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1. RON CARSTEN, DVM, PHD, CVA, CCRT Dr. Ron Carsten was one of the first practicing veterinarians in Colorado to advocate an integrative approach to patient management. He has lectured on the integrative approach and use of nutritional supplements, published on a range of topics in peer-reviewed journals, taught in a number of college and university programs, was faculty for the NIH National Cancer Institute Molecular Prevention Course, has been involved in research, and is a past NIH National Research Service Award Fellow. As a consultant, he developed the original Standard Process Veterinary Formulas™. Dr. Carsten has an AAS in animal health technology, BS in microbiology, MS in anatomy and neurobiology, and PhD in cell and molecular biology. He is a certified veterinary acupuncturist and canine rehabilitation therapist, and practices integrative veterinary medicine in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. 2. JENNY ELWELL-GERKEN, DVM Dr. Jenny Elwell-Gerken is an integrative veterinarian located in Utah. Once upon a time, she struggled from severe depression, and credits her kids with giving her a reason to pull through. Now, on the other side, she is living her dream life and has dedicated herself to helping other veterinary professionals end burnout and depression so they can be happier in their lives again. You can learn more at her website at drjeg.com. 3. KAREN GELLMAN, DVM, PHD Dr. Karen Gellman is a graduate of Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, and has a doctorate in animal locomotion biomechanics. She has advanced training and certification in veterinary acupuncture and veterinary chiropractic, and has practiced these and other modalities since 1995. She has been an invited or keynote speaker for IVAS, IVCA, AVDF, IAED and the Danish Veterinary Chiropractic Association. Dr. Gellman is the educational director and teacher in the Postural Rehabilitation training course for veterinarians, and teaches biomedical research programs for high school students at Cornell. She is Research Director of Maximum Horsepower Research, and principle investigator of a current study on equine posture funded by the AHVMA. 4. STACY A. HODGES, DVM Dr. Stacy Hodges is a veterinarian at Block House Creek Animal Hospital in Cedar Park, Texas. She graduated from veterinary school in 2012 from Ross University, and finished her last year of clinics at Auburn. Her special interests include mixed animal, internal medicine, and Eastern medicine. She has been working with KetoPet Sanctuary for about four years. 5. LOREN NATIONS, DVM, DABVP Dr. Loren Nations owns Veterinary Healthcare Associates in Winter Haven, Florida, and sees referral cases in Internal Medicine and Oncology. 6. BARBARA ROYAL, DVM, CVA, CIAC Dr. Barbara Royal is an integrative veterinarian and IVAS-certified acupuncturist with extensive experience in veterinary care, including nutrition, acupuncture, emergency medicine, pathology, conventional practices, herbal remedies, physical rehabilitation techniques and alternative treatments. The author of three books, including The Royal Treatment, A Natural Approach to Wildly Healthy Pets, she has also been featured in the documentary Pet Fooled. Dr. Royal is the founder and owner of The Royal Treatment Veterinary Center in Chicago and co-founder of the Royal Animal Health University. She is also an adjunct professor at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo. She is the past president of both the AHVMA and the AHVM Foundation, and a Board Member of PAWS Chicago, a nationally-renowned no-kill humane animal shelter.
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7. NANCY SCANLAN, DVM Dr. Nancy Scanlan is Executive Director for the AHVM Foundation, a board member of the World Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, and a consultant on the Veterinary Information Network. She has been using complementary health therapies in her veterinary practice since 1970, including nutraceuticals, acupuncture, non-classical homeopathy, and Chinese and Western herbs. Dr. Scanlan was Executive Director of the AHVMA for three years and president of the VBMA for two years. 8. MELISSA SHELTON, DVM, CA Dr. Melissa Shelton earned her veterinary degree from the University of Minnesota in 1999, and has owned Crow River Animal Hospital in Minnesota since 2001. Essential oils became a passion for her in 2008, and she is dedicated to providing accurate information regarding oil use in the animal kingdom. Dr. Shelton is the creator of animalEO Essential Oils for Animals (animalEO.info), a line of expertly formulated blends specifically designed for all animals. 9. DR. MARK SUCKOW, DVM Dr. Mark Suckow has dedicated his career to understanding ways to stimulate the immune system against cancer, leading to the formation of Torigen Pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit torigen.com. 10. RYAN E. WALRATH, DVM Dr. Ryan Walrath DVM is a 2001 Graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. His first seven years of experience consisted of mixed animal medicine and surgery in Missouri, Illinois and Iowa. For the past 11 years, he has been practicing companion animal medicine and surgery exclusively, in southeast Iowa. His love for the outdoors keeps him on the move and enjoying everything from western landscapes and mid-western lakes, streams and rivers to sunny beaches wherever they may be found. 11. SARA C. WHITE, DVM, MSC Dr. Sara White is a 1998 graduate of North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and has worked in shelter medicine and high quality, high volume spay/neuter through most of her career. Since 2006, she has operated Spay ASAP Inc., a non-profit MASH-style mobile spay/neuter clinic, and has spayed or neutered over 50,000 animals in Vermont and New Hampshire. Dr. White also developed an interest in ergonomics, health, well-being and injury in veterinarians and staff, and in spring 2015 completed a Masters of Science in Health Ergonomics from the University of Derby (UK). She founded ErgoVet to provide information and consulting in veterinary ergonomics. Dr. White is editor of the upcoming textbook High-Quality, High-Volume Spay and Neuter and Other Shelter Surgeries. 12. CHELSEA KENT Chelsea Kent is a Nutrition and Regulation Research Specialist in the pet food industry, as well as the owner of Food Regulation Facts Alliance and Hero's Pets in Littleton, Colorado. 13. SHANNON L. KESL, PHD Shannon Kesl earned her PhD in Medical Sciences from the Morsani College of Medicine at University of South Florida, where she focused on the effects of exogenous ketones for agedependent impaired wound healing. She currently serves as a scientific advisor for the Epigenix Foundation in Los Angeles, California, where she focuses on the effects of metabolism and nutritional interventions on canine and human health.
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