Curriculum Vitae of the ACVBM’s
(American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine)
Organizing Committee
Name: Cynthia Jean Lankenau, DVM
Address: 9002 Sunset Drive,
Colden, NY 14033
Date of Birth: November 30, 1956
Education:
Cornell University; Agriculture and Life Sciences College; 1974-1977
Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine: 1977-1981; Doctorate of
Veterinary Medicine; (DVM, graduated with distinction)
Post-doctorate Education:
International Veterinary Acupuncture Association: 1991-1992:
Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (CVA)
American Veterinary Chiropractic Training: 1993-1994: Certified in Veterinarian Chiropractic
Herbal training in Chinese Medicine: 1995-1997 through the International Veterinary Acupuncture
Society
Chi Institute: Chinese Herbal Training Class: 2002-2003: Certified by Chi Institute and the Chinese
National Society of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
Sage Mountain Herbal Studies: 1994-2004: Herbal Practitioner
College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies: Masters Class in Chinese Herbal Medicine: 2009-2011:
Certified in Veterinary Chinese Herbal Medicine (CVCHM)
College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies: Masters Class in Western Herbal Medicine: 2012- now
Academy of Veterinary Homeopaths: Certified Veterinary Homeopath (1995-1997)
Professional Activities:
1981-1984: Private Practitioner: Dairy Practice in Boonville, NY
1984-1985: Government District Officer: Peace Corps, Malawi, Africa; District Veterinary
Officer
1985-1993: Private Practitioner: Mixed Animal Practitioner in Middleport, NY
1993-now: Private Practitioner: 100 % alternative modality Practice: Holistic Center for
Veterinary Care, Colden, NY
Scientific Organizations:
American Veterinary Medical Association: (1981-now)
New York State Veterinary Medical Society (1981-now)
International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (1991-now)
American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncturists (Charter member-now)
Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association: (2001-now)
CIVT (2009-now)
Academy of Veterinary Homeopaths (1997-now)
American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (1995-now)
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (1992-now
American Association of Equine Practitioners: (1985-1995)
America Association of Bovine Practitioners: (1981-1995)
Honors
Professional: Registered Professional Herbalist by the American Herbal Guild
Certified Veterinary Herbalist (VBMA, 2012)
Outstanding Leadership Award by the world Association of Traditional Chinese
Veterinary Medicine
Public Service: Peace Corps Volunteer; 1984-1985
Offices Held
Professional: Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association: board member (2008-now) current past
president
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association: on the Council of Elders (2007-now)
New York State Veterinary Medical Society: committee head of Complementary and
Alternative Medicine: (2012-now)
New York Complementary and Alternative Medicine Association: founding Board
Member: (2012-now)
World Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (WATCVM): board
member (2013-now)
American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine: secretary-treasurer (2014-now)
Public service: Peace Corps 1984-1985
Colden Community Out-reach group; Farmer’s market
Peer reviewer of Herbal articles for RAIVE:2014
Colden School Days; Veterinary Care: (2003-2012)
Speaker: Northeast Organic Farmer’s Organization; 1995, 1996, 2014
Speaker for Student Holistic Group at Cornell University College of Veterinary
Medicine: 2013 and 2010.
Speaker for Western NY Veterinary Medical Association: Herb-Drug Interactions;
2007.
Speaker at the International Herbal Symposium, Wheaton College, Norton, MA; 2013,
2011
Speaker on various herbal topics for IVAS and AHVMA: 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011,
2013; SUNY at Buffalo; Mini-vet school; 2008, 2010
Bibliography
Lankenau, C.; Acute Tendinitis Treated with Chinese Medicine, Journal of the Veterinary
Botanical Medical Association, Summer, 2014, PP13-17
Lankenau, C.; Herbal Support in Ferrets with Cancer; Journal of AHVMA; Spring 2014, pp.
42-46.
Lankenau, C: YooHoo: A Case of a Retained Pathogen: JVBMA, February, 2014; p.6-13
Lankenau, C; The Treatment of an Equine with Osteomyelitis with a Chinese
Herbal Formula, Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin; JAHVMA, 2012 pp. 47-50.
Lankenau, C; Treatment of Mastitis in a Jersey Cow with Chinese Herbal Medicine, JVBMA;
March, 2011 pp.57-62
Lankenau, C; Idiopathic Hepatobiliary Disease in an Equine treated with Chinese Herbal
Medicine, JVBMA; March 2011; pp. 39-48.
Lankenau, C; Congenital Cardiac Defect in an Equine Supported with Chinese Herbal
Medicine, JVBMA; March, 2011; pp. 11-21.
Lankenau, C; Practice Pearls; from Clinical Cases; JVBMA; March 2011; pp. 11-14.
Lankenau, C; Zoopharmacognosy at Work; Journal of Integrative Therapies, (4)2014; p.43.
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