2700 W. Anderson Lane, Suite 204 Austin, TX 78757
Personal Mission: The acculturation of alternative medicine in the American medical system.
President, Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin (AOMA) Austin, TX
2005-Present
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica, CA
Dean 1998 - 2005
Faculty Member 1998 - 2005
Editorial reviewer for Elsevier Publications 2001 – Present
Seminars on Chinese Herbal Medicine 1982-Present
Private Practice 1982-Present
Editor in Chief of the American Acupuncturist 2007
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica, CA
OM courses including Formula Writing, 1998- 2005
Clinical Point Selection, Case Review, Chinese Internal
Medicine, and Principles of Treatment, Clinical preceptor
Massachusetts Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Worcester, MA
Program Director - Herbal Certification Program 1994-1996
Florida State Oriental Medical Association Vero Beach, FL
Program Director - Herbal Certification Program 1995-1997
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine 1990-1991
Program Director manual therapies department
PhD at California Institute of Integral Studies (in progress) 2006-present
Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) 2006
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica, CA
Pain Management specialty program
Master of Science, Medical Education June, 2004
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
BS Business Administration June 2001
University of Phoenix Gardena, CA
Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine (field gains accredited programs) 1990
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica, CA
Doctor of Oriental Medicine 1988
SAMRA University Los Angeles, CA
Certificate in Traditional Oriental Medicine 1986
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Santa Monica, CA
Young Wei-Jieh (studies in the classroom, clinic and translational editing) 2005-2006
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Systems (ACLS) 2005
French Classical Acupuncture - Tran Viet Duc 2003-2005
Historical developments of Chinese medicine Intensive - Paul Unschuld 2003
Dermatology - Dr Gu Neiqiang 2001-2005
Pulse Diagnosis - Leon Hammer, M.D. and John HF Shen 1992-2001
New England School of Homeopathy – 1993-1995
Paul Herscu and Vaseles Ghegas
MORA Therapeutics - Walter Sturm 1991
Cupping, Dr. Min Der Wang, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. 1991
Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion, Kiiko Matsumoto 1990-1996
Shaku Ju acupuncture and moxibustion styles, Dr. Kobiashi 1988-1989
Vega diagnostics, Drs. Roy Martina, Walter Sturm 1987-1992
Pre-Med studies, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Ca. 1981-1983
Homeopathic and Herbal studies, Jim Blechman, M.D. 1981-1982
Jin Shin Do, moxibustion and Tonic Herbs, Ron Teeguarden 1979-1981
Santa Monica School of Massage, 1977-1983
Neo-Reichian studies at the Radix Institute,
Orthobionomy levels 1 & 2, Postural Integration,
Shiatsu, Reiki - 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees
DiplOM NCCAOM 2006
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Systems (ACLS) 2005
License to practice Acupuncture in Massachusetts 1991
License to practice Acupuncture in California 1987
Dipl. Ac., NCCAOM 1985
Reiki Master Teacher with LA Reiki Center 1984
Academic Consortium for Complementary 2007
and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) HSCP portable competencies group
AAAOM president emeritus serving the executive committee 2007
National Educational Dialogue 2005 - 2006
American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAOM) President 2004 – 2007
AAOM Secretary 2002 - 2004
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) 2004 – Present
Doctoral Task Force
ACAOM Site Visit Team Chair 2004 – Present
CSOMA 2001 - Present
Massachusetts Acupuncture Society 1991 - 1998
American Herbal Guild Professional Member 2000-2004
Massachusetts Acupuncture Committee – 1994-1996
Herbal Training Requirements Advisory Board
California Acupuncture Association (served on BOD) 1987-1991
American Acupuncturist
Nan Jing Chapter One Analysis, Commentary and Application 2007
Nomenclature debates 2006
Ten Strange Pulses with Young Wei Jieh and Christine Chang 2006
Eight Extraordinary Pulses and Birth Trauma 2005
Commentary for APA guidelines on acupuncture and psychiatric diseases 2005
Editorial – Chinese Herbal Medicine (Chen) 2004
Editorial – Foundations of Chinese Medicine (Maciocia) 2004
Pulse Diagnosis, Unraveling the Mysteries of 2004
Nan Jing Chapter Five
Pulse Diagnosis: A Multi Dimensional Method of 2003
Pulse Balancing
Arrhythmias and Palpitations, California Journal of Oriental Medicine 2003
Drug-Herb Interactions, 2001
World Futures
Book review, Chinese medicine in early communist China, 2007
1945-63, a medicine of revolution by Kim Taylor.
Forward, Running a Safe and Successful Acupuncture Clinic, Hong Zhen Zhu 2005
Views From the Summit Newsletter
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang, 2003
Xiao Chai Hu Tang 2003
Acupuncture Today 2001-Present
Is Asian more Pejorative than Oriental? 2007
Pulse Diagnosis, The Ying Qi Cycle 2003
Pulse Diagnosis and the Compass Method 2003
Pulse Diagnosis of the Night-time Wei Qi Cycle 2002
Neoclassical Pulse Diagnosis and the Six Channels 2002
Eight Extra Pulse Diagnosis a Path to Effective Treatment 2001
Rolling from Primary Positions: Seeking the Truth 2001
Reiki, Hands That Heal, Weiser (Co-author) 1997
Sheng Chang Pharmaceuticals product support literature:
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Diagnosis and Treatment 1993
Urinary Calculi 1993
Organoleptic and Phytochemical Energetics 1991
Raynauds 1989
Parasites 1988
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, Treatment with TCM 1990
Panic Disorder 1991
Diabetes East-West, summer 1992
Treatment of Gastritis with TCM 1994
Treatment of Lower Bowel Disorders with TCM 1995
Presentations
The 8 Pulse Diagnosis System of Wang, New Orleans AAAOM conference 2007
Texas House Committee for Public Health 2007
University of Texas, guest lecture on AOM for information systems program 2007
Southwest Symposium, Western Pathophysiology of Shang Han Lun 2007
Situational Leadership at USC Innovations in Medical Education 2007
AAOM – Chaired Panel on Nomenclature Debate 2006
University of Texas, guest lecture on AOM for information systems program 2006
Ohio State Assembly on Health and Human Services 2006
United States Department of Education (testimony in support of ACAOM) 2005
AAOM Annual Conference State of the Field 2005
USC Physical Therapy Department 2005
TAI SOPHIA Shang Han Lun 2005
USC Innovations in Medical Education on 2005
Development of a Clinical Specialty Doctorate in AOMA
National Institute of Health Committee on CAM professions 2005
AAOM Wang’s Eight Extra Vessel Pulse System 2004
Little Hoover Commission review of Acupuncture 2004
CSOMA Neoclassical Pulse Diagnosis 2004
USC New Approaches in Medical Education 2004
USC Innovations in Medical Education 2004
Emotional Intelligence through a Film Triptych of Great Leaders 2004
USC Innovations in Medical Education 2004
The Effect of (PENS) training on Student Confidence,
Skills and Satisfaction
Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin (Pulse Diagnosis) 2001-Present
CSOMA TCM treatment of Allergies, Colds, and Flus 2003
Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin, TX 2002-2004
Guest lecturer
UCLA
Master’s of Public Health
Program
2002
Use of Acupuncture in Public Health Settings
USC School of Medicine Introduction to Clinical Medicine OM rotation 2002 – 2005
East West College of Natural Medicine 2001- 2005
Guest lecturer, Sarasota, FL 34236
Five Branches Institute 2001
Guest lecturer Santa Cruz, CA
UC Irvine – Medical School Program on CAM 2001
CSOMA Pulse Systems of Wang Shu He and Latent Heat 2001
AAOM Treatment of Knotty Diseases 2000
Williams College premed course on Oriental Medicine 1996
Connecticut Institute of Herbal Studies herb program 1996
Contemporary Pulse Diagnosis Co-teacher with Leon Hammer 1993 -2000
Berkshires, MA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC,
Asheville, NC, Los Angeles, CA
MAAOM and FSAOM two-year herb programs 1994-1998
qualifying for NCCAOM and State requirements
AAAOM Conference 1993
Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
New England School of Acupuncture 1993-1998
Treatment of Cancer with Chinese Herbs
Clinical Management of Autoimmune Disorders
Clinical Management of Diabetes
Clinical Management of Multiple Sclerosis
Emperor’s College
Director manual therapies training program 1990-1991
Five Phases 1990-1991
Pathophysiology and Physiology board review 1985-1986
Southwest Symposium 2007
The Evolution of Chinese Medicine: Lonny Jarrett
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pregnancy: Raven Lang
TCM In The Trenches –
Twenty-Five Years of Clinical Experience: Janet Zand
Myth of the Resistant Patient: Lorena Monda
Five Pediatric Types: Identity, Diagnosis and Treatment:
Harriet Beinfield & Efrem Korngold
Recognition & Prevention of Herb-Drug Interaction: John Chen
Ethics: Jimmie Coombes
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs and the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Yuxin He
Treatment of Depression and Anxiety with Acupuncture: Rosa Schnyer
David Twicken, I Ching Acupuncture 2006
Giovani Maciocia – Dampness 2006
Victor Sierpina - Integrative Medicine 2006
Erqiang Li – Acupuncture Techniques 2006
Doctoral Program in Pain Management 2004-2006
Leadership Fellowship USC 2003-2004
Yang Maiqing - Shang Han Lun 2001
Dermatology under Dr. Gu Neiqiang 2001
Pulse Diagnosis, Leon Hammer, M.D. and John HF Shen 2000
AAOM conference 2003
CSOMA conference 2003
Breast disease, Neiqiang Gu; Herb panel, Brian Fennen; Shaping our
Professional Future, Adam Burke; Asthma, Colds and Flus, Will Morris
The Historical Developments of Chinese Medicine, Paul Unschuld Ph.D. 2003
Led AOMA to THECB renewal of authorization to grant the master degree 2007
Led and facilitated the merger of two national professional associations 2007
(American Association of Oriental Medicine and the Alliance of Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine), split since 1993 they are now the American Association
of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM).
Led SAMRA Universities’ Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2005
(DAOM) development team to a successful submission and approval.
The program starts in Spring of 2007
Served on Emperor’s College DAOM development team and directed 2001-2005
the program under the mentorship of Julie Nyquist, PhD.
The program has graduated three cohorts