About
From the Doctor…
My desire to study alternative medicine began at a young age watching my mother’s grueling and ultimately losing battle with cancer. I remember thinking that there must be a better way to treat illness. By my early 20’s I was exploring various types of alternative health care approaches such as massage, chiropractic, herbs, homeopathy and traditional oriental medicine and ultimately naturopathic medicine.
I chose to specialize in naturopathic medicine because I found that traditional oriental medicine offered the most consistent and positive results. Traditional Oriental Medicine (TOM) provides a complete system of healing with a focus on alleviating the symptoms and the cause of imbalance and discomfort.
In 1983 I was in the first graduating class of the first acupuncture school in California. Back then acupuncture was considered “weird.” There were only a few of us and there were no books! Our teachers were so eager to share their knowledge they created their own notes. A few years later acupuncture was considered cool and our bookshelves were full.
At the Pacific College of Naturopathic Medicine I had the privilege of studying with such luminaries as Dr. Andrew Weil; Ted Kaptchuk, OMD; George Vithoulkas; Bernard Jensen, Iridologist; Michael Broffman, OMD (cancer specialist); Jefferey Bland, Nutritionist, and many more incredible teachers.
In an ideal world we should feel the way we feel after a treatment. My goal is to restore your body’s natural balance and chi in order to better deal with the external causes of stress, disease and imbalance.
Education
S.A.M.R.A. University of Oriental Medicine, Los Angeles, CA Doctor of Oriental Medicine. Degree
San Francisoco College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, San Francisco, CA. Certificate
Pacific College of Naturopathic Medicine, Monte Rio, CA. Doctor of Naturopathy (Third Year Student)
State University of New York, Buffalo, NY. BA Psychology
Additional Education
The International Training and Exchange Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China
Shen Foundation Herb Class, San Raphael, CA
Mentors and ongoing training with Keiko Matsumoto, Jeffrey Yuen, Miriam Lee