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Benjamin Dierauf, MS LAc bio>>
Glenn Oberman, OMD LAc QME bio>>
Emmie Zhu, DMed (China) LAc bio>>
David Caruso-Radin, MS LAc MQP Dipl ABT (NCCAOM) bio>>
Suzanne Friedman, MSTCM LAc DMQ (China) bio>>
Akizo Okada bio>>
Emmie Zhu, DMed (China) LAc bio>>
Zhi-Bin (Benny) Zhang, MS LAc bio>>
Xin Zhu (Hua-Ling) Xu, MA LAc bio>>
Gary J. Wedemayer, MS PhD bio>>
Kirstin Lindquist, LAc bio>>
Suzanne Friedman, MSTCM LAc DMQ (China) bio>>
Emmie Zhu, DMed (China) LAc bio>>
Zhi-Bin (Benny) Zhang, MS LAc bio>>
Xin Zhu (Hua-Ling) Xu, MA LAc bio>>
Bruce Robinson, MD bio>>
Gary J. Wedemayer, MS PhD bio>>
Skye Sturgeon, MSOM bio>>
Glenn Oberman, OMD LAc QME bio>>
Benjamin E. Dierauf, MS LAc bio>>
Mary Stewart, MS LAc DiplAc bio>>
Hideko Pelzer, MS LAc bio>>
Christine T. Newell, MS LAc DiplAc bio>>
Nancy J. Nachtwey, CHT LAc bio>>
Kirstin Lindquist, LAc bio>>
Suzanne B. Friedman, MSTCM LAc DMQ (China) bio>>
David Caruso-Radin, MSOM LAc MQP Dipl ABT (NCCAOM) bio>>
Dennis W. Von Elgg, MS LAc bio>>
Larry Spears, MS bio>>
Tatyana Ryevzina, MS LAc bio>>
Haro Ogawa, MSOM LAc CMT ATC bio>>
Amy Hanks, MS LAc bio>>
Elyse Graham, MS LAc bio>>
Lana Farson, MS LAc bio>>
Cindy Quattro, PA DAOM LAc bio>>
Arian Nachat, MD FABEM FAAEM bio>>
Coleen Murphy, ND MSA bio>>
Taj Moore bio>> br/> Christina Martin, MS LAc bio>>
Kristi Holmes, MSOM LAc bio>>
Ricky Fishman, DC bio>>
Jim Cross, ND LAc bio>>
Julia Carpenter, MA MSOM LAc bio>>
Ken Berry, MS LAc bio>>
Jason Beito, MS LAc DNBAO bio>>
Joseph Adams, MTOM LAc bio>>
Akizo Okada bio>>
Katsuyuki Ooue
Junji Mizutani
Stephen Brown, LAc bio>>
Robert Zeiger, LAc OMD PharmD bio>>
Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, LAc MS MM bio>>
Todd Turesky, MS LAc bio>>
Abigail Surasky, LAc bio>>
Taj Moore bio>>
Joel Kreisberg, DC CCh bio>>
Khosrow Kahalighi, MAc LAc bio>>
Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD LAc bio>>
Denise M.N. Daniel, MS LAc bio>>
Isaac Cohen, LAc bio>>
Brian Barlay, MS LAc bio>>
David Anzaldua, MD ABFP bio>>
Emmie Zhu, DMed (China) LAc
Dean of Faculty and Chair of the Herbal Medicine Department, Dr. Zhu was among the top 50 medical doctors in China sponsored by the National Public Health Ministry of China to become the first to study Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture in its new TCM university system. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Shanghai First Medical University in 1953 and went on to graduate in 1961 from Inner Mongolia Medical College in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. She served as an associate professor and Director of the Internal Medicine Department in the Inner Mongolia Chinese Medical Institute before coming to the US in 1985, where she became a visiting professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
With over 40 years experience practicing internal medicine with both Chinese and Western medical backgrounds, Dr. Zhu has contributed to scholarly publications in Chinese and Western Medicine for nearly 30 years; the Ministry of Health in China has honored her for her achievement in Chinese Medicine. She holds membership in the Chinese Medical Association of Internal Medicine, the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Association of the Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine. Dr. Zhu teaches the following courses at AIMC Berkeley: Herbal Prescription; Western Physical Examination; Oriental Clinical Medicine; Western Clinical Science; and Oriental Medicine Diagnosis. She also supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Robert B. Zeiger, LAc OMD PharmD
With over 33 years of experience in the field of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, Dr. Zeiger brings a wealth of knowledge to the classes he teaches. A graduate of the University of Southern California with a Doctor of Pharmacy, he has also studied at the College of Chinese Acupuncture in London, the Occidental Institute of Chinese Studies in Miami, and the San Francisco College of Acupuncture where he received his OMD. Dr. Zeiger practices privately in Berkeley and serves as adjunct faculty at AIMC Berkeley.
Zhi-Bin (Benny) Zhang, MS LAc
Chair of the Acupuncture Department, Professor Zhi-Bin Zhang has published many books and articles on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in his native China. Professor Zhang earned his master’s degree from GuangZhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and went on to teach, practice and conduct research in TCM at the Traditional Chinese Medicine University and Chinese Medical Hospital of Guang Dong Province for 18 years before coming to the US. Professor Zhang maintains a private practice in San Francisco and teaches the following courses at AIMC Berkeley: Oriental Medicine Diagnosis; Acupuncture Techniques; and Oriental Clinical Medicine. He also supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Xin Zhu (Hua-Ling) Xu, MA LAc
Chair of the Oriental Medicine Department at AIMC Berkeley, Professor Hua Ling Xu previously conducted research in China concerning the effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the treatment of gynecological diseases such as premenstrual syndrome (PMS), dysmenorrhea , infertility, and menopause syndrome. She has also published several books and research papers on gynecology. Xu was also mentioned in Health Magazine and CNN.com.
Professor Xu earned her master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the GuangZhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China. She has taught in numerous TCM hospitals in China, specializing in gynecology. Professor Xu currently practices in San Francisco, and teaches the following courses at AIMC Berkeley: Oriental Clinical Medicine; Oriental Medicine Treatment Principles and Methods; and Introduction to OM Chinese Language. She also supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Dennis W. Von Elgg, MSTCM LAc
A graduate of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), Dennis von Elgg practices Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Berkeley and Orinda. He supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Gary J. Wedemayer, MS PhD
Chair of Western Science, Dr. Gary Wedemayer has a diverse range of scientific interests, having published papers in astronomy, botany, biochemistry, structural biology, statistics, genomics, DNA sequencing technology, and human physiology. His teaching experience includes General Botany, General Biology with Anatomy and Physiology, Genomics and DNA Sequencing, Cell Biology, in addition to several other highly specialized topics.
Dr. Wedemayer received a BS and an MS in Botany from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and earned his PhD in Botany at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). He received the Distinguished Teaching Award from UC Berkeley in 1987 for his instruction of Biology, and was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Wedemayer teaches the following courses at AIMC Berkeley: Western Medical Terminology; History of Healing; Surface Anatomy; Anatomy & Physiology; and Pathology.
Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, LAc MS MM
Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, one of the leading proponents of facial renewal techniques in the world today, was named 2005 Educator of the Year by the American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAOM) at their Annual Conference and Exposition for her contributions to the field of Oriental medicine as a teacher, creator of innovative treatment protocols, writer for acupuncture periodicals, and advocate of acupuncture in the national media. She has 25 years of clinical experience as a healing practitioner, and is the Founder of Chi-Akra Center, based in New York City. An energetic and accomplished teacher, Mary Elizabeth has personally trained over 1,000 practitioners from North America and abroad in her treatment protocols. Mary Elizabeth teaches Constitutional Facial Renewal™ Certification courses at AIMC Berkeley.
Todd Turetsky, MS LAc
Todd Turetsky began his studies of East Asian medicine in 1993. He received a Masters Degree from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in 1997. He has earned certification in Japanese-style Acupuncture from Bastyr University in Seattle. He is also a certified provider in the treatment of Hepatitis C with Oriental medicine. Turetsky studies a practices Toyohari, a style of Japanese Acupuncture. In addition to his specialization he also practices Japanese style moxabustion, Sotai method bodywork, and Chinese herbology. Todd Turetsky serves as adjunct faculty at AIMC Berkeley.
Abigail Surasky, LAc
Instructor Abigail Surasky, a licensed acupuncturist since 1988, spent 3 years in Asia after graduating from Five Branches Institute in Santa Cruz, CA. Her time abroad was split between running a school for 250 Mandarin-speaking children in Taipei, Taiwan, and traveling throughout Asia, particularly mainland China. She has acted as Director at the Quan Yin Healing Arts Center, a non-profit clinic in San Francisco integrating Eastern and Western treatment for incurable diseases such as HIV and AIDS, chronic hepatitis B and C, and various gynecological disorders. She maintains a private practice in Berkeley specializing in numerous health issues, with an emphasis on infertility and obstetrics. Abigail serves as adjunct faculty at AIMC Berkeley.
Skye Sturgeon, MOM
Professor Skye Sturgeon first started teaching Oriental Medicine at the New York College of Holistic Health, Education, and Research (now New York College of Health Professions) where he was Clinic Dean and Herb Chair. He then became Clinic Dean at the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Seattle, WA. He also served as a site visitor for the Accreditation Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), participating in site visits at 14 AOM campuses around the country.
Sturgeon received his BS in Biology from Providence College in Rhode Island, and pursued graduate studies in Biochemistry at the University of Rhode Island and Buddhist Studies at the Naropa Institute. After careers in clinical toxicology, mountaineering, and the natural food industry, he moved to Oriental Medicine, earning a Master of Oriental Medicine from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in New Mexico. He practiced Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in New Mexico, North Carolina, New York, and Washington before joining AIMC Berkeley. He teaches the following courses: Pharmacology and Toxicology of Oriental Herbs; Introduction to Practice Building; and Taijiquan/Qigong.
Mary Stewart, MSOM LAc DiplAc
Assistant Professor Mary Stewart has worked in a public health acupuncture clinic for the working poor in Oakland (specializing in drug and alcohol detox for pregnant women), and now has a private practice in Oakland. She regularly gives presentations on Chinese Medicine to medical doctors at UCSF and San Francisco General Hospitals.
Mary Stewart received her BA in Buddhist Studies from Wesleyan University and studied Tibetan Buddhism in India and Nepal. After working at the Berkeley Free Clinic for several years, she earned her Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from Meiji College of Oriental Medicine, now called AIMC Berkeley. She teaches the following courses at AIMC Berkeley: Traditional Oriental Medicine Theory; Counseling & Communication; Oriental Medicine Bodywork; and Acupuncture Channels and Points. She also supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Larry Spears, MS
Assistant Professor Larry Spears also teaches Qigong at the Quan Yin Healing Arts Center, a traditional Chinese medicine clinic and community center located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, and provides program development and management training in strategic planning and knowledge management systems for Real-Solutions. Larry Spears earned his BSc in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he also served on the Engineering Faculty; he then earned his MS in Education from California State University East Bay (CSUEB, formerly CSU Hayward). He teaches the following courses at AIMC Berkeley: Integrative Medical Chemistry (BSR); Integrative Medical Biology (BSR); and Physics East & West (BSR).
Tatyana Ryevzina, MS LAc
Fluent in Russian, Tatyana Ryevzina graduated from the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences in Oakland and is also certified as a Yoga Instructor and practitioner of Ohashiatsu bodywork. Tatyana has learned to treat and support patients with Hepatitis C and cancer through practice at Quan Yin Healing Arts Center in San Francisco and the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic in Oakland, which serves low-income women with cancer. Deeply inspired by the Community Acupuncture practice model, she has dedicated herself to making acupuncture more affordable and accessible, practicing Community Acupuncture in Albany, CA and supervising student interns at the AIMC Berkeley Community Clinic.
Bruce Robinson, MD
President of AIMC Berkeley, Dr. Bruce Robinson is author of the new textbook, Biomedicine: A Textbook for Practitioners of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Blue Poppy Press, 2007). After his 30-year practice as a board-certified general surgeon, Dr. Robinson pursues a second career as an educator, writer, and administrator, facilitating the integration of Oriental Medicine as an equal partner in the U.S. healthcare system. Dr. Robinson has traveled several times to China and Japan, observing the practice of both Oriental and Western medicine in hospitals and clinics there. He is the author of numerous articles about the integration of Oriental and Western medicine, and travels to many parts of the United States lecturing to Oriental medicine practitioners. Dr. Robinson teaches Integrative Medicine III and Integrative Grand Rounds at AIMC Berkeley.
Cindy Quattro, PA DAOM LAc
Cindy Quattro has been practicing Integrative Medicine for more than 15 years. She is a Physician Assistant specializing in nutrition-based medicine, hormone balancing and clinical care strategies for chronic diseases.
National Board Certified in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine and is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She received her Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine from American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, California in 1990 and is a 2007 graduate of Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon concluded by a clinical research thesis on chronic Lyme disease. Her studies in southwestern China included intensive practice in Qi Gong, Classical Chinese Medicine, and Chinese Herbal Medicine. She completed her doctoral externship in Tokyo, Japan where she studied Traditional Japanese Medicine.
Dr. Quattro is a board member of Orthomolecular Health Medicine a national organization of physicians who practice nutrition based health medicine. She currently has a thriving family medical practice in Santa Cruz, California where she integrates western, nutritional, and oriental medicine therapies in a mind body based medical model.
Hideko Pelzer, MSOM LAc
Assistant Professor Hideko Pelzer is a Second Degree Black Belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido. She graduated from Tsukuba University in Japan, later earning her Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from Meiji College of Oriental Medicine, now AIMC Berkeley. She has a private Oriental Medicine practice in Suisun City, CA. Pelzer is expert in Japanese needling technique, and passes this on to her students when supervising acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic, and teaching Acupuncture Techniques. She also teaches Acupuncture Channels and Points.
Haro Ogawa, MSOM LAc CMT ATC
Haro Ogawa has worked for the New York Mets (Major League Baseball) and privately for Golden State Warriors (National Basketball Association), NASCAR drivers, and the Japanese National Baseball Team. Originally he trained in Japan as a licensed acupuncturist and moxibustion practitioner, certified Shiatsu therapist, massage therapist and athletic trainer, and has practiced Meridian Therapy Acupuncture for over 15 years. His specialties include stress related and gynecological problems, sports medicine, orthopedics and pain management. Assistant Professor Ogawa also graduated with a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley (AIMC Berkeley) in 2003. He teaches Oriental Medicine Bodywork and Acupuncture Therapy: Japanese Hari Acupuncture, helps as a teaching assistant in the Japanese Acupuncture Certification program, and practices in the Japanese Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine Clinics at AIMC Berkeley
Glenn Oberman, OMD LAc
Dean of Clinic, Professor Glenn Oberman is board certified in Acupuncture Orthopedics (NBAO) and has been appointed as a Qualified Medical Evaluator by the State of California’s Industrial Medical Council. He earned his BA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and his MA in International Relations from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Professor Oberman studied Oriental Medicine at the California Acupuncture College, later earning his Oriental Medicine Doctorate from Samra University. He has served as a Director of the California State Oriental Medical Association (CSOMA). Currently in private practice in Berkeley, Professor Oberman also instructs in clinical practice at AIMC Berkeley and teaches the following courses: Research Methodology; Introduction to Practice Building; Ethics and Law; and Nutrition: East and West. He also supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Christine T. Newell, MS LAc DiplAc
Associate Professor Christine Newell received her Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Academy of Chinese Culture & Health Sciences (ACCHS), and has numerous certifications and experience in holistic bodywork, health care, and nutrition from both Eastern and Western approaches. She teaches Dai Yen Qigong as a certified instructor of the Wen Wu School of Martial Arts and practices Acupuncture in Albany, CA. Christine supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Nancy J. Nachtwey, CHT LAc
Graduate of the Wen Wu School of Martial Arts and an instructor of Dai Yen (Wild Goose) Qigong, Associate Professor Nancy Nachtwey earned her degree in Oriental Medicine from the San Francisco College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; she also studied nursing at San Francisco State University (SFSU) . Nachtwey practices Acupuncture and Clinical Hypnotherapy at her private practice in Lafayette, CA. She also volunteers as an acupuncturist at the Charlotte Maxwell Clinic, a non-profit organization treating low-income women with cancer in Oakland, CA. Nancy Nachtwey supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Arian Nachat, MD FABEM FAAEM
Dr. Nachat is a practicing Emergency Medicine Attending at Kaiser Walnut Creek. Dr. Nachat completed her BA at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. After attending medical school at St George's University , Dr. Nachat completed her internship in Family Medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Program at Stamford Hospital and her Emergency Medicine residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan.
Dr. Nachat's other interests include hyperbaric & undersea medicine as well as wilderness medicine. She is published in the 5th edition of Wilderness Medicine by Paul Auerbach. Dr. Nachat's interest in integrative medicine began as a medical student and she is thrilled to be a part of the Integrative Medicine faculty at AIMC Berkeley in the hopes of further combining western allopathic and eastern medicine.
Coleen Murphy, ND MSA
A graduate of Bastyr University, Coleen Murphy practices Naturopathic Medicine in the AIMC Berkeley Integrative Medicine Clinic and in her private practice in San Francisco. She has been practicing and teaching Thai massage for over 10 years and also holds a master of science in acupuncture from Bastyr. At AIMC Berkeley, Dr. Murphy teaches History of Healing as well as Acupuncture Continuing Education (CEU) workshops in Traditional Thai Massage.
Taj Moore
Former Director of Marketing, Taj Moore develops Web & social media for AIMC Berkeley, including AIMC.edu, and the Acupuncture Channel (an online social network). Taj earned his BA in American Studies from the University of California, Davis, studying the cultural aspects of management & marketing. He now works in the marketing & social media field in Denver, Colorado. He has developed social networks for acupuncture students, mall shoppers, photographers, cultural entrepreneurs, and fans of Denver’s Colfax Avenue. Taj Moore serves as adjunct faculty at AIMC Berkeley.
Christina Martin, MS LAc
Graduating summa cum laude, Christina Martin received her Master’s Degree in Chinese Medicine from of Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, CA. While in the Los Angeles area, she was a part of the first satellite Acupuncture clinic at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and at the Los Angeles Free Clinic in Hollywood. Christina primarily utilizes Dr. Tan's Balance Method and Master Tong's points in her practice. In addition to her private practice in downtown Berkeley, she also gives complementary Chinese Herbal consultations at Elephant Pharmacy and supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Kirstin Lindquist MS LAc
The Chair of Professional Ethics and Practice, Kirstin has been happily self-employed as a full-time acupuncturist in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1993. She currently practices out of the Emeryville Health and Wellness Center, where she also teaches Wild Goose Qigong. A graduate of Stanford University with a B.A. in Political Science and the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences with an MS in Traditional Chinese Medicine, her success in building a private practice comes primarily from the “school of hard knocks”. This inspired Kirstin to develop a practice-building program called “Jumpstart Your Practice”, where she offers classes and mentoring to holistic healthcare practitioners, helping them to create and sustain practices that nourish and reward them. At AIMC Berkeley she organizes and teaches Introduction to Practice Building and The Yin and Yang of Practice Building.
Joel Kreisberg, DC CCh
Joel Kreisberg, DC, CCh is the Executive Director of the Teleosis Institute, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating health professionals about the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Medicine. He is also Adjunct Faculty at JFK University's Master's Program in Holistic Health Education. Dr. Kreisberg completed his Bachelor of Arts at Wesleyan University, and his Doctor of Chiropractic at New York Chiropractic College. Dr. Kreisberg serves as adjunct faculty at AIMC Berkeley.
Khosrow Kahalighi, MAc LAc
Khosrow Khalighi is recognized as one of the most senior practitioners and teachers of this system of medicine. He is the founder of the Five Element Trainings in San Francisco where he has been teaching and in private practice since 1979. He was originally trained and received his Masters degree in England from Doctor JR Worsley.
Kristi Holmes, MSOM LAc
Kristi Holmes, MSOM LAc, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences. After working in the environmental field, she transitioned from global ecology to personal ”ecology” by studying Traditional Oriental Medicine at Meiji College of Oriental Medicine (now AIMC Berkeley) and graduated in 1999. During the three years it took to complete school, Kristi worked as an assistant to Dr. Bick Jane Tang, an Ob/Gyn MD (China) and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Kristi took over the practice in 2000, when Dr. Tang retired, and currently practices part-time. Kristi lives in Berkeley and currently supervises acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic.
Joel Harvey-Schreck, LAc DiplAc
A graduate of Queens College of New York and the San Francisco College of Acupuncture, Joel has been practicing acupuncture & Oriental medicine since 1986. After extensive herbal studies in Hong Kong, he founded the Dr. Shen line of Chinese herbal products sold in natural food stores throughout the nation. Joel dispenses advice on his website, www.drshen.com, and practices in Berkeley, CA. His first book, A Patient's Guide to Chinese Medicine, is being published by Bay Tree Press and will be released in September 2008.
Amy Hanks, MSTCM LAc
A graduate of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), Instructor Amy Hanks practices acupuncture and Oriental in San Francisco. She is the principal acupuncturist for a study on post-operative pain at UCSF, and has published and helped translate several OM articles. At AIMC Berkeley, she teaches Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Review.
Elyse Graham, MS LAc
Assistant Professor Elyse Graham served as the Executive Director for both the Immune Enhancement Project and the Acupuncture & Recovery Treatment Services, as well as Program Director of Education and Counseling for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department. For the past eight years she has worked within the San Francisco County Jail system providing acupuncture, education and counseling to support clients in addressing concerns of substance use, violence and domestic violence, serves as Co-Chair on the Marin County HIV/AIDS Care Council, and served on the San Francisco HIV Planning Council. A graduate of ACTCM, she is a certified NADA (National Acupuncture Detox Association) Trainer. She teaches Public Health and Oriental Medicine.
Suzanne Friedman, MSTCM LAc DMQ (China)
Chair of the Medical Qigong Science Department and Director of the Medical Qigong Clinic at AIMC Berkeley, Dr. Suzanne Friedman is the author of Medical Qigong Exercise Prescriptions: A Self-Healing Guide for Patients & Practitioners, and The Yijing Medical Qigong System: A Daoist Medical I-Ching Approach to Healing. She trained under Dr. Robert Johns, Jerry Alan Johnson, and Master Bing Fan YeYoung in the US, and Dr. Xu Hongtao at the Xiyuan Hospital in Beijing, China.
Dr. Friedman is a licensed acupuncturist, nationally certified herbalist, and doctor of medical qigong therapy. She received her doctorate from the Beijing Western District Medical Qigong & TCM Research Institute in Beijing, China. Dr. Friedman is the director of the Breath of the Dao Holistic Medicine Clinic in San Francisco, California. At AIMC Berkeley, she is the Chair of the Medical Qigong Science Department, Dean of the Medical Qigong Clinic, and teaches the Medical Qigong Practitioner (CMQ) Certification Program.
Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD LAc
Jake Paul Fratkin has taught Chinese herbal medicine, Japanese acupuncture, and medical qigong for 25 years. He authored Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines: The Clinical Desk Reference, edited Wu and Fischer’s Practical Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and is an Associate Editor for the North American Journal of Oriental Medicine. Jake was named Acupuncturist of the Year in 1999 by the American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAOM) and teacher of the year in 2006 by the American Association of Teachers of Oriental Medicine (AATOM). He is a practitioner and teacher of taijiquan and qigong, which he has followed since 1974.
Dr. Fratkin is currently in private practice in Boulder, Colorado, where he combines Chinese herbal medicine, Japanese meridian balancing, and nutritional medicine. He specializes in internal disorders, infections and pediatrics, and is a regular teacher for the college’s Acupuncture Continuing Education.
Ricky Fishman, DC
Ricky Fishman, a San Francisco based Chiropractor, has been utilizing an Integrative Health Model for over two decades. As Co-Director of Chiromedica, a multidisciplinary practice, he has worked to assimilate the skills of Chiropractors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopaths, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, and Massage and Movement Therapists. He also worked on staff at the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic from 1986–2002 as part of a broad medical team delivering care to the uninsured population. In addition, Ricky has been an instructor of Humanities at New College of California since 1989 teaching classes that include “Contemporary Health Studies,” “Scientific Reasoning,” and “Ways of Knowing and Being.” His other passions include music, photography, and travel. He teaches Integrative Medicine at AIMC Berkeley.
Lana Farson, MSTCM LAc
A graduate of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), Instructor Lana Farson practices Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at a convalescent home in Berkeley, and privately in Walnut Creek. She teaches the following courses at at AIMC Berkeley: Oriental Herbology; and Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Review.
Benjamin E. Dierauf, MS LAc
Dean of the Academic Program, Professor Benjamin Dierauf was awarded “Acupuncturist of the Year” by the American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAOM) in 2003, and received a “Professional Excellence Award” from the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics in 2004. An active participant in the development of OM policy, Professor Dierauf has served as a Director and President of the California State Oriental Medical Association (CSOMA), Director on the Council of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Associations (CAOMA), member of the OM Educational & Professional Competencies Task Force for the California Acupuncture Board (CAB), and Editor in Chief of the California Journal of Oriental Medicine (CJOM).
Professor Dierauf received his BS in Nutrition and Food Science from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in 1987 and MS in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) in 1991. He worked extensively at two community clinics in San Francisco, the Quan Yin Healing Arts Center and the Immune Enhancement Project (IEP), and now practices in the AIMC Berkeley Integrative Medicine Clinic. He is also currently enrolled in the graduate program of Organizational Leadership at the University of San Francisco’s School of Education (USF SOE). Supervising acupuncture student interns in the Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic since 1997, he also has taught OM Theory and OM Diagnosis.
Denise M.N. Daniel, MS LAc
Fluent in Italian, French and German, Associate Professor Denise Daniel first earned a Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1986. She then studied herb wild crafting, herb medicine production, the sacred way of herbs, and botany & the herbal materia medica at the California School of Herbal Studies in Forestville, CA, and finally earned her Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) in 1993. Denise Daniel is currently working as a Licensed Acupuncturist on a year-long double blind study at UCSF Hospital, practices privately in San Francisco, and serves as adjunct faculty at AIMC Berkeley.
Jim Cross, ND LAc
Jim graduated from National College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1984 & San Francisco College of Acupuncture in 1989. He also has a degree in Biology from U.C. Davis & a Secondary Teaching Credential from Cal State University Sacramento. He taught Western Medical Courses & Point Location at ACTM in San Francisco for 6 years & has taught Continuing Education Courses through ACTM & AIMC for 8 years. In addition he has worked at Sacramento Drug Court for 2 years doing Acupuncture & Nutritional Counseling. Jim supervises interns in the AIMC Berkeley Community Clinic.
Isaac Cohen, LAc
An international leader in the study and application of natural products for cancer and women's health, Isaac Cohen, LAc is Chairman, CEO and President of Bionovo. His expertise is in translational science, developing a number of products for clinical testing that have been awarded Investigational New Drug (IND) status by the FDA, as well as a pipeline of over 50 candidate drugs.
Isaac Cohen is a Guest Scientist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and has been involved with the UCSF Cancer Research Center and UCSF Center for Reproductive Endocrinology for the past ten years. One of the founding members of the University of California, San Francisco Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Program, he is a co-investigator on numerous basic and clinical grants and has assembled teams of scientists from four different universities to work on his projects. Mr. Cohen graduated from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) and serves as adjunct faculty at AIMC Berkeley.
David Caruso-Radin, MSOM LAc MQP Dipl ABT (NCCAOM)
Assistant Professor and Student Affairs Dean, David Caruso-Radin is a graduate of AIMC Berkeley, and is a licensed acupuncturist. He received a Master of Science degree in organizational psychology from Baruch College in New York, NY. He studied Shiatsu and Integrative Nutrition with Paul Pitchford at the Heartwood Institute in Garberville, CA, and is a nationally certified diplomate of Asian Bodywork Therapy. David has earned Wild Goose Qi Gong teacher certification from Master Hui Liu at the Wen Wu School of Martial Arts in El Cerrito, CA, and is trained in Medical Qigong under Suzanne Friedman, MSTCM LAc DMQ at AIMC Berkeley. David teaches Nutrition: East and West, and the Qigong series I at AIMC Berkeley.
Julia Carpenter, MA MSOM LAc
Prior to earning her Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from AIMC Berkeley, Julia earned her BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz in Philosophy and Feminist Studies and then went on to Stanford University where she received an MA while studying for her doctorate in Modern Thought & Literature, a small interdisciplinary studies program where she focused on Gender Studies and Science and Technology Studies. She has taught courses on the Rhetoric of Science, Feminist Research Methodologies, and Writing and Composition. As an acupuncturist, Julia works with low-income communities in the East Bay, and she currently practices privately in Berkeley. Julia teaches Holistic Psychology at AIMC Berkeley.
Ken Berry, MS LAc
Instructor Ken Berry is a graduate of AIMC Berkeley and a licensed acupuncturist. In addition to teaching, Ken maintains a private practice in Sacramento, California and is a practitioner in the AIMC Berkeley Community Acupuncture Clinic. His professional interests include OB/GYN and fertility for women and couples. Prior to entering the profession, Ken worked in the fields of health care law, educational administration, and professional development. He holds a black belt in Aikido and is also a certified hypnotherapist. Ken teaches the Yang of Practice Building at AIMC Berkeley.
Jason Beito, MS LAc DNBAO
Clinic Director, Jason Beito began studying the principles of Taijiquan, Aikido, & Qigong in order to enhance his athletic performance in football & judo, while earning his undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of California, Davis.
He received his Masters of Science in 2001 from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Jason studied applications of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture & Moxibustion within the context of Keiraku Chiryo (Japanese Meridian Therapy), under the guidance & direction of Koji Ichihashi.
Certified in Firstline Therapy and Acupuncture Orthopedics (NBAO), Beito specializes in therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) and pain management, providing acupuncture and TLC services in the Integrative Medicine Clinic. He is currently the Clinic Director at AIMC Berkley and teaches Acupuncture Therapy III, IV: Japanese Hari Acupuncture A, B. Beito also is a teaching assistant for the Japanese Acupuncture Certification Program.
Brian Barlay, MS LAc
Associate Professor Brian Barlay received his BA in Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in 1983 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) in 1991; he continued his education at Cheng Du College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. His experience expands with the art of Taijiquan, which he has been practicing for 20 years. He has worked at the Quan Yin Healing Arts Center in San Francisco and currently has his own private practice in Oakland. Brian Barlay serves as adjunct faculty at AIMC Berkeley.
David Anzaldua, MD ABFP
David Anzaldua is a board-certified family physician with many years experience as a practitioner and teacher of Integrative Medicine. He is also experienced in psychopharmacology, depth psychology, and hypnoanalysis. He has also studied Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine under master practitioners. Dr. Anzaldua blends rigorous scientific logic with intuition in a patient-oriented style that recognizes the psychological, social, physical and spiritual well-being of patients.
Anzaldua has held leadership positions at leading medical institutions, and was recently head of the Western Medicine Department and co-director of the DAOM program at Five Branches Institute. He also served as Dean of Integrative Medicine at AIMC Berkeley, and currently serves as adjunct faculty.
Joseph Adams, MTOM LAc
As a second-generation acupuncturist, Joseph brings lifelong learning into his practice and service as a teacher. In addition to his family heritage and formal training at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, Joseph served as senior Protégé to Dr. William Morris, DAOM LAc, President Emeritus of the American Acupuncture Association. Ultimately, Joseph was entrusted with the mission of passing on the specialized pulse-taking lineages he had mastered.
Joseph has published articles relating to health, pulse diagnosis and Chinese philosophy. In 2006 he was nominated to the California Oriental Medical Associations Board of Directors and is also proud to serve as an editor for the American Acupuncture Association's quarterly journal, The American Acupuncturist.
In addition to teaching Classical Pulse Diagnosis at AIMC Berkeley, Joseph is a visiting pulse instructor at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica. Joseph and his wife Elise practice acupuncture together in Marin County, providing wholesome care for the entire family.
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ACAOM Grants Five Year Accreditation
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