Amy Lockwood
Veterinarian
Dr. Lockwood was born and raised in San Diego, being ever grateful to her parents for moving here from the Ohio so she could grow up in sunny southern California. She did her undergraduate studies in sports medicine at the University of the Pacific and then returned to San Diego for work, further schooling and to start her family. She began her veterinary schooling at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine when her daughter was just 9 months old! Luckily, and with lots of help from family, she graduated in 1997 and has been a practicing small animal veterinarian in North County ever since.
When western medicine alone did not bring consistent relief to her patients, Dr. Lockwood decided to dive into the study of acupuncture with the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) in 2009, and has been a certified acupuncturist for over a decade. When one acupuncture professor described Chinese herbal therapy as “acupuncture in a bottle,” she saw the wisdom of further study to expand the reach of her treatments, and completed a course in Chinese Herbal therapy in 2015. Dr Lockwood is passionate about blending high quality traditional western medicine with acupuncture, Chinese herbs, cold laser and other therapies, using a tailored approach to foster health and well-being in each patient.
Dr Lockwood is Fear Free Certified, working hard to have each patient’s visit to the hospital be as relaxed and enjoyable as possible. She is excited to be a part of Companion Animal Wellness Center- working with such a highly qualified, compassionate, fun and dedicated staff to provide patients with the highest quality integrative medicine brings her joy.
Dr Lockwood lives in Oceanside with her husband and loves spending her time outside of work with her family- human and animal, and working in her organic garden, traveling, reading and dancing.