Dr Matt Fricke was raised in Hawaii. He started his undergraduate education at a small private college and finished it along with his veterinary degree at Washington State University, earning his DVM in 1994. After graduation, he entered small animal practice in Iowa for one year, then relocated to a practice in Springfield, Oregon, where he remains to this day.

Dr Fricke is certified in acupuncture by IVAS and animal normalization therapy by Patricia Kortekaas. He studied veterinary Chinese herbal medicine with A Time to Heal, completed the veterinary orthopedic manipulation course and has been a teaching assistant for both the IVAS acupuncture course and the ANT training courses, as well as lecturing extensively. 

Dr Fricke has been actively involved in organized veterinary medicine. He has served various roles for the Wild West Veterinary Conference, from Moderator to Integrative Medicine Track Chair to Conference President. He has also served on the Executive Board, including as President of the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture. He currently serves as the AAVA representative to the AVMA House of Delegates.