Episode 167

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8th Aug 2026

Dr. Nate Heilman

Dr. Nate Heilman was raised in western Pennsylvania. He gained early animal experience through 4-H and on his grandparent's cattle farm. He earned his BS in Animal Science from Cornell University in 1993 and his DVM from Cornell in 1997.

After graduation, he went into mixed and small animal practice before he and his wife moved to Vermont in 2000, where he was also employed in mixed practice. He was certified in acupuncture by IVAS in 2005, and in herbal medicine by A Time To Heal in 2007.

In 2007, he and his wife Thérèse founded the Qi Veterinary Clinic in Vermont, and in 2015 they purchased the A Time To Heal Herbal Company from Dr. Mona Boudreau. In 2022 they renovated a building in Shelburne, Vermont large enough to be home to both the veterinary clinic and the herbal business as well as an educational center.

Please enjoy this conversation with Dr. Nate Heilman as we discuss his education, founding his own practice, purchasing an herbal company, and his family's 100 acre Farm in Vermont.

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The Integrative Veterinarian
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The Integrative Veterinarian is a series of conversations with Integrative Veterinary Practitioners and how they approach their craft. We talk about things like their history, their veterinary school experience, life in conventional veterinary practice, and what led them to Integrative Veterinary Medicine. We also talk about their current veterinary practice, interests, and self-care practices. This podcast is sponsored by the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. CIVT provides word-leading education in natural medicine, including three accredited post-graduate qualifications, industry-recognized certifications and a wide range of evidence-based courses and webinars delivered by qualified and experienced practitioners. Learn more at www.civtedu.org.

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