About Dr. Katie Bockstedt, DVM, CVA

Dr. Katie Stembler Bockstedt grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated with honors from UC Santa Barbara with a BS in aquatic biology.  She earned her DVM from the University of Georgia with a focus in small animal medicine and surgery. 

Following veterinary school, Dr. Bockstedt worked as a general practitioner in Washington DC, and completed studies at Chi University to become a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, as well as a Veterinary Food Therapist and Tui-na practitioner. She went on to open DC's first integrative veterinary clinic, Wellness Veterinary Care. While growing this successful and respected practice, she met her future husband and moved with him to Tucson, Arizona.

In Tucson, Dr Bockstedt ran the integrative medicine department at the Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson. After 4 years out west and the birth of her first child, Dr Bockstedt and her family took advantage of an opportunity to move home to Georgia. Dr Bockstedt now lives with her husband, 2 children, and their three-legged dog Gator in Atlanta.

Dr. Bockstedt is fascinated by the art of medicine.  Her years in veterinary practice taught her that there is not one best medicine, and optimal clinical results are often achieved through the integration of multiple medical traditions.

She belongs to the American Veterinary Medical Association as well as the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. She has lectured on holistic veterinary medicine to other veterinarians and the public, including being a featured speaker at UGA's 2012 veterinary conference. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, running, and travel. She has travelled to rural Mexico to volunteer her surgical skills with the local canine population, as well as to Lanzhou, China, to attend the First International Conference on Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.