Department of Clinical Sciences Faculty

Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, DABMA, FAAMA
Shipley Professorship in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Director, CSU Center for Comparative and Integrative Pain Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences
Founder and Director, Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians Program

Degree(s):
AB, Harvard/Radcliffe, 1982
DO, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1988
DVM, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 1997
MS, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2005

Specialty Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Medical Acupuncture, 2000
Fellow, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, 2002

Clinical Interests:
Acupuncture, manual therapy, evidence-based botanical medicine, integrative and comparative pain medicine.

Research Interests:
Comparative neuroanatomical investigations of acupuncture points, interactive computer-based learning, humane research in pain control, alternatives to animal use in education.

Selected Publications:
Lana S, Kogan L, Crump KT, and Robinson NG.  The use of complementary and alternative therapies in dogs and cats with cancer.  Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 2006;42:361-365.

Robinson, NG.  The need for consistency and comparability of transpositional acupuncture points across species.  American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.  2006;1(1):14-21.

Robinson NG.  Periocular acupuncture points – neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.  American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.  2007;2(1):33-44.

Robinson NG.  Veterinary acupuncture:  An ancient tradition for modern times.  Alternative and Complementary Therapies.  2007;13(5):259-265.

Selected Links:
To see a selection of articles previously published in Veterinary Practice News, click here.

For more information about the Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians course, click here.

For more information on Natural Healing at CSU, click here.

To learn more about the CSU Center for Comparative and Integrative Pain Medicine, click here.

Contact information:

Phone: (970) 297-4202; (970) 221-4535
Fax: (970) 297-1275
Email: Narda.Robinson@colostate.edu
Office: 129 Animal Cancer Center
James L. Voss Veterinary Medical Center

Mailing Address:

Department of Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University
300 West Drake Road
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1678