Veterinary Herbal Medicine Certification Set

Dr. Xie has 42 years of clinical, teaching, and research experience in veterinary acupuncture and TCVM. He has trained over 11,000 veterinarians to practice TCVM worldwide. Dr. Xie’s education includes advanced training in veterinary medicine, veterinary acupuncture, and human acupuncture. Dr. Xie has authored 20 books and over 100 peer-reviewed papers. His textbooks, including Xie’s Veterinary Herbology, Xie’s Veterinary Acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine-Fundamental Principles, have been used for TCVM training programs around the world. Dr. Xie continues to teach and develop educational courses and programs at Chi University, serves as a full clinical professor at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and is an honorary professor at China Agricultural University, South China Agricultural University, and China Southwest University.

Dr. Gerardi completed her undergraduate studies at Stony Brook University and Cornell University in New York where she also supervised the teaching hospital’s Small Animal ICU. Dr. Gerardi earned her doctorate degree in Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University. She completed intern rotations at the Animal Medical Center in New York City and at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland with advanced training in canine neurologic diseases. Dr. Gerardi is a Certified handler of a Hearing Assistance Dog with International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) and is dedicated to helping persons with a disability who depend on a service animal. Dr. Gerardi continues her studies by pursuing a Master’s Degree in TCVM to use regenerative medicine therapies combined with TCVM to advance veterinary pain management options.

Dr. Todd graduated from the University of Florida with a DVM in 1988. In 1993, Dr. Todd became an apprentice to Dr. Patrick Sullivan, AP, and began studying Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1996, he became certified by IVAS. His studies continued at Chi. He has lectured and instructed nationally and internationally for IVAS, the North American Veterinary Conference, and Chi. Dr. Todd practices integrative veterinary medicine at the Animal Hospital of Dunedin in the Tampa Bay Area.

Dr. Perkins has a thirty-year history training and competing dogs. She earned a Bachelor's degree in health sciences and worked for thirteen years in clinical laboratory medicine. In 2000, she graduated from the University of Missouri with a DVM. Dr. Perkins pursued veterinary acupuncture training at Colorado State University and at Chi University. She completed her veterinary chiropractic training at Options for Animals and her Chinese Herbal Medicine training at Chi. She enjoys dog obedience training and showing with her Belgian Malinois, Azure, and her Whippet, Emma. She is the owner of Canine Performance Medicine, LLC and practices in suburban Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Tatang Cahyono specializes in TCVM and works in the largest small animal clinic in Jakarta. Dr. Cahyono received his DVM in 2003 from Airlangga University in Indonesia. During his early professional career, he worked in the pharmaceutical industry. Later, he became certified and worked as a human acupuncturist. In 2012, he went to Chi to study Small Animal Acupuncture, Chinese Veterinary Herbal Medicine, Food Therapy, and Veterinary Tui-na. Dr. Cahyono is the Indonesian Board Director of WATCVM and an International Director of Chi.