Dr. Allen M. Schoen

Dr. Schoen is a pioneer who has dedicated his professional career to the scientific advancement of complementary and alternative veterinary medicine since 1981.

Dr. Schoen received his D.V.M. from Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, in 1978. He also holds a Master's Degree in neurophysiology and behavior from the University of Illinois. He has been an affiliate faculty member at Colorado State

University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Schoen has also been a Clinical Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. He established the Department of Acupuncture at the Animal Medical Center in New York City in 1982.

Dr. Schoen was one of the first veterinarians certified in both veterinary acupuncture (1982) and veterinary chiropractic (1990). He is a former President of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS). Dr. Schoen also has extensive training in

veterinary botanical medicine, nutritional supplements, homeopathy and homotoxicology. Dr. Schoen is a faculty member of the Chi Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine.  He is the founder and director of the Center for Integrative Animal Health

(CIAH), a division of the nonprofit foundation, Global Communications for Conservation, Inc. (GCC).

He is the co-editor of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine, Principles and Practice, (Mosby, 1998) and the editor of the first and second editions of Veterinary Acupuncture: Ancient Art to Modern Medicine, (Mosby, 1994, 2001), and Problems in Veterinary Medicine:  Veterinary Acupuncture, (Lippencott, 1992). These textbooks have been translated into numerous foreign languages.

Dr. Schoen is the author of the award winning book,  “Kindred Spirits, How the Remarkable Relationship between Humans and Animals Can Transform our Lives” (Broadway-Doubleday, 2001) and author of Love, Miracles & Animal Healing, (Simon & Schuster, 1995). Dr. Schoen was featured in a PBS TV show based on his book “Kindred Spirits”. “Kindred Spirits” has been translated into German, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. He has published numerous research articles on complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) and has lectured on CAVM throughout the world including Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Africa, and Canada. He also gives lectures and teaches one to two day seminars at various conferences and veterinary schools in the United States.

Dr. Schoen received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Becker College in 1998 for his contributions to veterinary medicine. He was also awarded “Holistic Veterinarian of the Year” in 1998. He was awarded the Marty Simensen Award for his

contributions to Equine welfare and health in 2002. “Kindred Spirits” was awarded “One of the most Spiritual Books of 2001” by the Journal of Health and Spirituality.

Dr. Schoen has been the recipient of a number of research grants through the Center for Integrative Animal Health. Among others, these included one from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation for developing CAVM curriculums for veterinary schools, and one

from the Gauntlett Foundation for developing new approaches to chronic disease. He has received research grants through GCC, Inc. from the Janet Stone-Jones Foundation and the McIntosh Foundation. Dr. Schoen is a charter fellow of the American College of Acupuncture, an organization of physicians dedicated to scientific acupuncture. Dr. Schoen was appointed to the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) six member committee on alternative and complementary veterinary medicine for whom he developed approved guidelines for CAVM in 1996. He is on the scientific advisory board for Vetri-Science Laboratories. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and is on the veterinary advisory the Holistic Horse Newsletter. He was on the veterinary advisory board of Rodale Press for two years as well. He wrote a column with Time-Warner's Pathfinder web site titled "The Healing Arts" for two years. He has also been a consultant for a Public Broadcasting System television series on health care. He has been featured on numerous Prime Time TV shows, news broadcasts and radio shows throughout the years.

In addition, Dr. Schoen maintains a four veterinarian referral practice in large and small animal complementary and alternative veterinary medicine. Through this practice he has developed new approaches to such degenerative conditions as cancer, arthritis, liver disease and others.

Dr. Schoen continues to create innovative natural nontoxic approaches to animal health and environmental health and integrate them into a new interdisciplinary program with a commitment to compassionate care for all beings and the healing of our environment.