Veterinary Acupuncture Certification Track

Dr. Xie has 40 years of clinical, teaching, and research experience in veterinary acupuncture and TCVM. He has trained over 10,000 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. Lloret received her DVM from Murcia University in Spain in June 2002. She earned her veterinary acupuncture certification from Chi University-Thailand in 2005. The following year, Dr. Lloret completed the acupuncture internship program at the University of Florida with Dr. Xie. She served as Chief of TCVM Services of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University Alfonso X in Madrid, Spain from 2014-2021. Dr. Lloret is the translator and editor-in-chief of the Spanish edition of TCVM: Fundamental Principles by Dr. Xie. She is currently the director of Chi-Europe, Chi-Spain and Chi-Ireland and serves as a primary instructor for Chi CVA courses throughout Europe. Dr. Lloret TCVM specialty in both small animal and horses , offering clinics in Ireland.

Dr. Clemmons graduated with his DVM from Washington State University. There, he also was granted a PhD in veterinary science (emphasis in neurophysiology and clinical neurology). Dr. Clemmons then took a faculty position at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine where he practiced neurology and neurosurgery for 35 years before joining the private Veterinary Specialty Hospitals in Florida. Dr. Clemmons, a board-certified specialist in Neurology, has published over 100 peer-reviewed original studies, reviews, papers and abstracts and given numerous presentations, both in the US and abroad. At UF, he has had an active research program and is known for his work on platelet physiology and in the study of neurodegenerative diseases such as degenerative myelopathy. He has developed a number of innovative neurosurgical techniques including fixation of atlantoaxial subluxation and Wobbler’s syndrome. Dr. Clemmons taught veterinary and graduate students at the University of Florida for 35 years. Dr. Clemmons became a certified veterinary acupuncturist (CVA) at Chi in 2000. He was certified in TCVM Food therapy (CVFT) from Chi in 2009. He integrates Veterinary Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, and nutrition into his practice. He is a national and international speaker in the field of neurology and the science of veterinary acupuncture.

Dr. Ortolá received her DVM from Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera of Valencia, Spain in 2013. During her veterinary studies, Dr. Ortolá completed several notable externships abroad, among them: the Equine Veterinary Hospital in Ghent, Belgium; Clinique Equine Debrosse in Paris, France; and Newcombe and East Equine Clinics in West Midlands, UK. Additionally, she completed a 1-year internship at the Clinique Equine de Meheudin in Argentan, France. Dr. Ortolá earned her CVA at the Chi Institute of Europe in 2014, completed the Equine Advanced TCVM course in 2015, followed by certifications in Food Therapy, Tui-na, and Balance Method. She is currently studying herbal medicine. Dr. Ortolá worked at the Clinique Equine du Petit Hautier in France from 2015 to 2018, combining TCVM with Conventional Veterinary Medicine. She then started her own practice, offering TCVM services and sports medicine advice for horses. Instructor since 2019 at the International Acupuncture Course and speaker at the Food Therapy and Lameness Course for Horses. Dr. Ortolá is the Director of Chi France.