Veerle Dejonckheere MRCVS
I am a fully qualified veterinary surgeon with an international reputation as an expert in integrated veterinary care established through twenty years experience combining conventional medicine and complementary approaches in my professional practice.
I qualified as a veterinary surgeon from the
University of Ghent , Belgium in 2001. I worked for two years in a large animal practice in France then came to the UK in 2003. Over the next five years I worked at conventional small animal practices throughout the country, and spent several months as a volunteer with animal charities in Samos and Bhutan. In 2009 I joined the SMART Clinic, Cardiff, led by
Lowri Davis . My practice there was focused on sports medicine and rehabilitation, leading me to acquire depth in my experience as an acupuncturist. Since 2011 I have been running a thriving referral service offering integrated veterinary care, including acupuncture, chiropractic care, therapeutic exercise, nutrition and herbal medicine in Bath, Bristol, Corsham and Wincanton. My aim is to work together with the referring conventional vet to maximise the well-being of the animal at all stages of its life. Mostly I treat dogs, but I also see cats and the occasional rabbit, chicken or iguana.
Major qualifications and training
- 2001: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (University of Ghent, with magna cum laude). My dissertation 'Back problems in horses: diagnostics' won the 2001 Belgian Equine Practitioners Society Prize.
- 2004 - 2010: Veterinary Phytotherapy (with Peter Conway).
- 2008: Foundation Acupuncture for Vets (ABVA).
- 2008: Electroacupuncture (BMAS).
- 2010: Medical Herbalism (with Kerry Bone).
- 2010: Chinese Medicine Treatment Principles for Cancer and Other Chronic and Complex Conditions (with Giovanni Maccioca).
- 2011 - 2012: Chinese Herbal Medicine (CIVT).
- 2012: Certificate in Safety and Competence in Acupuncture (ABVA).
- 2012 - 2014: Post Graduate Certificate in Basic Veterinary Chiropractic Treatment (IAVC)
- 2014: International Veterinary Chiropractic Association Exam in Animal Chiropractic (IAVC).
- 2018: Advanced Chiropractic Cervical Methods (IAVC)
- 2019: SOMT Chiropractic training (Options for Animals)
- 2019: Advanced neurology and kinesiology (IAVC)
- 2020-2022: Post Graduate Diploma in western herbal veterinary medicine (CIVT, RPL route)
Professional service and affiliations
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). Since 2003.
- Chartered Fellow American College Veterinary Botanical Medicine (ACVBM. Since 2023.
- British Association of Veterinary Herbalists (BAVH). Since 2004. Founding member. President 2016 - 2020.
- Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists (ABVA). Since 2008.
- British Veterinary Chiropractic Association (BVCA). Since 2012.
- Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners (RAMP). Since 2017.