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Veterinary Faculty Bios

Diana Bochenski

Diana Bochenski is a licensed veterinarian in both California and Wyoming. She grew up in the countryside near Sheridan, Wyoming. She received her B.S. degree in Zoology from the University of Wyoming in 1979 followed by her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University in 1986. She practiced companion animal medicine for a year in Colorado before moving to the Santa Ynez Valley of California where she joined the team of the Buellton Veterinary Clinic. She became interested in complementary and alternative medicine and in 1996 and 1997 and studied Classical Homeopathy with Richard Pitcairn PhD. She went on to become certified in Classical Homeopathy through the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy. She served on the Board of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy from 2000 to 2005, including the positions of Treasurer, Chair and President. She has served as co-editor on the Academy’s Journal Committee since its inception in 1997. She moved back to Sheridan in 2004 and currently divides her time between the practice in Buellton, California and a 100% homeopathic practice in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Glen Dupree, CVH
  

Glen Dupree is a licensed veterinarian in the State of Louisiana. He has practiced veterinary Homeopathy for the past 10 years in Louisiana, Pennsylvania and New York. He received his initial training in Homeopathy from Richard Pitcairn, PhD. Further studies have been made with various human Homeopaths. Currently his practice of veterinary Homeopathy is based in St. Francisville, Louisiana.
   

  
Jeffrey Feinman, BA, CVH

 
Jeffrey Feinman holds both molecular biology and veterinary degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He was the first veterinary dual degree recipient at Penn in the prestigious University Scholar program (which was designed to foster medical scientists).In clinical practice he quickly became alarmed by increasing rates of allergy, cancer and other degenerative diseases. Frustration with the poor results of conventional treatment for these disorders led him to the study and practice of homeopathic healing. He founded his integrative veterinary practice, HomeVet® (www.homevet.com), in 1988. He has since studied with Richard Pitcairn, David Little, Paul Herscu and Andre Saine. Jeffrey Feinman has been a Board member of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy since 2002 and is currently its' President (2005-2007) and Chairman of the Education Committee.

Wendy Jensen, CVH

    
Wendy Jensen is a licensed veterinarian in the State of New Hampshire. She has been practicing 100% homeopathy since 1992. She received her veterinary degree from the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1987, and completed the Professional Course in Veterinary Homeopathy before being certified by the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy (AVH) in 1994. She has published numerous articles in holistic health magazines for animals. She continues to study at Advanced Veterinary Homeopathy meetings held by the Animal Natural Health Center and has presented at AVH and Professional Course meetings, as well as a conference of the Homeopathic Medical Society for the State of Pennsylvania. She has served on the initial board for the AVH, and has been the Executive Editor for the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy's Journal since its inception in 1998.

Karen A. Komisar BS, MS
  

Karen Komisar is a licensed veterinarian in the State of Massachusetts. Karen received her degrees from the Ohio State University, graduating with her DVM in 1984. After a three-year period in private practice, she took over as Program Director for the Veterinary Technicians Program at a college in MA. She has remained in this position since 1987 and is now the Department Chair for Animal Sciences. Her interest in homeopathy began in the mid 1990’s. She completed both the basic and advanced courses in veterinary homeopathy offered by Richard Pitcairn and became certified by the AVH in 1999. She is an active member of the AVH and is currently a board member as well as a past president. In 2001 she taught Pitcairn’s basic homeopathy course on the East coast. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she has operated a 100% homeopathic consulting practice since 1996.

Anthony Krawitz

Anthony Krawitz graduated from the University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa, in 1983 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science Degree. He worked in several multiple-doctor practices before building his own hospital in South Africa. He earned his Florida license in 1986, and moved to Florida in 1993 where he joined Calusa Animal Hospital, becoming a partner in 1995. Together with Dr. Turkell, they realized their dream and built Calusa Veterinary Center, a state-of –the –art facility which opened its doors in September 2006.

Anthony Krawitz boasts broad experience in all aspects of veterinary medicine, including internal medicine and general surgery, and is well- known for his “bikini-cut” spay technique, which got its name due to the small incision he makes. In the late 1980s, he became interested in homeopathy as an alternative way of practicing medicine, which led him to study homeopathy. In 1997, he became a certified veterinary homeopath after completing the professional course in veterinary homeopathy given by Richard Pitcairn, founder of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy. He now practices classical homeopathy and serves as a member of the homeopathic certification committee of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy, a body that certifies veterinarians who have fulfilled professional homeopathy studies. He lives in Delray Beach with his wife Jeanette, their animal-loving daughters Shannon and Ashton, doggy Pavel, and bird Petey. He is a sports fanatic and is an avid Miami Dolphins fan.
  

Martha C. Lindsay, MS
  

Martha Lindsay is a licensed veterinarian in the State of Massachusetts. She received her DVM and Master’s degrees from Michigan State University. She practiced conventional medicine for 20 years with a special interest in small mammals, birds and reptiles, then worked for 2 years in a conventional behavior medicine practice while studying homeopathy. In 2006, she was certified in veterinary homeopathy through the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy. Currently she shares an alternative medicine practice with her husband. She has lectured for civic groups, animal trainer facilities, at national meetings and at Tufts Veterinary School.
  
  

Marybeth Minter

Marybeth Minter is a licensed veterinarian in the State of Wyoming. She has been a solo practitioner in the Jackson, Wyoming area for the past 10 years and has developed Mariposa Mobile Veterinary Service over this time. Her house call practice has evolved with each modality of holistic medicine that she has studied. She was working as a conventional veterinary practitioner prior to this shift. In the interim, she looked into public health practice, finishing her course work in the MSPH program at the University of Colorado in Denver. She did not complete her master’s thesis in the transition of her move to Wyoming. During part of this time, she was employed at National Jewish Hospital in Denver working as a laboratory animal researcher. She knows now that these positions were her transition to embrace veterinary holistic medicine/classical homeopathy.

In 1998, she started with veterinary acupuncture and Chinese herbal courses, and never looked back. She began identifying with an even greater perspective on healing and the curative process when she started studying classical homeopathy through Pitcairn’s Animal Natural Health Center courses. As she practiced homeopathy and gained experience, her passion for this modality grew. This brought to her awareness some family history. Her maternal grandfather had been a medical doctor who graduated from Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia in the late 1920’s. In his early medical practice, he made house calls and practiced homeopathy. A few years ago, her mother located his homeopathic kits. Looking at these, she feels she has some tangible piece of her grandfather’s essence. Now nearly 75 years later, it is wonderful to witness an institute of homeopathic education returning. It is obvious from her varied occupational past that her intent is to continue learning about and practicing the classical homeopathic approach to treating her patients.
  
  
Jacqueline S. Obando

Jacqueline S. Obando is a licensed veterinarian in the State of Washington. She was born and raised in Porto Allegre, Brazil, where she attended Veterinary School at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, having graduated in 1983. After working for a few years in a mixed animal practice, she traveled to Europe to further her studies in Homeopathy. She moved to NYC in 1987 and has lived and practiced on Mercer Island, east of Seattle, since 1996. Her life’s passion has always been to heal our dog and cat friends. She keeps current with state of the art orthodox veterinary techniques, as well as alternative treatment modalities of homeopathy, chiropractic and nutrition/nutraceuticals. She is a member of the following associations:

• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

• American Holistic VMA

• Washington State VMA

• Washington State Holistic VMA (cofounder; secretary/treasurer)

• Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy

• American Veterinary Chiropractic Association

• International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy (USA representative).

  
  
Richard Pitcairn, PhD

Richard Pitcairn is a licensed veterinarian in the State of Oregon. He graduated from the University of California, Davis, in 1965. Entering private practice in Southern California, he worked with both small animals, farm livestock and zoo animals. In 1967, he accepted a position at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, as Assistant Professor. This was followed by graduate school with a major in microbiology and immunology and a minor in biochemistry, this work completed in 1972 with a PhD degree.

Following this, he worked as a faculty member at WSU, then re-entered private practice at a variety of clinics in Oregon and California, including a stint at the Monterey County SPCA.

In 1982, the first edition, with his wife Susan, of Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide To Natural Health For Dogs and Cats was published, now in its third edition and having sold over 400,000 copies.

In 1985, he moved to Eugene, Oregon, to establish a practice devoted solely to use of homeopathy and nutritional therapy. In 1992, following several years of teaching workshops in homeopathy, the Professional Course in Veterinary Homeopathy was established. By 2006, 13 classes have been trained in homeopathic practice, a total of over 450 veterinarians.

In 1995, he co-founded the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy, the first professional organization of practicing veterinary homeopaths in the United States. He continues to be active in teaching and writing in the area of homeopathic medicine and healing of disease.

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