Dr Richard Palmquist is the Chief of Integrative Medicine at Centinela Animal Hospital in Los Angeles. He is currently president of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, chairs the Research Committee, and sits on the Editorial committee there. He is an alternative medicine folder consultant for VIN and an international educator in hospice, integrative medicine and homotoxicology. He blogs on holistic and integrative health for animals for the popular Huffington Post, and has consulted for NBC and CBS news shows.

He recently released a book, Releasing Your Pet's Hidden Health Potential. Rick has also published numerous scientific papers and is a popular presenter at veterinary conferences throughout North America. He is a co-author of the text book Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice and is considered a pioneer in a number of integrative approaches including homotoxicology. His favorite quote is "Seek Truth and healing follows. Anything that accomplishes healing is medicine and to this there is no alternative"