Associate Editor
Gainesville, Florida
Affiliations
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation - University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL
- Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Service Chief - University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL
- Faculty - Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Reddick, FL
- Secretary/Treasurer - American Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
- Associate Editor - American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
Education and Degrees
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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - St. George’s University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
- Acupuncture Internship - University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL
- Certified in Veterinary Acupuncture - Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Reddick, FL
- Certified in Chinese Herbal Medicine - Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Reddick, FL
- Certified in Tui-Na - Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Reddick, FL
- Certified in Food Therapy - Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Reddick, FL
- Certified in Canine Rehabilitation Therapy - Wellington, FL
Special Interests
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Multimodal approach to pain management; nutrition; weight loss; anhidrosis; laryngeal hemiplegia
Publications
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Medina C. Chapter 6: Water/Kidney Element Syndrome, 'Practical Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine', in print
- Medina C. An Integrative Approach for the Treatment of Fibrocartilaginous Embolism of the Spinal Cord in a Dog. American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Fall 2010; Vol. 5, No. 2: 55-60
- Medina C. A Cholelith in a 13 year old American Eskimo Dog. American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Fall 2009; Vol. 5, No. 2: 78-80
- Medina C. Trigger Points. American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Fall 2009; Vol. 5, No. 2: 47
- Ortiz-Umpierre C. How Phlegm, Blood Stagnation and Blood Stasis Differ. American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Summer 2007; Vol. 2, No. 1: 8
- Ortiz-Umpierre C. Treatment of an Amelanotic Melanoma with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Therapy. American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Fall 2006; Vol. 1, No. 1: 36-38
- Ortiz-Umpierre C. 'Acupuncture: An Ancient Healing Art', Equus Caballus, Fall 2006; Vol. 5, No. 3: 34-36
- Xie H., Ortiz-Umpierre C. What Acupuncture Can and Cannot Treat. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, July/August 2006; Vol.42 (4): 244-248