Curriculum Vitae of the ACVBM’s
(American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine)
Organizing Committee
Name:
Susan G. Wynn
Address (business):
BluePearl Georgia Veterinary Specialists
455 Abernathy Rd
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Date of Birth:
12/12/1960
Education
College: Emory University, Atlanta GA
Dates; 1978-1982
Degrees: B.S., biology
College: University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine
Dates; 1983-1987
Degrees: DVM
College: Emory University, Atlanta GA
Dates; 1993-1996
Degrees: (post-doctoral fellowship, viral immunology)
College: University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
Dates; 2007-2010
Degrees: Clinical Residency, Small Animal Nutrition
Education in Herbal Medicine
2000-2001, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Herbal Medicine Certification course, Chi Institute,
Gainesville, FL
2000-2001, Basic Medical Herbalism, Living with Herbs Institute, Atlanta, GA
1996-1997, Veterinary Acupuncture Certification course, International Veterinary Acupuncture
Society
Professional Activities
Study Section Memberships
2008, National Academy of Sciences, Ad hoc reviewer for Safety of Dietary Supplements for Horses,
Dogs and Cats
1998, Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Ad Hoc Review Group
1997, Behavioral and Neurosciences Special Emphasis Panel, National Eye Institute, Ad Hoc Review
Group
Expert Panel Membership
2004, A Model for Regulating Animal Medical Treatments by Non-veterinarians, Coalition on the
Scope of Veterinary Practice, American Society of Veterinary Medical Association Executives,
Lakewood, CO.
2000, Closed meeting for Advanced Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Wellcome
Trust, London
1997, Commonweal Consensus Conference, Veterinary Homeopathy: Implications for Human Health;
Commonweal, Bolinas CA
Scientific Organizations
Veterinary Botanical Medicine Associaiton
American Veterinary Medical Association
Georgia Veterinary Medical Association
American Herbalist Guild
American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition
International Veterinary Acupuncture Association
Honors
Professional
2005 to present, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Georgia
2002, certified professional herbalist (via peer review) by American Herbalist Guild
2002, Keynote speaker, Canadian Nutraceutical Alliance
2000, Keynote speaker for British Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
1999 to present, Discussion Board Consultant (Alternative Medicine) Veterinary Information Network
1998 to 2008, Discussion Board Consultant (Alternative Medicine), AVMA Network of Animal Health
(NOAH)
1997 to 1999, Adjunct Instructor, Emory University School of Medicine
1996, Recipient, Grady Young Memorial Scholarship for Acupuncture, awarded by the International
Veterinary Acupuncture Society
March 1989, Special Veterinary Consultant to Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Jordan
April 1987, Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society, Certificate of Merit in Small Animal Medicine
Offices Held
Professional
2012-2013, President, American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture
2012-present: President, VetHeart of Georgia
2010 to present, District Director, Georgia Veterinary Medical Association
2006-2007, President, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
2000-2004 Secretary/Treasurer, American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition
2001 to 2006, founder and executive director, Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association
1995 to 2002, Founder, President, Executive Director, Georgia Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
Public service
2011-2012, Board of directors, Dunwoody Community Garden
2009-2011, Board of directors, Mount Vernon Plantation Homeowners Association
1990 to 1992, Founder and President, Pets Are Loving Support (P.A.L.S.), Atlanta, GA
Bibliography
Rishniw M, Wynn SG. Azodyl, a synbiotic, fails to alter azotemia in cats with chronic kidney
disease when sprinkled onto food. J Feline Med Surg. 2011 Jun;13(6):405-9.
Wynn SG, Probiotics in Veterinary Practice J Am Vet Med Assoc 2009;234(5):606-613
Wynn SG, Fougere B, 2006. Veterinary Herbal Medicine. Mosby, St. Louis, 2007
Remillard R, Wynn S, 2004. Herbal Medicine in Veterinary Internal Medicine, Ettinger S, Ed.
Mosby, St Louis
Larkins N, Wynn SG, 2004. Pharmacognosy: Phytomedicines and their Mechanisms. In
Veterinary Clinics of North America, Mandelker L, Ed. January 2004 Vol 34(1):291-327
Mandelker L , Wynn SG, 2004. Cellular effects of various herbs and botanicals. In Veterinary
Clinics of North America, Mandelker L, Ed. January 2004 Vol 34(1):355-368
Wynn SG, Marsden SA, 2003. Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine: Science and Tradition.
Mosby, St Louis
Wynn SG, Editor, 2002. Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Medicine (Alternative Therapies
issue), 17(1), February 2002.
Schoen, A, and S. G. Wynn, 1998. Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: Principles
and Practice, Mosby - Yearbook, Indianapolis
Halloran ME, Anderson RM, Azevedo-Neto RS, Bellini WJ, Branch O, Burke MA, Compans R,
Day K, Gooding L, Gupta S, Katz J, Kew O, Keyserling H, Krause R, Lal AA, Massad E, McLean
AR, Rosa P, Rota P, Wiener P, Wynn SG, Zanetta DM. Population biology, evolution, and
immunology of vaccination and vaccination programs. Am J Med Sci. 1998 Feb;315(2):76-86.