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Find a Pain Practitioner

Attention Pet Owners! 
Are you looking for a veterinarian or veterinary technician who is an expert in animal pain management? The Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner (CVPP) is awarded to veterinary professionals who have met the IVAPM’s rigorous standards for education, training and experience in interdisciplinary animal pain management. There are less than 150 CVPPs worldwide, so this is an elite class of professionals, exceptionally qualified to treat your animal in pain. You can use the links below to find a CVPP close to you. We are proud of our CVPPs and recognize their outstanding contributions towards fighting animal pain.

United States
In order by state then last name

Rebecca Walker, BS, LVT, VTS (Clinical Practice – Canine/Feline), CFVP, CVPP, CCAT Wasilla, AL

Johnson, Jennifer F., VMD, CVPP, Fountain Hills, AZ
Paster, Diane, DVM, DABVP, CCRT, CVPP, cVMA, Gilbert, AZ

Cital, Stephen, RVT, SRA, RLAT, VCC, CVPP, VTS-LAM (Res. Anes.), San Jose, CA
Cox, Shea, DVM, CVPP, CHPV, Daly City, CA
Goulard, Caroline, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVPP, CA
Hagler, Kristen L., BC, RVT, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), CVPP, CCRP, OACM, CCBW, Petaluma, CA
Troy, Erin, DVM CCRP CVPP, Walnut Creek, CA
Varcoe, Gabriella, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRP, CVA, CVPP, Certified in Animal Chiropractic (IVCA), CVFT, San Marcos, CA
Woods, Jodi, DVM, CCRP, CVA, CVPP, CA

Bartling, Marie, DVM, CVPP, CCRT, CVMA, IVCA, Castle Pines, CO
Doverspike, Drew, DVM, CVPP, CVMA, Mesa, CO
Downing, Robin, DVM, MS (Clinical Bioethics), DAAPM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRP, CO
Gaynor, James, DVM, MS DACVAA, CVA, CVPP, DAIPM, Frisco, Arvada, Lakewood & Castle Pines, CO
Wynn, Danyel, DVM, CCRT, CVMA, CVPP, Boulder, CO

Norkus, Christopher, DVM, DACVAA, CVPP, DACVECC, West Hartford, CT

Baird, Elizabeth F., DVM, CVPP, CCRT, cVMA, Palm Harbor, FL
Mason, Lisa, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVPP, DeLand, FL
Maxwell, Elizabeth A., DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, CVPP, ACVS Fellow (Surgical Oncology), Gainesville, FL
Medina, Carolina, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CVPP, Coral Springs, FL

Jones, Keri, DVM, CVPP, Captain Cook, Hawaii

Mathis, Jennifer, DVM, CVA, CVPP, Norwalk & Weest Des Moines, IA

Ihrke, Amber, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVA, CVSMT, CVPP, Homer Glen, IL
Neforos, Katie, CVT, CCRVN, CVPP, Homer Glen, IL

Smith, Holly S., DVM, Veterinary Chiropractic IVCA Certified, CCRT, CVPP, cVMA, Certified Canine Massage, Wichita, KS

Scrivener, Virginia, DVM, CCRP, CCVP, CVA, Funkstown, MD

Petty, Michael, DVM CCRT, CVMA, Canton, MI
Reynolds, Kate, DVM, CCRP, CHPV, CVPP, Waterford, MI

Lentz, Kimberly N., DVM, CVPP, cVMA, Lakeville, MN
Nichols, Ryan, BSc, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), CVPP, St. Paul, MN
Segal, Ilene, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, Lakeville, MN
Rea, Siri, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), CVPP, CCRP, St. Paul, MN

Amstutz, Kara, DVM, CCRT, CVPP, CVA, Springfield, MO
Denny, Jeff R., DVM, CVPP, CCRP, Liberty, MO

Epstein, Mark E., DVM, Dipl. ABVP (C/F), CVPP, Gastonia, NC
Kata, Cheryl Irzyk, RVT, VTS Anesthesia & Analgesia, CVPP, Raleigh, NC

Anderson, Andy, DVM, CVPP, cVMA, Madison, NJ
Troyer, Heather, DVM, DABVP (canine/feline), CVA, CVPP, Paramus, NJ

Conarton, Lis, BS, LVT, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), CCRP, CVPP, East Syracuse, NY
Fitzpatrick, Mylissa, LVT, CVPP, VTS(ECC), Gansevoort, NY
Gundersen, Kristin, DVM, CVA, CVPP, CCRP, IVCA Certified in Animal Chiropractic, Voorheesville, NY
Ortel, Stephanie, MS, LVT, CCRP, CVPP, Tonawanda, NY
Zager, Jill, DVM, CVA, CVPP, CCRP, Queensbury, NY

Earl, Katherine, DVM, CVA, CVPP, Portlan, OR
Faraudo, Chantal, CVT, CVPP, Beaverton, OR

Reiling, Stacey, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), CVPP, Chadds Ford, PA

Allred, Carie, DVM, CVPP , cVMA, Animal Chiropractic, Corpus Christi, TX
Davidson, Jacqueline, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR, CVA, CCRP, CCRT, CVMA, CVPP, College Station, TX
Stramel, Douglas P., DVM, CVPP, CVMA, Carrollton, TX

Brunke, Matthew, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, CCMT, Vienna, VA
Erwin, Kristina M., DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVPP, CHPV, VHCM (IVAS), Ashburn, VA
Lindsay, Anne, RVT, LVT, CVPP, CCRP, FFCP, OACM, VTS (Clinical Practice-Canine/Feline), Leesburg, VA
Patterson, Stephanie, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVPP, Virginia Beach, VA

Levin, Pamela Brown, DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVPP, Williston, VT

Ensign, Shelley, LVT CVPP, Pullman, WA
Francisco, Gwen, BA, MFA, LVT, CVPP, Seattle, WA
Mai Võ, Xuân, DVM, CVA, CVPP, North Bend, WA
Senestraro, Aja, DVM, CVPP, CCRP, CAC-IVCA, CVA, CVTP, CVFT, CMTPT, Seattle, WA

CANADA
In order by province then last name

Budiselic, Shannon, DVM, CERT, CVA, CCRT, CVPP, Okotoks, AB

Edwards, Tara, DVM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRT, CVMA, Lake Country, BC

Berry, Jim, DVM, CVA, CAC, CVPP, Fredericton, NB

Durzi, Tiffany, DVM, CVA, CVPP, CCRT, Guelph, ON
Fleming, Renee, BSc, DVM, cVMA, CVPP, Guelph, ON
Gumley, Nigel, DVM, MSc, DABVP (C/F), CCRP, CVMA, CCVP, Ottawa, ON
Holzman, Kim, DVM, CVPP, CCRT, VSMT, Ottawa, ON
Huntingford, Janice, DVM, MS-TCVM ,DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRT, CAVCA, Essex, ON
Khor, Patricia, DVM, cVMA, CVPP, Markham, ON
Morris, Regan, DVM, CVPP, CCRT, Aurora, ON

Brassard, Jamie, RVT, CVPP, VTS Anes/Analgesia, VCC, Whitehorse, YT

Australia
Beths, Thierry, DVM, Cert VA, CVA, CVPP, MRCVS, MSc (Dist) Clinical Pain Management, PhD Victoria, Australia
Parkin, Anita, RVN, AVN, Dip (Surgery and ECC), VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), CVPP, TAE, Jindalee, QLD

Austria
Mucha, Mucha, Dipl. ECVSMR, CVA, CCRP, CVPP, Vienna, Austria

Colombia
Arenas, Rafael Ricardo Santisteban, DVM, MSc, Pereira, Colombia

France
Mahler, Stephen, DVM, MSc, PhD, CVPP, Saint-Gregoire

Germany
Dr. Leopold-Temmler, Bridget, FTA Kleintiere & Innere Medizin, ZB Zahnheilkunde, Hannover

Netherlands
Elbertse, Yolanda, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVMA, Noordwelle

Norway
Morgan, Sunniva, LVN, CVPP, xHommelvik

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