Cheryl Schwartz, DVM

email: herbcurl@aol.com
Dr. Cheryl Schwartz has been a practicing veterinarian for 19 years, specializing in the use of Chinese Medical diagnosis, acupuncture and Chinese herbs for small animals. She was the founder of the East-West Animal Care Center, the first totally holistic animal treatment center of its kind in the San Francisco Bay area, offering clinical training to veterinarians in Chinese medicine. Dr. Schwartz was a pioneer in introducing holistic medicine to the veterinary field and is largely responsible for the rapid growth in the use of traditional Chinese medicine to treat small animals. Dr. Schwartz is the author of Four Paws, Five Directions A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats & Dogs, the first in-depth book for lay people and veterinarians on Chinese medicine and acupuncture. She is a contributor to veterinary textbooks on acupuncture and alternative therapies. Dr. Schwartz is an instructor for the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society in the United States and Denmark, and has lectured at conferences for the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association and the North American Veterinary Medical Association. She has written numerous articles on Chinese medicine, homeopathy and acupuncture and has been a guest on television and radio shows. Currently she writes a holistic pet care column for, and is on the advisory board of Healthy Living Magazine, a national Hearst publication.

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