Dr. Alexia Tsakiris BVetMed, GDipVWHM, CVA, RH (AHG), FACVBM
Dr. Alexia Tsakiris was born and raised on the Jersey shore. She received her B.S. from Cook College, Rutgers University in 2000 and graduated with her BVetMed from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2005. Since graduation, she has worked as a small animal veterinarian focusing on internal medicine. An acupuncture lecture at a veterinary conference in 2008 sparked her interest by the prospect of being able to further help her patients, and it is all history from there.
Expert in holistic veterinary medicine
Dr. Alexia studied veterinary acupuncture at Chi University in Florida where she received her Certificate of Veterinary Acupuncture in 2009. She went on to study herbal medicine with the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies (CIVT) receiving her Certificate of Veterinary Herbal Medicine (Western) in 2014 and Graduate Diploma of Veterinary Western Herbal Medicine (GDipVWHM) in June of 2017. The fall of 2018 Dr. Tsakiris joined the faculty of the CIVT as an adjunct professor. As herbal medicine is her true passion, she studied David Winston’s Clinical Herbalist Program (2014-2016) and is a Registered Herbalist through the American Herbalist Guild (the highest accreditation for human herbal medicine). A believer that food is medicine, she took advanced training in food therapy at the Chi Institute to earn her certificate in food therapy in 2019. In 2023, she was accepted as a Fellow of the American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine.
Dr. Alexia has lectured nationally, as well as internationally.
Since 2016, she has exclusively been practicing holistic veterinary medicine. She exclusively practices holistic veterinary medicine: acupuncture, herbal medicine, food therapy, laser, nutraceuticals and bodywork (including spinal manipulation, reiki and massage) at Naturopawthic Veterinary Wellness Center, in Red Bank, New Jersey.
She has two beautiful boys and dog Lulu, who keep her busy.
After the passing of Margarita, her beloved dog of 14.5 years, she took a deep dive into her grief and developed a 3 part series on Grief for Pet Parents. In 2020, she created Naturopawthic Courses, an education platform for pet parents, where this and other online classes are available on demand. Dr. Alexia believes that an empowered pet owner is essential to be proactive in their pet’s health care and to be part of the wellness team.
Her other passion is providing veterinarians with the tools they need to be energetically aligned in their home and work lives. She founded Project Kefi and Vet in Balance in 2019 to support vets who want to find their passion in vet med again through one on one coaching as well as workshops and retreats. Project Kefi works closely with veterinary specialists and coaches to create integrative continuing education opportunities as well as offering consulting services for veterinary practices looking to implement integrative medicine.
The Women’s Veterinary Collective was birthed in 2021 providing women veterinarians a platform to support one another to create a sustainable profession.
She is 30hr certified Radiant Child Yoga teacher and volunteers at her sons’ school teaching yoga. In 2020, she earned her 200hr YTT certificate with Ohana Rising Yoga School.
ACHIEVEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS OF 2023
Accepted as a Fellow of the American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine (ACVBM)
President-Elect of the American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine
Lectures Presented:
Herbal Medicine Track at Midwest Veterinary Conference (6hr of lectures)
Integrative Approach to Renal Disease presented for DVM360 and Standard Process
Western Herbal Approaches to Endocrinology- College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies
ACHIEVEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS OF 2022
Opening of Naturopawthic Veterinary Wellness Center
Moved to our new home January 28, 2022
Co-Author of Research Article Published in the Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Health: Assessment of an Herbal Feed Additive on Reducing Gastrointestinal Nematodes in an Alpaca Operation
ACHIEVEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS OF 2021
Presenter at the Women’s Herbal Gathering on Herbal Teas for Pets
Article in the Journal of Integrative Veterinary Therapies, Vol 8, Issue 2
30hr YT Restorative Yoga training
International Herb Symposium, Presenter
Achievements & publications of 2020
Creation of Naturopawthic Courses for pet parents
Helped two boys at home with virtual learning (every parent should recognize this achievement!)
Becoming a Registered Herbalist (AHG)
200hr YT training at Ohana Rising Yoga School
Speaker for the Hellenic Companion Animal Veterinary Society (HCAVS) “Acupuncture for Pain Management”
Herbs for Liver article published in the IVC Journal Spring 2020 Issue
Published Paper: Energetic Time Management AHVMA Journal March 2021
Research Project with Dr. Erin Mazur treating alpacas with herbal formulas to treat H. contortus and the formulation of Early Bird
Speaker at the Wellcorona Virtual Global Summit April 20-24th, 2020
Herbs for Grief Webinars through Naturopawthic Courses
Achievements & publications of 2019
Dr. Tsakiris presented her talk, “Herbs for Grief” for the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapy in November
In June, Dr. T taught along side with Drs Lankenau and Chapman at the Introduction to Veterinary Western Herbal Medicine in Newton, Mass
Published an article “An integrative approach to demodectic mange” was published in April in the Innovative Veterinary Care Journal . Read it here
Dr. T attended the SheFari Women in Business Retreat in Corfu, Greece
Certified Radiant Child Yoga Teacher
Media
Podcast interviews
CIVT podcast The Integrative Veterinarian Podcast
Fully Vetted
Interview with Dr. Karen Becker
Memberships:
Veterinary Botanical Medical Association (VBMA), American Holistic Veterinary Association (AHVMA), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association (NJVMA), New York Complementary Alternative Veterinary Medical Association (NYCAVMA), American Herbalist Guild (AHG), Hellenic Companion Animal Association