Pennsylvania Practice Owner Joins AAEP Board of Directors

Stacey Cordivano, DVM, owner of Clay Creek Equine Veterinary Services, a two-doctor equine ambulatory practice in Chadds Ford, Penn., has joined the board of directors of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. She was installed Dec. 9 during the AAEP’s 71st Annual Convention in Denver, Colo. Her three-year term expires in 2028. 

After graduating from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008, Dr. Cordivano completed an internship at B.W. Furlong and Associates in Oldwick, N.J., followed by a stint as an associate in the practice’s Ocala, Fla., division. She established her current practice in 2010, and her interests include performance issues in the sport horse, alternative medicine and emergency medicine. 

In 2020, Dr. Cordivano launched The Whole Veterinarian Podcast committed to wholistic professional wellbeing. She also supports the professional growth and retention of early career veterinarians as an equine cohort facilitator for MentorVet and of mid-career equine practitioners as co-founder of the Sustainability in Equine Practice Seminar series, which in 2025 merged with Decade One. 

Dr. Cordivano’s support for veterinarian wellbeing and practice sustainability extends to her AAEP volunteerism. She serves on the Healthy Practice Committee and previously served on the Wellness Committee and as co-chair of the Practice Culture Subcommittee. 

About AAEP 

The American Association of Equine Practitioners, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare of the horse. Currently, AAEP reaches more than 5 million horse owners through its over 9,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry. 

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