Edmonton Holistic Veterinary Clinic

About Jennifer

Dr. Marshall graduated from the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004 and developed an interest in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine during a university trip to China. After a few years in a busy conventional practice in the US, she completed her acupuncture training and joined the team at the Edmonton Holistic Veterinary Clinic in 2008.  Dr. Marshall believes deeply in the importance of the human-animal bond and continuous learning to elevate the quality of veterinary practice. She has now obtained a certification in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care and looks forward to developing a network of support for these patients and their human caregivers. She loves Edmonton and has always been a prairie girl at heart.

About Gina

Dr. McLachlan graduated in 1993 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and spent the first few years of her career in small and mixed animal medicine. She then became intrigued with complementary medicine and has a series of credentials in acupuncture, herbal medicine, and osteopathy. Dr. McLachlan joined the Edmonton Holistic Veterinary Clinic team in 2009 and has a special interest in mobility and musculoskeletal cases and using Chinese Food Therapy in many of her cases. Dr. McLachlan is a proud mom of three daughters and has a sassy chihuahua, Rosie.

About Charlene

Dr Charlene joined our practice in 2018. She is trained in Veterinary Acupuncture, Tui-Na, Food Therapy, and Herbology from Chi Institute in Reddick, Florida. Her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine was obtained in 1997 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, with a prior undergraduate degree in Agriculture from the University of Alberta here in Edmonton. Charlene loves animals of all kinds. She currently lives in Mayerthorpe, Alberta with her husband, son, and daughter. They all share in caring for the numerous and well-loved critters on the farm. These include horses, dogs, cats, a parrot, two reptiles, and a pond full of large goldfish! A passion for getting to the root of a patient’s health issues is what led her to the integrative medicine style of practice here at the Edmonton Holistic Veterinary Clinic. She is a warm and welcoming person who would love to meet you and your pet!

About Theresa

Dr. Theresa Miceli has wanted to be a veterinarian since she was 8 years old and has always had a deep love for animals.

Dr. Miceli graduated from the University of Glasgow in Scotland in 2009. She then completed an 18 month rotating internship at the Glasgow University Small Animal hospital and has practiced general medicine in England and Canada.

 Dr. Miceli’s main interest is pain management and she has completed courses in acupuncture and electro-acupuncture with the Western Veterinary Acupuncture Society. Dr. Miceli developed her pain management skills by working for 3 years at an animal physiotherapy and fitness center in Luxembourg. She also spent 10 months working at a referral pain management clinic in Northern Ireland where she was responsible for post-surgical pain management and rehab for animals that underwent orthopedic and spinal surgery. This clinic also provided pain management, physio, conditioning, and injury recovery for canine athletes and Dr. Miceli has helped a lot of sporting dogs stay in top competition form. In addition, Dr Miceli has experience in acupressure therapy, low level laser therapy, massage therapy, myofascial release, hydrotherapy, and designing at-home physiotherapy programs for owners.

 Dr. Miceli has lived in a lot of places all over the world and loves languages. She speaks some French, some Italian, and has recently been learning Dutch! She enjoys exploring new places with her husband. She loves her dog, Nova, and her cats, Sam and Bobby. She is very excited to join the Edmonton Holistic Veterinary Clinic!

About Cyntia

Dr. Cyntia is a veterinarian from Brazil and graduated from Londrina State University in 2003. She obtained her Master’s in Veterinary Sciences at the University of Calgary in 2013, and in 2018 she completed the long arduous veterinarian licensing process to practice in North America.

Before coming to Canada, she worked as a veterinarian in jaguar conservation projects in the Brazilian Amazon, Pantanal, and Cerrado regions. Although she enjoyed the adventure, her passion for learning brought her to the Canadian prairies. 

After obtaining her Master’s degree, she moved to Edmonton, where she worked at several other busy veterinary practices, until she joined the team at Edmonton Holistic Vet Clinic in August 2022. 

As a ’conventional medicine’ practitioner, Dr. Kashivakura always wished she could do more to keep her patients comfortable, especially those in compassionate care. She became certified in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care in 2021 and fascinated to learn more about holistic medicine. 

She is currently enrolled to get certified in Veterinary Acupuncture at Chi University and proud to be part of this amazing caring team at the Edmonton Holistic Vet Clinic.