Bio

Dr. Thompson was raised on a Registered Holstein-Friesian dairy farm with his nine siblings on the Canadian border of Northern New York. He graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984 and practiced in Northern Vermont in large and small animal private practice until 2013, with an even distribution of small animal, equine, and food and fiber patients. Dr. Thompson now owns Elk Park Animal Hospital in Southwestern Colorado, an integrative large and small animal practice. He is certified in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine by both the Chi and the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture. Contributions to the veterinary profession include numerous lectures around the United States and in China, teaching assistant for both Chi and IVAS and has authored a chapter for the Chi's Practical TCVM textbook pending publication.