Integrated Veterinary Medicine Summer Program

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. Mushtaq Memon is a Professor Emeritus at Washington State University (WSU) and Executive Director of the World Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Memon is a specialist in Veterinary Reproduction (Theriogenology) and is a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists. Before joining WSU, he was a faculty member at the Veterinary Colleges of Oklahoma State Univ, Louisiana State Univ, and Tufts Univ. Dr. Memon is an internationally recognized scholar and has served as a Fulbright Scholar, visiting professor, consultant, or volunteer in 28 countries to enhance education standards and assist smallholder farmers in increasing food production in developing countries. Dr. Memon was a founding faculty member of the Paul Allen School for Global Health at WSU. Dr. Memon is the author of about 120 publications in refereed journals, conference proceedings, and co-editor of 3 books. His recent book on Integrative Veterinary Medicine was published in 2023.