find an ivapm pain practitioner
Are you concerned that your pet is in pain?
Animals experience pain just like people do. Pain is often an indicator that your pet is not well or hurt and needs veterinary attention.
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.

Use the lists below to find a CVPP close to you! We are proud of our CVPPs and recognize their outstanding contributions towards fighting animal pain.
USA
List of Services
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AlaskaList Item 1
- Rebecca Walker, BS, LVT, VTS (Clinical Practice – Canine/Feline), CFVP, CVPP, CCAT Wasilla, AL
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ArizonaList Item 2
- Johnson, Jennifer F., VMD, CVPP, Fountain Hills, AZ
- Paster, Diane, DVM, DABVP, CCRT, CVPP, cVMA, Gilbert, AZ
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CaliforniaList Item 3
- Anderon, Andy, DMV, CVPP, CVMA, Wetlake Village, CA
- 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
- Johnson, Jacqueline, BVMS, DABVP (C/F), CCRP, CVPP, CA
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ColoradoList Item 4
- 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
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Conneticut
- Norkus, Christopher, DVM, DACVAA, CVPP, DACVECC, West Hartford, CT
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Florida
- 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
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Hawaii
- Jones, Keri, DVM, CVPP, Captain Cook, Hawaii
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Iowa
- Mathis, Jennifer, DVM, CVA, CVPP, Norwalk & Weest Des Moines, IA
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Illinois
- Ihrke, Amber, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVA, CVSMT, CVPP, Homer Glen, IL
Neforos, Katie, CVT, CCRVN, CVPP, Homer Glen, IL
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Kanas
- Smith, Holly S., DVM, Veterinary Chiropractic IVCA Certified, CCRT, CVPP, cVMA, Certified Canine Massage, Wichita, KS
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Maryland
- Scrivener, Virginia, DVM, CCRP, CCVP, CVA, Funkstown, MD
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Michigan
- Petty, Michael, DVM CCRT, CVMA, Canton, MI
- Reynolds, Kate, DVM, CCRP, CHPV, CVPP, Waterford, MI
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Minnesota
- 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
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Missouri
- Amstutz, Kara, DVM, CCRT, CVPP, CVA, Springfield, MO
- Denny, Jeff R., DVM, CVPP, CCRP, Liberty, MO
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North Carolina
- Epstein, Mark E., DVM, Dipl. ABVP (C/F), CVPP, Gastonia, NC
- Kata, Cheryl Irzyk, RVT, VTS Anesthesia & Analgesia, CVPP, Raleigh, NC
- Dana A. Vamvakias, DVM CCRT, cVMA, CAC, CVPP, West End, NC
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New Jersey
- Anderson, Andy, DVM, CVPP, cVMA, Madison, NJ
- Troyer, Heather, DVM, DABVP (canine/feline), CVA, CVPP, Paramus, NJ
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New York
- 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
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Oregon
- Earl, Katherine, DVM, CVA, CVPP, Portlan, OR
- Faraudo, Chantal, CVT, CVPP, Beaverton, OR
- Mayte Aleman-Carter, RVT Stillwater, Ok
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Pennsylvania
- Reiling, Stacey, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), CVPP, Chadds Ford, PA
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Texas
- Allred, Carie, DVM, CVPP , cVMA, Animal Chiropractic, Corpus Christi, TX
- Davidson, Jacqueline, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR, CVA, CCRP, CCRT, CVMA, CVPP, College Station, TX
- Daniel L Eckman DVM CVPP, CCRP, cVMA, CAPM, Lockhart, TX
- Stramel, Douglas P., DVM, CVPP, CVMA, Carrollton, TX
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Virginia
- Brunke, Matthew, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, CCMT, Vienna, VA
- Erwin, Kristina M., DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVPP, CHPV, VHCM (IVAS), Ashburn, VA
- Jessie Ives, LVT, Front Royal, 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
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Washington
- Jessica Bunch, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVPP, Pullman WA
- Shelley Ensign, LVT, CVPP, Pullman WA
Canada
List of Services
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AlbertaList Item 1
- Budiselic, Shannon, DVM, CERT, CVA, CCRT, CVPP, Okotoks, AB
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British ColumbiaList Item 2
- Edwards, Tara, DVM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRT, CVMA, Lake Country, BC
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New BrunswickList Item 3
- Berry, Jim, DVM, CVA, CAC, CVPP, Fredericton, NB
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OntarioList Item 4
- 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
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Yukon Territory
- Brassard, Jamie, RVT, CVPP, VTS Anes/Analgesia, VCC, Whitehorse, YT
List of Services
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AustraliaList Item 1
- 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
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AustriaList Item 2
- Mucha, Mucha, Dipl. ECVSMR, CVA, CCRP, CVPP, Vienna, Austria
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ColumbiaList Item 3
- Arenas, Rafael Ricardo Santisteban, DVM, MSc, Pereira, Colombia
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FranceList Item 4
- Mahler, Stephen, DVM, MSc, PhD, CVPP, Saint-Gregoire
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Germany
- Dr. Leopold-Temmler, Bridget, FTA Kleintiere & Innere Medizin, ZB Zahnheilkunde, Hannover
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Netherlands
- Elbertse, Yolanda, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVMA, Noordwelle
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Norway
- Morgan, Sunniva, LVN, CVPP, xHommelvik