CIVT Podcast : Dr Bart Iaia

Our next podcast is live! Today's episode is with Dr Bart Iaia, an integrative veterinarian from Washington, USA. Please enjoy this conversation with Dr Iaia as we discuss his education, career path, holistic education, and thoughts on the future of Integrative Veterinary Medicine.

Dr Bart Iaia was raised in Florida. He gained his undergraduate education at the University of Vermont in Animal Science, and earned his DVM from Tufts University in 1992. After some time in small animal practice on the East Coast, he moved to Seattle, Washington and worked in a number of small animal practices and in industry prior to purchasing an integrative practice in the area.

His holistic education began with the study of lomi lomi, a Hawaiian healing art. He has since been certified in acupuncture by Chi University in 2009, and then by IVAS in 2019. He has also studied Chinese herbal medicine at A Time To Heal in Vermont. He earned his Fellow status from the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture in 2022.

He currently does relief work and serves as the Medical Director at PetZen, an

integrative practice in Gig Harbor, Washington. He also serves on the Board of

Directors of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.