Speaker bio page for John Waterhouse

Bio

Dr. John Waterhouse graduated in 2004 from the University of Sydney Veterinary School in Australia and went into general small animal practice. In 2006, John took a sabbatical from the veterinary profession to manage his family’s property-development and ranching operations. During that time, he continued to further his education in the areas of veterinary alternative medicine including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture.

In 2010, John moved to the USA to undertake a fellowship in pain management and rehabilitative medicine under the direction of Dr. James Gaynor at Peak Performance Veterinary Group in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He also completed an externship in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound with Drs. Debra and Sherman Canapp at the Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.  

John is a Certified Canine Rehab Practitioner (CCRP) through the University of Tennessee. He’s visited and extensively researched the top canine rehabilitation centers in the US to learn about different business models and rehab protocols designed by industry experts.  

John was brought on as a consultant from early 2013 to January 2014 to help build and launch the new Canine Rehabilitation & Arthritis Center in Colorado Springs for the Colorado Canine Orthopedic Group.  

In 2014, John became director of Veterinary Teaching Academy and, in 2021, he introduced the Canine Rehab on Demand online teaching platform. He’s an author and speaker on the topics of canine arthritis and pain management related to canine sports medicine, and he sits on several advisory boards around the world that promote the veterinary profession and its treatment of animals.