Karen Gellman, DVM

Dr. Karen Gellman is a graduate of Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, and also has a PhD from Cornell in animal locomotion biomechanics. She has advanced training and certification in veterinary acupuncture and veterinary chiropractic, and has practiced these and other modalities since 1995.   From 1998-2020, she taught biomedical research programs for Cornell Summer College.  She is Research Director of Maximum Horsepower Research, and principle investigator of a study on equine posture funded by the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation.  Dr. Gellman writes extensively for veterinary professional venues, has peer-reviewed research publications and is frequently a featured speaker for North American and European veterinary CE events.  She is the educational director and primary instructor for the Postural Rehabilitation training for veterinarians (posturalrehab.com) and other equine professionals, now an online program.  She practices holistic veterinary medicine in Ithaca, New York, and does on-line distance consultations at DVMDetective.com.  Her company Plena Curae makes high quality pain supplements for pets and horses, sold only through professionals.