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The Integrative Veterinarian

College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies

The Integrative Veterinarian is a series of conversations with Integrative Veterinary Practitioners and how they approach their craft. We talk about things like their history, their veterinary school experience, life in conventional veterinary practice, and what led them to Integrative Veterinary Medicine. We also talk about their current veterinary practice, interests, and self-care practices. This podcast is sponsored by the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. CIVT provides word-leading

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Dr. Victoria Unt Part 2

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/10/03

Dr. Victoria Unt was a guest on a previous podcast. In this Part Two of our conversation, we go deeper into a number of issues raised in our first conversation. Thank you Victoria for your willingness to give up more time to speak with me about your story and about issues facing all of us as Integrative Veterinarians.

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Dr. Victoria Unt Part 1

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/09/19

Dr. Victoria Unt was raised in southern England. She wanted to be a Veterinarian from an early age. This idea was confirmed at age 12 when her horse required arthroscopic surgery for a lameness issue.She earned her veterinary degree from the Royal Veterinary College in 2007 and went into practice for a year before returning to RVC to complete an Equine Internship. After the Internship, she spent three years at RVC researching equine biomechanics before moving to Switzerland to work on drug testing

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Dr. Tifani Torres

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/09/05

Dr. Tifani Torres was raised in South Texas. She can't remember a time when she didn't want to be a Veterinarian.She earned her BS in Animal Science from Texas A&M University in 2008, her DVM from Ross University in 2012. After graduation, she went into equine practice in Ocala, Florida and then into small animal practice in South Florida before returning to Texas to work first on a White Tailed Deer Ranch and then in small animal general and emergency practice before founding her own practice,

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55:06

Dr. David Ward

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/08/22

Dr. David Ward was raised in Newcastle, NSW. He wanted to work with animals from an early age. He earned his Bachelor of Animal Science degree from the University of Sydney in 1990, then worked for a year as a livestock advisor before returning to University of Sydney to earn a Masters degree in Veterinary Science, studying Dairy cattle physiology.In 1994, he went to South Africa to begin his veterinary degree at the University of Pretoria, transferring to Murdoch University and earning his

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Dr. Nate Heilman

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/08/08

Dr. Nate Heilman was raised in western Pennsylvania. He gained early animal experience through 4-H and on his grandparent's cattle farm. He earned his BS in Animal Science from Cornell University in 1993 and his DVM from Cornell in 1997.After graduation, he went into mixed and small animal practice before he and his wife moved to Vermont in 2000, where he was also employed in mixed practice. He was certified in acupuncture by IVAS in 2005, and in herbal medicine by A Time To Heal in 2007.In 2007, he

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Dr. Caroline Wood

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/07/25

Dr. Caroline Wood was raised on the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of two physicians, but decided on veterinary medicine as a career, graduating in 2011 from the University of Sydney with her veterinary degree.After graduation, she worked in a busy small animal practice in New South Wales for three years, then after a short break, joined a small animal practice in the Northern Beaches area with the goal of becoming the practice owner. She became business partners

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Dr. Barrie Sands

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/07/11

Dr. Barrie Sands was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She always had a love of animals, but it wasn't until she finished her undergraduate degree that she committed to the idea of becoming a Veterinarian. She earned her DVM from Ross University in 1991.After graduation, she did an Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, followed by some locum work in the Tri-State area before moving to San Diego to practice emergency medicine. She has been at the

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38:11

Dr. Zachery Lane

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/06/27

Dr. Zachery Lane was born in Woodstock, Georgia and was interested in veterinary medicine from a young age. He earned his BS in 2009 from Berry College, majoring in Animal Science and Chemistry. He earned his DVM from St. George's University in 2013.After graduation, he entered emergency medicine practice for 6 years before transitioning to general small animal practice in Roswell, Georgia where he is now Chief of Staff.A family history of gardening, agriculture, and herbal medicine led him to

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Dr. Leslie McIntyre

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/06/13

Dr., Leslie McIntyre was raised in Central Oregon and always knew that she wanted to be a Veterinarian. She earned her DVM from Oregon State University in 1995, then did an equine internship followed by a residency in Equine Internal Medicine at Colorado State University, finishing in 1999. She was Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Large Animal Medicine in 1999 and earned a Master's Degree from CSU that same year.Afterwards, she returned to Bend, Oregon to

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Dr. Tara Harrison

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/05/30

Dr. Tara Harrison was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned her DVM from Michigan State University in 2000, and a MPVM from UC Davis in 2002. Her research involved infectious agents in Kenyan hyenas.Her interest in zoo medicine has led to employment in a number of different zoos, but she is currently a tenured professor in Zoo and Exotic Medicine at North Carolina State University. She is Board Certified in Zoo Medicine, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, and Zoo Health Management.She was

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Dr. Matt Fricke

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/05/16

Dr. Matt Fricke was raised in Hawaii. He started his undergraduate education at a small private college and finished it as well as his veterinary degree at Washington State University, earning his DVM in 1994.After graduation, he entered small animal practice in Iowa for one year, then relocated to a practice in Springfield, Oregon, where he remains to this day.He is certified in acupuncture by IVAS and in Animal Normalization Therapy by Patricia Kortekaas. He is also certified in Veterinary Chinese

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Dr. Kellie Lindquist

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/05/02

Dr. Kellie Lindquist was raised in a rural area part of Northern California. Her first career interest was human medicine, but she changed her focus to veterinary medicine during her undergraduate studies. She earned her veterinary degree from Iowa State University in 2011.After graduation, she worked in a mixed animal practice in Oregon before she joined a small animal practice in Anchorage, Alaska. She still works at that same practice.Her holistic interest started after a personal health

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Dr. Todd Cooney

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/04/18

Dr. Todd Cooney was born outside of Indianapolis, Indiana. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a Veterinarian. He earned his BS in Wildlife Science in 1981 and his DVM in 1986 from Purdue University.After graduation, he worked in mixed animal practice for two years before serving in the US Air Force and US Army. After his time of service, he returned to mixed animal practice and then transitioned to small animal practice.Although he had been exposed to homeopathy while serving with the

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Dr. Chris Randall

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/04/04

Dr. Chris Randall was born on a dairy and fruit farm in Western Michigan. He began his medical career at an EMT/Firefighter, progressing to become a paramedic and then a Registered Nurse working in Emergency Medicine. He decided to switch to veterinary medicine and earned his DVM from Michigan State University in 2010.While a veterinary student, he was commissioned as an officer in the National Guard and met Colonel Gene Gavin DVM, who introduced him to holistic medicine. Dr. Randall's holistic

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Dr. Adrien Zap

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/03/21

Dr. Adrien Zap was raised in Connecticut. She new from an early age that she wanted to be a veterinarian. She earned her BS in Pathobiology and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Connecticut, a MS in Forensic Toxicology at the University of Florida, and her DVM from St. George's University.After graduation, she entered small animal practice. She has had varied roles in her career; serving as a Zoo Veterinarian, Teaching in a Veterinary Technology Program, as a Veterinarian Responder for both

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Dr. Gary Richter

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/03/07

Dr. Gary Richter was born in New York City and was raised in Miami, Florida. From a young age he had an interest in veterinary medicine, especially wildlife medicine. He volunteered at the Miami Zoo, worked in small animal practice as an assistant, and worked for the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine as an undergraduate. He earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and DVM from the University of Florida, graduating with a DVM in 1998 with honors.After graduation, he moved to California to

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Dr. Susan Wynn

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/02/21

Dr. Susan Wynn earned her DVM from the University of Georgia in 1987. After graduation, she completed a Small Animal Internship and worked in small animal practice for a few years before doing Post-Doctoral work in Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis. Afterwards. she went back into private practice. She completed a clinical residency in Small Animal Nutrition and was Board Certified in Veterinary Nutrition in 2016. She is currently the Senior Director of Scientific Affairs for Instinct Pet

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Dr. Kathy Cornack

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/02/07

Dr. Kathy Cornack was raised in the Brisbane, Australia area. She developed an early love for animals and decided on veterinary medicine as a career, just in front of being a midwife or forensic scientist.She earned her veterinary degree from the University of Queensland in 1985. After graduation, she worked for the Australian government helping cattle and sheep graziers in the Queensland outback.Following that, she did locum small animal work in Australia and the UK. Then she earned a Master's

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Dr. Tina Hansen

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/01/24

Dr. Tina Hansen was born outside of Oslo, Norway. She had a number of varied pets during her childhood, and discovered a passion for horses and riding. During her mandatory military service working with military dogs, she decided on veterinary medicine as a career.She earned her veterinary degree from Wroclaw University in 2023 and at the same time earned her certification in mixed animal acupuncture from Chi University.After graduation, she has worked in small animal, exotic, and wildlife practice

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Dr. Steven Marsden

The Integrative Veterinarian ·

2026/01/10

Dr. Steve Marsden was born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Western Canada. In our conversation, he describes a pivotal moment in his childhood that led him to consider veterinary medicine as a career.He earned his DVM from the University of Saskatchewan in 1988, then went into mixed and then small animal practice. He became interested in Homeopathy as a way to help his patients, and earned his Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and his Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the National

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