About
Louisa Poon, DVM PhD CCRP received her veterinary degree from University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. After completing her veterinary degree, she completed a one-year shelter medicine and surgery rotating internship at Colorado State University. At the end of the internship, Dr. Poon decided to stay in the Front Range area and joined a small animal emergency clinic in Longmont.
After two years in private practice, Dr. Poon joined the faculty at University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine as Clinical Assistant Professor. While she was teaching the next generation of veterinary students to become veterinarians, she also pursued advanced training in canine rehabilitation at University of Tennessee and became certified in 2013.
She began her small animal acupuncture training at the Chi Institute at the beginning of 2014. The training from Chi Institute provided Dr Poon with knowledge on acupuncture as well as Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.
Before Dr Poon became a veterinarian, she was heavily involved in basic research and obtained her PhD in Neuroscience from University College London, United Kingdom.
In her spare time, Dr Poon enjoys trail running, dog training, and cooking. She and her husband share their home with five dogs, one cat, and a number of fosters dogs and cats. She actively fosters for at least five different rescue groups and humane societies.