Belinda Anderson                        Uwe Petermann
Eric Brand                                  Whitfield Reaves
David Bray                                 John Stan
Donna Carey & Ellen Franklin       David Twicken
Tom Corbin                                Yuan Wang
Neil Gumenick

 

Belinda Anderson

Dr. Anderson earned her PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Sydney (Australia), and her Masters degree in Chinese and Japanese Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA, Boston, MA).

Dr. Anderson has over 20 years of teaching, academic administrative and research experience. Recent research positions were at the Sloan Kettering Institute and at NESA in collaboration with the Osher Institute at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Anderson's current research interests include the mechanism of acupuncture, and acupuncture and in vitro fertilization (IVF). She is widely published, serves as an editor for several complementary and alternative medical journals, and regularly participates on National Institute of Health (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) expert panels to determine research-funding allocation.

Dr. Anderson is currently the Academic Dean at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NY, and practices as an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist in New York.

Eric Brand, L.Ac.

A graduate of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Eric is a fluent Chinese speaker with extensive experience studying in mainland China and Taiwan.  Eric completed a prolonged internship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, and he has participated in numerous projects related to Chinese medical translation, NIH research, and TCM politics.  He is the co-author of the Concise Chinese Materia Medica and an upcoming clinical handbook on granules.  He has also edited a variety of modern and classical texts.

Eric has a passion for Chinese medical pharmacy, and he travels extensively to study with experts in the field of herbal authentication and quality discernment.  Eric works at Blue Poppy Enterprises as an author, lecturer, andherbal medicine and product sourcing specialist, and in the past he has worked as an instructor and clinical supervisor at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California.  Eric is the founder of Legendary Herbs and the Co-Chair of International Affairs for AAAOM.

 

David Bray, CMD, D.Ac., Dipl. C.H. (NCCAOM)
 

David Bray trained at and graduated from the Guangzhou University of TCM in 1980. He did his post-graduate studies in TCM Gynecology at Hunan Regional Hospital in Hunan.  

David is active in the development of regulatory standards for TCM. He has been a student and instructor of Chinese internal martial arts and therapeutic exercise for over 30 years.
David teaches morning Qi Gong at COMS - a tradition since our first year.

Donna Carey, L.Ac. and Ellen Franklin, MA

Donna Carey is co-founder of the Kairos Institute of Sound Healing, creator of the Acutonics® Healing System, and vice president of Devachan Press. She is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, sound healer, educator, and poet, trained in Western and Eastern medicine and the arts. Donna was clinical dean of the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, where she created and administered interdisciplinary community clinics and integrated the Acutonics Healing System into mainstream clinical settings. Donna is co-author of Acutonics®: There’s No Place Like Ohm: Sound Healing, Oriental Medicine, and the Cosmic Mysteries, and the author of numerous professional articles that have appeared in leading journals. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and teaches the Acutonics® Certification Program. Donna is also engaged in experiments in the use of sound vibration to enhance agricultural production. Her research has focused on the effects of sympathetic sound vibration and dimensional harmonics on seed germination, plant pollination, fruit setting, and quality and quantity of fruit and vegetable production.

Ellen Franklin is CEO of the Kairos Institute of Sound Healing, and President of Devachan Press. For the past ten years Ellen has worked closely with Donna Carey to co-develop new curriculum and refine the Acutonics Certification Program. She is a co-author of Acutonics® from Galaxies to Cells, Planetary Science, Harmony and Medicine and the forthcoming book Acutonics Ohmworks®. Ellen was executive editor of Acutonics®; There’s No Place Like Ohm, Sound Healing Oriental Medicine and the Cosmic Mysteries, and is a frequent contributor to magazines and professional journals. Ellen has co-developed the Equine Acutonics Program, and is co-author on a forthcoming book, Equine Acutonics®: Balancing Horse and Rider. A Certified Practitioner and Teacher of the Acutonics® System, Ellen is a dynamic speaker who travels throughout the world speaking at conferences and teaching the Acutonics Certification Program.

Tom Corbin

Dr. Corbin is currently on the faculty of the Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is also an Acupuncture Physician and past Assistant Director of Acupuncture Training at the University of Miami Medical School.  He is a Certified National Trainer for the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) and is a fellow of the American Institute of Stress. Presently, Dr. Corbin is dedicated to international acupuncture research. Dr. Corbin also sits on the Board of Directors for the Auriculotherapy Certification Institute.

Neil Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

Professor Gumenick is one of the foremost practitioners and teachers of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture. He has maintained a private practice in Santa Monica, California for nearly 30 years and is Founder and Director of The Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Inc., which offers graduate-level training to physicians and licensed acupuncturists.

With a background in acting and 36 years of training with the Arica Institute, Neil brings a unique perspective and insight into the skills of Traditional Diagnosis and developing the practitioner/patient relationship. Neil is an internationally known speaker and a faculty member of several colleges of Oriental Medicine in the US and Canada. Many of his articles have been published in Acupuncture Today.


 

Uwe Petermann, DVM

Uwe Petermann, DVM was a student of Dr. Bahr and has lectured for many years at  DAAA and IVAS.

Dr. Petermann has pioneered veterinarian acupuncture, ear acupuncture for dogs and horses and the use of lasers in veterinary applications.


  

Whitfield Reaves, L.Ac., OMD

Whitfield Reaves has been working in the field of sports medicine since he first began practice in 1981. He earned a Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree in 1983 that included a thesis entitled Acupuncture and the Treatment of Common Running Injuries.

Whitfield's experience in sports medicine includes the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as well as numerous track and field, ski racing, and cycling events nationally over the last 20 years. He has been at the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, and lectures in North America and Europe. Whitfield lives in Boulder, Colorado, and currently teaches at Southwest Acupuncture College. He is the author of The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain.

John Stan, DrTCM
 

John Stan graduated from the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 1988. His passion lies in developing practical tools for health transformation using TCM.
John started Eastern Currents Distributing in 1993 to provide quality products and services to help practitioners succeed in expanding the principles and benefits of acupuncture and TCM. He has also participated on various boards for the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture of BC (CTCMA) while maintaining a clinical practice over the last 20 years.

David Twicken, DOM, L.Ac., MBA

 
A faculty member at Chinese Medical schools in the Los Angeles area since 1994, Dr. Twicken teaches Acupuncture, Medical Qi Gong, Feng Shui, Chinese Medical History, I Ching and Chinese Astrology.

David specializes in the Taoist Arts and has a variety of books: Treasures of Tao, Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology, Introduction to Qi Men Dun Jia and I Ching Acupuncture. He is in private practice in Los Angeles, California

 
Yuan Wang
 

Yuan Wang earned her Bachelor’s of Medicine from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1983 and her Master’s from Tianjin Institute of TCM.  During her time at Chengdu, Dr. Wang was a lecturer, researcher and physician-in charge for the Departments of Medicine, Kidney Diseases, Digestive Diseases, and the Research Institute of Blood Diseases at the Chengdu TCM Hospital. She has been part of research teams investigating stroke, cancer, diabetes, and menstrual disorders.

Beginning in 1997 she taught at the International Institute of Chinese Medicine for five years. She is the author of the articles: Etiology and Pathology of TCM, 1986, Peoples’ Press of Public Health, Beijing, China; Studies and Test Skills of TCM, a series of articles, 1987-1989. She was on the editorial board of Great China Encyclopedia, Column of Medicine, 1989-1995.


Yuan Wang has been teaching Advanced Needle Techniques at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego since 2002.  She is very interested in difficult acupuncture needle techniques, such as scalp acupuncture, threading techniques, facial acupuncture, and ancient needle methods. She is an instructor for the  DAOM program at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, San Diego Campus and has co-authored Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen.