About Elemental Pet Vets

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DVM, MS, CTCVMP, CCRP Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology), Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Dewey is a native of New York and has lived in the Ithaca area for over two decades. He

received both his BS and DVM degrees from Cornell University and his MS (Anatomy)

degree from the University of Georgia. He was a faculty neurologist at both Cornell

University and Texas A&M University and worked in private specialty practice at Long Island

Veterinary Specialist (LIVS). Prior to launching Elemental Pet Vets, Dr. Dewey provided

consulting at both LIVS and Veterinary and Emergency Services (VSES) of Rochester. He is

a board-certified neurologist (DACVIM-Neurology) and surgeon (DACVS) with over 30 years

of clinical experience. In addition, Dr. Dewey is a certified TCVM practitioner (CTCVMP).

This means he is certified in veterinary acupuncture (CVA- through both the Chi Institute

and IVAS), Chinese herbal therapy (CVCH), veterinary food therapy (CVFT) and Tui-NA

massage therapy (CVTP). Dr Dewey is also a certified canine rehabilitation practitioner

(CCRP).

Dr. Dewey has authored or co-authored numerous journal articles and textbook chapters.

He has published the third edition of his own small animal neurology textbook – Practical

Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology – with co-editor Ronaldo da Costa and the first

edition of his canine acupuncture textbook- Clinician's Guide to Canine Acupuncture –

with co-editor Huisheng Xie. Dr. Dewey co-authored the 4th and 5th editions of Fossum’s

Small Animal Surgery. Dr. Dewey has served on the editorial review boards for a number of

peer-reviewed journals, including Veterinary Surgery, Journal of the American Animal

Hospital Association, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Dr. Dewey is a nationally and

globally-recognized speaker and educator and recently created his own integrative

neurology course for the Chi Institute (now Chi University). In 2014, Dr. Dewey was the

recipient of the prestigious ACVECC Hills Jack Mara Award for Scientific Achievement.

Since 2019, Dr. Dewey has been a member of the New York State Veterinary Medical

Society’s Integrative Medicine and Wellness committees. Dr. Dewey and his wife Janette

have six children, six dogs and five cats.

Nora Matthews graduated from veterinary school at Cornell University and was in practice (in upstate NY) before returning to Cornell for an anesthesia residency, which she completed in 1985. Nora Matthews was on faculty at Washington State and Oklahoma State University before going to Texas A&M University in 1989. She spent 24 and a half years there before retiring in July 2013. Nora has always been a clinical anesthesiologist, spending 50% (or more) time on clinics in the teaching hospital. 

She published over 60 articles in referred journals and numerous book chapters no anesthesia and analgesia with a sub-specialty in pharmacokinetics and anesthesia of donkeys and mules. She also has a particular interest in monitoring equipment. Nora is the past president of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia and has also spoken at over 150 veterinary meetings, from local to international. While Nora has enormously enjoyed her time at universities, she is enjoying being a relief anesthesiologist in various clinics and working with residents in practice.

Dr. Brunke grew up in New York City. He received his DVM from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts, graduating in 2004.

He received his certification in rehab in 2008 from the University of Tennessee CCRP program. He is also certified in pain management (IVAPM) and acupuncture (Chi Institute).

He completed the practice experience pathway for the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2017 and passed ACVSMR boards in January 2018.

Dr. Brunke is part of the founding faculty for the NC State CCAT Rehab program. He practices in the Washington, DC area.

As a diplomate of the VSMR college, Dr. Brunke believes in a big picture and practical approach to his patients and enjoys both orthopedic and neurological cases.

When not at work he enjoys running with his dog Penny, and hiking with both Penny and his Husky mix, Aurora.

Dr. Eva Oxford graduated from Walsh University (North Canton, Ohio) with a Bachelor of Science in biology before moving to Upstate New York in 2002. There, she earned a PhD from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2007, studying inherited arrhythmias in the boxer (dog). She attended Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine from 2008-2012, followed by a small animal rotating internship at the Veterinary Medical Center of Central New York, before returning to Cornell to complete a residency in cardiology in 2017.

Dr. Oxford is a Board-Certified veterinary cardiologist, with a passion for client education and support during the management of cardiac disease in their pets. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Oxford has been active in the research of inherited cardiovascular diseases of the dog for many years. She has led research projects funded through the NIH, American Heart Association, the Morris Animal Foundation, and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She was an adjunct assistant professor in Molecular Medicine at Cornell from 2017-2020, where she studied the embryologic origins of sinus node dysfunction and atrial fibrillation in a mouse model. Currently, she lives outside of Ithaca, NY with her family and ever-growing collection of rescued pet