CIVT Podcast : 100th Episode - Dr Neal Sivula

This podcast is very special – it’s the 100th episode in our Integrative Veterinarian podcast series! It's a popular series with more than 15,000 downloads to date, and growing all the time.

To celebrate the occasion, CIVT’s founder, the amazing Dr Barbara Fougere, interviews our podcast host, Dr Neal Sivula. Regular listeners will recognise Dr Sivula as our wonderful host who seeks out interesting guests and conducts engaging interviews.

This time the tables are turned, it’s Dr Sivula’s turn to be interviewed, and you have the opportunity to hear about his journey in integrative medicine. Please enjoy this conversation with Dr Fougere and Dr Sivula!

About Dr Neal Sivula, DVM, PhD, FAAVA, GDVWHM, GDVA, CertIV TAE

Dr Sivula received his DVM from the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed an Internship, Clinical Residency, and PhD from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. He is certified in Animal Chiropractic from the College of Animal Chiropractors (COAC) and the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA), in Veterinary Acupuncture from the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS), and in Veterinary Chinese Herbalism and Food Therapy from the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. He also holds an Advanced Acupuncture Certification from the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture (Fellow of the AAVA). Dr Sivula is also a Usui Reiki Master and a Zen Buddhist Priest.  

Dr Sivula is a past board member of the AVCA, COAC, and the AAVA. He is also a past President of both the AAVA and the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA), an Executive Editor of the American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Chair of the Integrative Medicine Committee for the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association, and Chair of the Advanced Certification Committee of the AAVA. He has served as the AAVA’s Delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates, is a current faculty member of CIVT and is a member of the Animal Chiropractic Hall of Fame. 

Dr Sivula is the founder of Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center, an integrative veterinary practice in Richfield Ohio. Dancing Paws offers patients personalized care using both traditional and holistic methods. The holistic therapies include acupuncture, chiropractic, nutrition, rehabilitation (including underwater treadmill therapy), and Chinese and Western herbal medicines.