Steven Paul Marsden, DVM, ND, MSOM, L.Ac, Dipl.C.H.

8215 102nd St.
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6E 4A5
780-436-4944
email: naturvet@telusplanet.net
A zeal for alternative medicine characterizes the career of Dr. Steve Marsden, yet when he received his doctorate in veterinary medicine at the University of Saskatchewan in 1988, he had no interest in alternative medicine whatsoever. His chief interest and ambition at that time was the veterinary treatment of wild and exotic animals. To this end he studied at the Toronto Metropolitan Zoo and the Calgary Zoo, as well as founded the Wild and Exotic Animal Medicine Society, a wildlife rehabilitation service at University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Marsden went on to found a highly successful small and exotic animal practice in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and it was there that his interest in alternative medicine was first sparked. Like most veterinary practitioners, he was skeptical of alternative medicine, but weary of the inadequacies of conventional medicine. Intrigued by the acceptance of homeopathy among British veterinarians, Dr. Marsden began to try it on his patients. Two years of patient experimentation later, and he was able to see homeopathy succeed where conventional treatments had failed. After witnessing the effectiveness of homeopathy, Dr. Marsden resolved to get additional training. He wanted to become as competent and confident with alternative medicine as he was with conventional medicine, and in as many disciplines as possible. To this end, he sold his practice and enrolled the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Five years later, Dr. Marsden had obtained a doctorate in Naturopathic medicine, a Master's of Science in Oriental Medicine, his licensure in acupuncture and his diplomate status in Chinese herbology. Today, Dr. Marsden continues to receive fresh new ideas on the practice of alternative veterinary medicine by continuing to practice on people. In turn, his effectiveness as an acupuncturist and naturopathic physician is augmented by his experience treating serious disease in animals using nothing but alternative medicine.

In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Marsden lectures at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine on integrative medicine, and across Canada and the United States on the practice of holistic veterinary medicine. He also travels regularly to China and Tibet to further his expertise.

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