Meet Dr. Peter

       A 1981 graduate of veterinary medicine in Warsaw, Poland, Peter Antosiewicz, DVM, CVA, CVH, CVT is a small animal practitioner.  As director of Squibnocket Animal Center and Valley Veterinary Hospital, he brings 30 years of medical expertise.  Dr. A has extensively attended continuing education courses throughout the years offered by the American Animal Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association. Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veteirnary Medicine, The American Animal Hosital Association, Canine Postural Rehabilitation, and the Canine Rehabilitation Institute. 

     Through Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, he completed his continuing education courses in basic and advanced western herbs, chiropractic manipulation, and orthopedic surgery.  For diagnostic purposes, Dr. Peter completed his ultrasound education programs in basic and advanced abdominal ultrasound, and in basic and advanced echocardiography.

     As part of his master's program offered through the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veteirnary Medicine, Dr Peter traveled to Beijing, China.  Up to this time he completed his continuing education programs offered by the Institute in: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Kidney, Urinary, Reproductive, Dermatology, Oncology &  Immune Medicated Disease, Basic and Advanced Chinese Herbal Medicine, Tui-Na, Food Therapy, and Advanced Tongue and Pulse Diagnosis.

 Dr. Peter has the following post doctoral certifications:

CVA: Certified Veterinary Acupuncture by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS)

CVH: Certified Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medical Practitioner and Herbologist by Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine

CVT: Certified Tui-na by Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM)

     Currently, Dr. Peter is a Lab Instructor and Speaker at the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine in Reddick, Florida.  Dr. Peter  also provides internship programs at his animal hospitals for students completing their courses.  He is working with staff at Chi Institute to teach small animal acupuncture classes to licensed veterinarians.  Students are learning 120 trans-positional canine acupuncture points and 50 classical canine acupuncture points.  Through the wet labs students are learning how to use acupunture to diagnose and treat many disorders, behavioral problems, and diseases.  They are also learning veterinary acupuncture techniques that include dry needle, aqua-acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, hemo-acupuncture, pneumo-acupuncture, and moxibustion. 

     Dr. Peter is an active member of the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture, American Animal Hospital Association, International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, and Chi Institute of Tradititional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.

     Over the last decade, Dr. Peter has dedicated his studies to combining tradititional and integrative medicine as well as canine rehabilitaiton to promote health and well being to all his patients.