About Our Faculty

About Dr. Narda Robinson

Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, CRPM, FAAMA, is a leading authority on scientific integrative medicine from a One Health perspective. She served as faculty at the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (1997-2016) and currently leads CURACORE VET and CURACORE MED as founder and CEO. A prominent influencer on scientific integrative medicine in both veterinary and human medicine, Dr. Robinson has cultivated her expertise over 20 years of experience teaching, practicing, and researching topics such as medical acupuncture, medical massage, photomedicine, and botanical therapy.

Dr. Robinson founded CuraCore MED and CuraCore VET in order to educate both human and veterinary medical professionals with the core knowledge and technical skill needed to practice integrative medicine safely, based on science.

Dr. Robinson’s Credentials:

Bachelor of Arts (AB) –Harvard/Radcliffe
Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine (DO) –Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Biomedical Sciences Masters Degree (MS) –Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Certified in Integrative Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine (CRPM)
“Fellow” status in the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
Served on the American Board of Medical Acupuncture

CuraCore Staff

Edina Clagett – Administrative Assistant

Edina was born in Budapest, Hungary, and immigrated to the United States in 1999. She spent her twenties traveling the world, exploring, and photographing diverse cultures. While motherhood to three handsome sons has paused her global adventures, portrait photography...

Nancy Howard – Media Specialist

Nancy is a natural resource management professional with 20 years of experience working for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Growing up on her family's farm in the Catskill Mountains, she developed a lifelong passion for animals and the outdoors. At CuraCore she enjoys...

CuraCore Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians Faculty

Nancy Bureau, DVM, cVMA, CCRP

Dr. Nancy Bureau (CSU, 2000) owns and thrives at Left Hand Animal Hospital in Niwot, Colorado with her business partner. She mixes small animal Western medicine with alternative medicine and acupuncture and physical therapy to create an integrated practice. She...

Jolynn Chappell, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Jolynn Chappell graduated from CSU in 1991 and after working at a small animal hospital for almost 2 years, opened Aspenwing Animal Hospital in 1994. She has a strong interest in avian and exotic companion animals and has a wonderful reputation for providing...

Steve Chiasson, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Steve Chiasson is originally from Sydney, a small town in Nova Scotia, Canada. After completing pre-vet studies at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, he received his DVM from the Atlantic Veterinary College in 1995 and completed the MAV program in 2016. Steve...

Andrew Claude DVM, Dipl. ACVAA, cVMA

Dr. Andrew Claude is associate professor and service chief of veterinary anesthesiology at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He received his DVM from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1992. After doing general...

Denise Crumbaker, DVM, cVMA, CCRT

A Colorado native, Dr. Denise Crumbaker earned both her BS in Equine Science and DVM degree from Colorado State University. Her interest in acupuncture developed during veterinary school while working with a local equine practitioner who was acupuncture certified,...

Shawn Dixon, DVM, cVMA

As a former skeptic in 2008, Dr. Shawn Dixon had no plans to pursue veterinary acupuncture after receiving her DVM from Colorado State University. An internship in equine medicine and surgery challenged her skepticism, and she “got the point”! During her time as an...

Alissa Edoff, BVMS, cVMA, CCRT

Dr. Alissa Edoff is a Colorado native, and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University. She spent a semester abroad in Australia where she developed a passion for traveling. She decided to attend veterinary school in Glasgow, Scotland, just...

Tara Edwards, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVPP, cVMA

Dr. Tara Edwards is a certified veterinary pain practitioner, canine rehabilitation therapist, veterinary medical acupuncturist and Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Tara Edwards graduated from the Western College...

Mischa Fincher, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Mischa Fincher was born and raised in the small mountain town of Gunnison, CO. A true native! She has wanted to be a veterinarian since the tender age of 3. Mischa received both her undergraduate and DVM degrees from Colorado State University, 1995 and 2000...

Annie Glenn-Blea, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Annie Glenn-Blea graduated from Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine and went on to complete an internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in Oakdale, CA. From there, she worked in a large performance horse practice in Orange County, CA, before...

Wendy Harley, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Wendy Harley graduated from CSU’s School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. Her career has been spent practicing general medicine, and educating veterinary students at CSU about communicating with their clients. Inspired by her patients and her own three-legged dog,...

Meera Heller, DVM, PhD

Dr. Meera Heller is a Professor of Clinical Livestock Medicine and Surgery at UC Davis. She received her DVM from UC Davis and completed an internship in large animal medicine and surgery at the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island in...

Timothy Holt, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Tim Holt graduated from CSU in 1988. He worked in a mixed practice in Gunnison, CO for 15 years. Dr. Holt began incorporating complementary care into the practice in 1998. In 2004, he started working in large animal livestock at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital...

Patricia Khor, DVM, cVMA, CVPP

Dr. Patricia Khor graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2002. After graduation, she worked at multiple small animal practices, including an emergency referral hospital. She currently owns a companion animal mobile practice; offering wellness care, with a...

Allen Landes, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Allen Landes was born and raised on a ranch in Monte Vista, Colorado. Besides working with horses and mules as a teenager, he rode both bareback and saddle bronc horses. He then entered the armed forces. While stationed in Europe, he continued riding rough stock....

Hayley Mesch, DVM, cVMA, MS, DACVSMR

Dr. Hayley Mesch is a Southern California native and graduate from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship at Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital and an equine sports medicine and rehabilitation residency at...

Karen Nann, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Karen Nann has had a life full of adventure; she has lived in California, Michigan, Connecticut and Texas, settling in Colorado for her undergraduate career at the University of Colorado at Boulder. After graduating in 2005, the adventures didn’t stop and she...

Jon Nauss, DVM, cVMA, CRPM, CVMM, VBMC

Dr. Jon Nauss graduated from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. He has earned CuraCore VET Certifications in veterinary medical acupuncture, integrative rehabilitation and physical medicine, medical massage, and botanical medicine. He also...

Mike Petty, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVPP

Dr. Michael Petty is the author of Dr. Petty's Pain Relief for Dogs: The Complete Medical and Integrative Guide to Treating Pain (Countryman Press, February 2016). He is a veterinarian and certified veterinary pain management expert and acupuncturist. As the owner of...

Rhonda Reich, M.A., L.M.T.

Rhonda Reich is a 1982 graduate of the Boulder College of Massage Therapy. She has spent most of these years as a massage instructor and has worked at a number of different colleges which has allowed for an extensive oversight of massage education. Rhonda created and...

Kelly D Rohn, DVM, CCRT, cVMA

Dr. Kelly Rohn moved to Colorado from Delaware in 1995 to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian after realizing that a career in computer science was not fulfilling. She graduated with her DVM degree from Colorado State University (CSU) in 2001, became certified...

Melinda Story, DVM, PhD, DACVS, cVMA, CIVCA

Dr. Mindy Story is a native of Colorado. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Colorado State University. Following a year at Texas A&M University doing biomedical research, Dr. Story returned to Colorado State University’s College of...

CuraCore MOVE – Rehabilitation Faculty

Danielle Anderson, DVM, CCRP, cVMA

Dr. Danielle Anderson graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2002. After working at several small animal hospitals she developed a keen interest in pain control. In 2006, she was introduced to small animal rehabilitation and physical therapy and decided to...

Nancy Bureau, DVM, cVMA, CCRP

Denise Crumbaker, DVM, cVMA, CCRT

Jon Nauss, DVM, cVMA, CRPM, CVMM, VBMC

Deanna Rogers, PT, CCRP, CCFT

Deanna Rogers has decades of experience in leadership positions in both human and animal physical therapy. She worked extensively with Dr. Narda Robinson, the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, and the regulatory authorities of Colorado to co-create a path...