVeigh practice in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In comparison to our other Baker McVeigh practices, Baker McVeigh Johannesburg is a mobile practice, offering ambulatory services.
Meet Our Veterinarians
Dr John McVeigh
Partner in Summerveld, Cape Town, Newmarket, Yorkshire, Lambourn, Chantilly and Johannesburg.
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Leading the Baker McVeigh group is the renowned John McVeigh, a prominent figure in international horse racing circles. For three and a half decades, John has played a significant role in the expansion and development of our Baker McVeigh practices, overseeing the business’s growth across six practices, over three continents.
John is based in Summerveld and continues to travel to our other practices, offering his assistance, expertise and knowledge.
Dr Manfred Rohwer
Partner in Summerveld and Johannesburg.
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Manfred completed his veterinary degree at Onderstepoort in Pretoria, South Africa. In 1984, he was based in De Aar for his National Service as an army equestrian breeding veterinarian. After a two-year stint with Cliffie Meyer at Honeydew Vet Clinic, Manfred joined Baker & Du Preez in 1986. In 2008, he joined John McVeigh in Summerveld as a partner, bringing his wealth and depth of experience to the practice.
Dr Mark Dittberner
Partner in Summerveld and Johannesburg
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Mark qualified from Onderstepoort in 2002 and went straight into equine practice in Johannesburg. After working there for four years, in 2007 he left to start his wildlife Masters. He worked in various National Parks around South Africa including Kruger, Marakele, Goegap, Tankwe, and Addo, where he was responsible for TB testing in buffalo, and the relocation of various animals. With his Masters completed, Mark returned to equine work in Johannesburg for a year before joining our Baker McVeigh team in Summerveld. He became a partner at the practice in March 2019 and is also on the SAEVA Racing Subcommittee.
Dr Patrick Martin
Partner in Summerveld and Johannesburg
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Patrick graduated from Onderstepoort in 1999 and moved to the UK where he managed a successful Equine Sports Horse practice, until 2014. The lure of South Africa was too great so Patrick decided to return to his roots, where he joined our Baker McVeigh team in Summerveld, in 2015. He has brought his international experience to KwaZulu-Natal and still travels regularly, treating horses from all equine disciplines, both locally and internationally. Patrick became a partner at Baker McVeigh Summerveld in March 2019.
Dr Manfred Hanni
Johannesburg
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Manfred graduated from the University of Pretoria, in Onderstepoort, in 2003.
In 2006, he joined the Baker McVeigh group working in both our Cape Town and Durban practices. Manfred returned to Baker McVeigh in 2015. Here he worked on racehorses in the mornings and sport horses during the afternoons. Manfred’s area of interest is equine orthopaedics and lameness, specialising in the back, neck and pelvis.
Dr Reece Terblanche
Johannesburg
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Reece qualified in 2022 at Onderstepoort, Pretoria and finished his Compulsory Community Service at Wingfield Military Base in Cape Town in 2023. There he tended to the health of all Police, Correctional Services and Defence Force dogs in the Western Cape.
Reece joined Baker McVeigh in 2024 to pursue a career as an equine veterinarian, a career he had always been intent on.
Dr Richard Becker
Johannesburg
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Richard graduated from the University of Munich in 2022. After graduation he worked for two years at the Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine in Bern, Switzerland. Richard so enjoyed his time as a student at the Baker McVeigh Summerveld and Cape Town practices in South Africa, that when the call came he promptly packed his bags and joined the Baker McVeigh practice in Johannesburg.
Richard is particularly interested in surgery, diagnostic imaging and lameness.
Contact Us
Contact No: +27 (66) 333 8800
Kyalami Park Club, 1 Dahlia Road, Beaulieu, Gauteng (SA)