Dr. Michelle Tilghman D.V.M, C.V.A., C.C.R.P. is a  Veterinarian who is certified in several modalities of Natural Veterinary Medicine and founded  Loving Touch Animal Center over twenty years ago.   She later founded Caring Canine Rehabilitation Center.

Dr. Michelle is on the faculty of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and is always in demand to teach around the world.  She serves as an adjunct professor at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.

She received her Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification through the University of Tennessee, and has a special interest in canine lameness.