Current Professional Activities
- Centinela Animal Hospital, Inc., Inglewood, California, Director of Integrative Health Services
- American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, Past President, Council of Elders
- American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation, Past President, Research Committee chair, Grant Committee member
- Registry for Alternative and Integrative Veterinary Education (RAIVE), Homotoxicology, Chinese herbal therapy consultant
- World Association of Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Board of Directors
- College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies faculty in Bioregulatory Medicine
- Western University of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Integrative veterinary medicine preceptor for fourth year elective professional students
- Teaching and publishing in the field of Homotoxicology, Bioregulatory Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine and modified Hospice
- American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine, organizing committee
Past Professional Activities
- Co-author: Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice, 2008, Wiley-Blackwell Press
- Independent Veterinary Alliance, co-founder and board member
- SCVMA, President and Program Chair Westside-Northbay Chapter
- CVMA member
- CHVMA (California Holistic Veterinary Medical Assocation)
- AVMA member
- VBMA member
Marital Status
- Married and still madly in love with my vet school classmate.
Children and Pets
- Three children
- One grandchild
- Two dogs, three cats, two birds, one rabbit, and a collective of hummingbirds
Hobbies
- Hiking, scuba diving and anything involving water
Favorite Quote
Seek Truth and healing follows. Anything that accomplishes healing is medicine and to this there is no alternative.
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