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The Emperor’s College DAOM faculty members are distinguished not only for their academic and professional qualifications, but also for their commitment to teaching and serving as role models and mentors. Each instructor integrates unique perspectives of Chinese medicine with a deep understanding of their relevance to contemporary approaches to healthcare.

* Denotes faculty that will not be teaching in the current year.

Jacqueline Adler, MD, MPH, DTM&H (London)

MD, University of Texas Medical Branch

Dr. Adler is a native born Californian who has worked, traveled, trained and taught around the world.  She graduated from medical school at UTMB, the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Texas.  She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at UCSF San Francisco.  Prior to medical school, she completed her Master of Public Health with emphasis in environmental epidemiology.  It was during this program that her dedication to disadvantaged populations and world health became focused.   It was a natural decision to go on to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for additional training.  After returning from London, she completed an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Stanford. While at Stanford, Dr. Adler completed additional training at the Stanford Faculty Developmental Center for Medical Teachers.  Since this time, she has acted as visiting faculty in Phnom Penh, Cambodia at the University of Health Sciences.

Her scope of medical practice has been broad.  Her interest in acupuncture and oriental medicine began in the mid 1970’s when she began seeing a Chinese acupuncturist for her own personal health.  Her formal training in acupuncture began in 1985 through UCLA.  Since that time she has become a practitioner of Auricular Acupuncture.  She has trained under Dr. Terry Oleson, Dr. Richard Nietzow and Dr. Rafael Nogier.   Dr. Adler brings to Emperor’s an enthusiasm and passion for bridging and uniting the diverse paradigms and world views of both eastern and western medicine.

Ziya “Z” Altug, PT, DPT, OCS, MS, CSCS

Ziya is a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and a Doctor of Physical Therapy. He is a licensed Physical Therapist and Integrative Wellness Specialist with 30 years of experience. Dr. Altug currently works as a private physical therapist in Los Angeles, California. In addition, he served as an adjunct assistant professor for several universities and at the UCLA Medical Center Outpatient Rehabilitation Department for 12 years. Author of the book, “Integrative Healing: Developing Wellness in the Mind and Body,” Dr. Altug teaches patients and clients about wellness and self-care strategies. Dr. Altug earned a doctorate in Physical Therapy from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, a Master of Science degree in Sports and Exercise studies and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from West Virginia University. He earned another Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Altug is a long-standing member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also a recent member of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Dr. Altug is licensed in California and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She teachs in both the DAOM and MTOM programs.

Saadat Bagherigaleh, MD (Iran), MSc, NCCAOM Diplomate

MD, Shahid Beheshi Medical University
MSc, New England School of Acupuncture

Dr. Bagherigaleh is an acupuncturist, medical doctor, and educator. She received her Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where she completed a thesis entitled “Development of Therapeutic Alliance in Acupuncture Treatments in a Veteran Population.” She received her medical degree from the Shahid Beheshi Medical University in Tehran, Iran, and worked as an ER physician. Dr. Bagherigaleh has been a faculty member at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where she also served as a postdoctoral research fellow in Western and Eastern medicine. In addition, she contributes as a guest editor and reviewer for the Medical Acupuncture Journal.

Christine Chang, DAOM, LAc

DAOM, MTOM, Emperor’s College
BA, Accounting, Feng Chia University

Dr. Christine Chang’s interest in Oriental medicine developed after a successful, decade-long business career in Taiwan.  She earned her master’s degree in Oriental Medicine in 2001 and quickly began consulting for some of the industry’s largest herbal medicine suppliers in 2002.  Currently, Dr. Chang is an American delegate to the International Organization for Standards (ISO) which is advancing the integration of Oriental medicine into mainstream health care system, maintains a thriving private practice, and is well-known for her vast knowledge and experience with Chinese herbal medicine.  She has previously served on the board of directors of American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM).

David Chen, PhD

University of Florida

Dr. David Chen, Ph.D., was born in China. After completing his undergraduate studies at Wuhan University, he went to Florida State University in Tallahassee for his Master’s degree in motor behavior. In 1992, he earned a Ph.D. degree in motor behavior and sport psychology from University of Florida in Gainesville. He taught for four years at State University of New York at Cortland and one year at California State University Los Angeles prior to joining the faculty in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton in 1998. Dr. Chen’s research interests include mindfulness practices in the context of motor learning, human performance under stress, feedback strategies in motor skill learning, and self-regulated learning. He has taught or is teaching stress management, motor control and dysfunction, human motor control and learning, advanced studies in teaching human movement, motor development, sport psychology and Tai Chi. Dr. Chen has authored and co-authored more than 25 research articles in the areas of motor learning, sport psychology, stress management, and Tai Chi. He also made more than 60 conference presentations. He is also the author of two textbooks: “Stress Management and Prevention: Applications to Daily Life 3rd ed” (Routledge Press, 2017) and “Motor Control and Learning: An Explorative Approach” (Great River Learning Press, 2019). Dr. Chen does consulting in the areas of human performance enhancement and stress reduction for corporations and organizations.

Tae-Cheong Choo, PhD (Korea), LAc

Kyung Hee University

Dr. Choo has had a wide-ranging career studying, practicing and teaching Oriental Medicine since 1980. He received his Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees from Kyung Hee University in Seoul, Korea, universally recognized as one of the premier Oriental Medical Universities in the world. While at Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Hospital, he had extensive, highly specialized experience working with stroke and herniated intervertebral disc patients.

During the course of his professional career, Dr. Choo has treated over 250,000 patients with an extensive range of diseases. He is considered a Master Practitioner of SaAm Acupuncture (Korean 4 Needle Technique) and Master Tong’s acupuncture.

Robert Chu, PhD, LAc

PhD, Buddhist Ayurveda, Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute
MSTOM, Samra University of Oriental Medicine, Los Angeles

Robert Chu is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, specializing in the Master Tung and Classical Acupuncture methods for the last 19 years. He treats pain, women’s health and internal medicine. Dr. Chu also specializes in treating side-effects from cancer treatments.

Dr. Chu was formerly affiliated with the St. Vincent Medical Center, as the first full time Acupuncturist on staff and treated cancer patients with Acupuncture, Herbal Therapy, Qigong and Tai Chi. Dr. Chu regularly volunteers at Pasadena’s Cancer Support Community, where he does a weekly Qi Gong/Stress reduction class and monthly lifestyle/nutrition class.

Dr. Chu also lectures internationally and throughout the USA on Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine to provide continuing education to MD’s and Acupuncturists. In 2004, he founded ITARA – International Tung’s Acupuncture Research Association, to preserve, standardize, educate, and research new applications of the Tung family system of Acupuncture with integrity, and open sharing. ITARA has now grown with branches throughout the United States, Canada, U.K., Spain, France, Finland, and Australia. He has lectured at multiple acupuncture universities and associations, and other meetings as a dynamic and entertaining speaker.

He is presently on the Doctoral faculty at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, and supervised externship students in Integrative Medicine at The Roy & Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center in Burbank, California, for 8 years. Robert Chu teaches pain, complementary cancer therapy, traumatology, as well as Master Tung-style acupuncture courses.

Emily Dashiell, ND

Bastyr University

Emily Dashiell earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She received her Doctoral degree in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Dashiell blends conventional medical diagnosis and treatment with the use of natural therapeutics, including dietary and lifestyle counseling, Craniosacral therapy, nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, homeopathy, and natural hormone replacement therapy.

Patrick Downie, DC

DC, National College of Chiropractic

Patrick Downie graduated from National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois, in 1996. He then pursued additional clinical training in orthopedics and neurology. Widely regarded to be among the preeminent western medicine instructors in complementary medicine education in the country, Dr. Downie was Co-Director of an NIH CAM research grant at Rush University College of Nursing, practiced as a staff Chiropractor at Northwestern Medicine’s Center for Integrative Medicine, and served as both a professor and Bioscience Department Chair at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Chicago. Dr. Downie is an active member of the American Association of Anatomists.
Biomedicine

Elizabeth Fine, DAOM, MSW, LAc

DAOM, MTOM, Emperor’s College
MSW, Denver University
BA, Columbia University

Elizabeth Fine holds a Masters in Social Work with a Women’s Health concentration. In 2002, she completed her Master’s program in Traditional Oriental Medicine at Emperor’s College, graduating with high honors. She holds hospital privileges at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles and lectures both locally and nationally. Her professional interests in women’s health and wellness include treating infertility, PMS, menopausal syndrome, breast cancer, anxiety, and depression, as well as supporting the healing of other imbalances that affect women’s lives and well-being.

Kenneth Garrett, PhD

University of Southern California

*Hua Gu, PhD (China), LAc

PhD, China Academy of Traditional Oriental Medicine, Beijing, China
MD, Guangzhou Medical College, China

Hua Gu received his medical degree in China and is the only person in the US to hold a PhD in Traditional Oriental Medicine Orthopedics. His research and authorship have won him numerous awards, including recognition from the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Chinese Health Ministry, and the Conference of World Traditional Medicine. Dr. Gu is the founder of the American Acupuncture Academy. One of the nation’s leading advocates and practitioners of East/West integrated medicine, Dr. Gu heads up the Doctoral program specialty in traditional Oriental medicine orthopedics and teaches Orthopedics I-IV.

Mahboubeh Hashemi, BS, ND, BCB

ND, Bastyr University

Dr. Mahboubeh Hashemi is a Naturopathic doctor and co-owner and president of Conscious Human Medicine Naturopathic, Inc., in Santa Monica. Dr. Hashemi has received specialized training in Biofeedback from the HeartMath Institute and Stens Corporation. Dr. Hashemi has also performed extensive work with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and the International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation (IAFNR). Dr. Hashemi earned her undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego, and her Naturopathic medical degree from Bastyr University, California. Dr. Hashemi teaches in both the DAOM and MTOM programs.

*Gary Jacob, DC, OMD, MPH, LAc

DC, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Glendale
OMD, California Acupuncture College
MPH, University of California, Los Angeles

Gary Jacob’s numerous credentials include licensure as a Chiropractor in New York, Hawaii and California, certification in California as a Disability Evaluator for the California Chiropractic Foundation, and a qualified Medical Evaluator for the California Industrial Medical Council Chiropractic. Dr. Jacob teaches multiple courses in the advanced Western medicine series of the Doctoral program, including Orthopedics and Rehabilitation & Mobilization..

Jian Feng Li, LAc

TCM University of Beijing, China

Jian Feng Li received his initial medical training at Chui Yang Liu Medical College in Beijing, China, advanced training in Orthopedics at TCM Academe Beijing and additional education at TCM University of Beijing, China, graduating in 1986. He has been an instructor of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine for over 20 years. Specializing in Orthopedics, Pain, Herbal Medicine, Post Surgical Maintenance, Internal Medicine, Jian Feng Li is a Clinical Supervisor in the Master’s clinic at Emperor’s College.
Clinical Supervisor, Tui Na

*Dong Liu, PhD, OMD (China), LAc

Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Dr. Liu Dong, PhD, OMD, LAc, is an internationally acclaimed Doctor of Oriental Medicine Practitioner and Qi Gong Master. A graduate of the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1987, he has conducted scientific research on the medical effects of Qi Gong in China, Japan, United States (Harvard School of Medicine), and France (National Health and Medical Research Institute in Marseille and Marmottan Hospital in Paris). He is a powerful Qi Gong healer with a profound knowledge of medicine, and many years’ experience of treating patients with Qi Gong therapy, including China’s former president, Deng Xiao Ping, and other dignitaries. He has published several books and articles on Traditional Oriental Medicine. Dr. Liu specializes in pain management, neurological diseases, mental disorders, and chemotherapy-related disorders.

Pamela Maloney, PhD, DHM, LAc, DiplAc

PhD, Economic Design, Pacific Western University
DHM, Doctorate of Homeopathic Medicine, Hahnemann College
MTOM, Emperor’s College
MA, Kinesiology for Dance, University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Pamela Maloney, PhD, has been in private practice for over thirty years, specializing in integrated Oriental Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine, Ergonomics, and Traditional Naturopathy. She has taught connective tissue dissection at Pepperdine University for eight years and is a featured guest speaker for several organizations, including the YMCA and the American Association of University Women. She has held multiple faculty and clinical supervisor positions in both masters and doctoral programs at several Oriental Medicine institutions. Dr. Maloney is the author of Being Your Best, Radiant Health and Timeless Beauty, as well as several articles on the benefits of natural medicine and integrative health care.

Jacques MoraMarco, DAOM, OMD, LAc

DAOM: Emperor’s College
OMD, California Acupuncture College, Los Angeles
BS, Biology, Loyola University, Los Angeles

Among the first licensed acupuncturists in the United States in 1977, Dr. Jacques MoraMarco, OMD, has over 40 years of experience in clinical medicine, academia and college administration. Prior to completing his doctorate in Oriental medicine at California Acupuncture College, he studied at the Institute of Oriental Medicine Studies in Los Angeles and completed postgraduate work at Ecole Europeene d’Acupuncture in Paris where he received extensive training in Nogier-style French auricular system. Much of his clinical career from the 1980s to 1990s specialized in the treatment of AIDS patients, during which time he also held faculty and administrative positions at several Oriental medicine institutions. He is the author of two books, The Complete Ginseng Handbook and The Way of Walking, and a co-founder of the International Sun Tai Chi Association.

Ariella Morrow, MD, MPH

MD, Northwestern University

Ariella Morrow, MD, MPH, earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Brandeis University and went on to complete her Master’s in Public Health at the University of Southern California with an emphasis in Biostatistics and a focus in Epidemiology. She received her medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. Prior to her doctorate, Dr. Morrow taught in the MPH program at Northwestern University. She completed her internship and residency at Cedars Sinai Medical Center‘s department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Morrow is a senior faculty member for the DAOM program here at Emperor’s College in addition to her teaching in the MTOM program. She has co-authored numerous medical publications in prestigious journals such as the Annals of Internal Medicine and Cancer. Dr. Morrow has been an advocate of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine while being a hospitalist at the Stanford Medical Group at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Terry Oleson, PhD

PhD, University of California, Irvine

Dr. Oleson received his BA in Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1967, his MA in Psychology from California State University at Long Beach in 1971, and his PhD from UC Irvine in 1973. He went on to conduct a postdoctoral scholarship at UCLA at that time, where he conducted pioneering research in auricular diagnosis and auriculotherapy. His most recent text on this topic was the “Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Approaches to Ear Acupuncture” was published by Elsevier Harcourt Publishing in 2014.

Derek Plonka, DPT, MTOM, LAc, CSCS

DPT, Temple University
MTOM, Emperor’s College

Dr Plonka is a licensed acupuncturist and a Doctor of Physical Therapy. He is the founder of Insight Physical Therapy, a comprehensive physical therapy outpatient clinic in Santa Monica, specializing in orthopaedic, neurological, gait analysis (orthotic fitting), and sports rehabilitation, from adolescents to geriatrics. He previously worked at UCLA Medical Center, managing a caseload of orthopaedic and neurological patients and at Grossmont Hospital in acute orthopaedic, neurological, cardiac, wound care, transitional care, and rehabilitative care.

Zhuoyi Qiu, MD (China), LAc

Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
MD, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
BS, Heilong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China

Zhuoyi Qiu was Chief Physician of Internal Medicine at Guangzhou University. He was Vice Chairman for the Heart Association of Integrated TCM and Western Medicine in Guangdong Province, and TCM consultant for the World Health Organization, World Bank Loan Medical Education Project, and Ministry of Public Health of the People’s Republic of China. He has lectured around the world, authored 40 research papers and books and received numerous research awards in China. Dr. Qiu is the principle teacher for the Advanced Cardiology curriculum in the Advanced Internal Medicine specialty and oversees a major portion of the grand rounds curriculum. Qiu also trains Doctoral interns as a supervisor and presides over the monthly clinical theater in Emperor’s College Acupuncture Clinic.

Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc

OMD, SAMRA
MAc, Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and OM
BS, University of Oregon

Dr. Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc, is a nationally certified acupuncturist in clinical practice since 1981. He received his Doctor of Oriental Medicine (OMD) degree in 1983. His thesis, titled “Acupuncture and the treatment of common running injuries”, was one of the first-ever English language works integrating traditional Chinese acupuncture with western orthopedic and sports medicine. Dr. Whitfield’s clinical experience includes medical care for athletes at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, as well as track and field, skiing, cycling, and triathlon events nationally over the last 40 years. In addition, he is the author of The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain, one of the first compilations on sports acupuncture available in the West.
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Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee, MA, DEA(France)

University of Paris VI – Jussieu

Author of 15 books on philosophy and Chinese medicine, Dr. Rochat de la Vallee founded the Ricci Institute, co-founded the European School of Acupuncture, and teaches Chinese Classics as a member of the Emperor’s College Doctoral program faculty.
Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee is the principle instructor of the Chinese classical literature and clinical practice curriculum.
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Sergei Shaginyan, PhD (Russia), MD (Russia), LAc

MD, State Medical University of Russia
PhD, Neurology, Academia of Medical Sciences of the USSR
MSTOM, Samra University of Oriental Medicine

Dr. Sergei Shaginyan graduated from the Moscow Medical School in Russia in 1981 where his training included specializations in pediatric neurology and psychiatry. After practicing Western medicine for several years, Shaginyan completed a postgraduate fellowship (PhD) in general neurology at Academia of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Russia. A long-standing interest in integrated medicine, nutrition and meditation led Shaginyan to pursue training in Oriental medicine at the former Samra University of Oriental Medicine in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2001. Shaginyan has served as a research assistant at UCLA’s Department of Neuro-muscular Pathology and joined the faculty at Emperor’s College in 2011.

Steve Shomo, DAOM, LAc, AP, GCPH, GCDMH, CSCS, ERYT, WFR

DAOM, Emperor’s College
BA, University of Colorado, Boulder

Dr. Steve Shomo is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, NCCAOM board certified and is licensed in multiple states. He has completed postgraduate studies in Japan and the United States with specializations in; public and global health, disaster mental health (traumatic stress/PTSD), motion induced somatic response, pain management, emergency and disaster response. Dr. Shomo is a wilderness first responder and instructor, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and the Training and Logistics Coordinator for the Colorado Acupuncture Medical Reserve Corps, the nation’s first acupuncture based federally approved MRC responding to disasters and critical incidents. Dr. Shomo is a VA provider and has privileges at several Colorado hospitals. His integrative humanitarian travels have included; the Syria/Jordan border (treatment of spinal cord injuries, sniper fire, and amputees), rural Kenya (hospital based care and education), and remote regions of Panama (integrative mobile clinics in indigenous Ngobe villages). In addition, Dr. Shomo has provided acupuncture services and led teams for numerous disaster responses across the country.

Pamela Tarlow, Pharm D

University of Southern California, PharmD

Pam Tarlow has been a practicing Pharmacist since 1981. She earned her Doctorate from University of Southern California School of Pharmacy (USC). Her practice has evolved over the years to include working closely with providers and patients on the safe, appropriate, and effective use of pharmaceuticals, botanicals, homeopathic, nutritional agents and therapeutic essential oils. She currently practices Clinical Integrative Pharmacy at a unique, independent Santa Monica homeopathic pharmacy as part of the team at an Integrative Medical Health Group. Pam is an expert in Integrative Medicine Pharmacy services. She is a lecturer and an innovative experiential educator for many local and out-of-state pharmacy schools including USC, Western University, Chapman University, South Carolina College, and University at Buffalo. Pam is a faculty member and mentor in Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Medicine for several local Doctorates in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine programs. She also mentors medical residents from UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Network. Her professional association membership includes the American Botanical Council, American Pharmacists Association, California Pharmacists Association, American Association of Consultant Pharmacists and National Community Pharmacists Association.

Phi Tran, EMR

American Red Cross

Gary Wagman, PhD, MTOM, LAc

PhD, Capella University
MTOM, Emperor’s College

Dr. Wagman maintains a full-time clinical practice in West Linn, Oregon, while teaching courses in Korean herbal and acupuncture methods. Having spent considerable time in Korea absorbing its language and culture, he is devoted to translating and reviewing current trends in Korean medical research and historical literature. He is the founder of the American Institute of Korean Traditional Medicine and author of Your Yin Yang Body Type and The Essential Teachings of Sasang Medicine – An Annotated Translation of Lee Je-ma’s Dongeui Susei Bowon, Yin Yang Balance for Menopause and several articles about Korean Traditional Medicine. He is also author of a comprehensive acupuncture textbook, Korean Constitutional Acupuncture: Theory and Clinical Application of the Hwa and Taegeuk Five Elemental Methods.

*Hua-Bing Wen, LAc, MD (China)

MD, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Hua-Bing Wen served as physician-in-charge at Beijing University’s Department of Internal Medicine. He has conducted research in stroke and diabetes treatment with TCM, and published several papers. His private practice in Los Angeles specializes in internal medicine, with a focus on diabetes and related conditions. Dr. Wen teaches in the advanced traditional Oriental oncological curriculum.

James E. Williams, OMD, LAc

Sino-American University of Oriental Medicine

Dr. Williams has a well-deserved reputation earned for his pioneering work in Integrative Medicine given his twenty-five years of academic and clinical accomplishments with an excess of 100,000 patient visits. He has served as a professional advisor to national health companies, hospitals and medical groups, including world famous Scripps Health. Dr. Williams has lectured internationally including Cuba and Mexico, and has been an educational leader having served as the academic dean of the East West College of Natural Medicine. He is an internationally published author of numerous scientific papers, articles on Ethnography and Biodiversity.

Joseph Chang Qing Yang, PhD (Japan), MD (China), LAc

PhD, Psychiatry, Kobe University, Japan
MS, Chinese Medicine University of Heilongjiang, China
BS, Chinese Medicine University of Heilongjiang, China

Joseph Chang Qing Yang was on faculty at TCM University of Heilongjiang, China, and worked for China’s National Liver Diseases Project. Dr. Yang was invited as representative of Young Psychiatrists to Shanghai’s International Conference, and published in the U.S. Journal of Biological Psychiatry. He has authored several books and papers on psychiatry research, TCM diagnosis and TCM psychiatry. Dr. Yang teaches in the advanced mental health curriculum of traditional Oriental medicine.

Amina Fairouz Zebboudj, MD (Algiera)

MD, National Institute of Higher Education in the Medical Sciences, Algiers, Algeria

Dr. Zebboudj received her medical degree from the National Institute of Higher Education in the Medical Sciences, Algiers, Algeria, served as a resident in general surgery at the University of Algiers, and earned a Diplome Universitaire, Abdominal and Pelvic Anatomy at Université René Descartes, Paris, France. Dr. Zebboudj worked as a physician in the departments of emergency room surgery, intensive care, and psychiatry in hospitals in France. She has also served as the a medical coordinator and physician with Doctors-Without-Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the pediatric and cholera units; in Burundi in the pediatric unit; and in the Fassalia refugee camp, in Fassalia, Mauritania. From 2005-2020, she was on faculty at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, where she was recipient of the faculty of the year award by the University’s Institute for Student Academic Enrichment. Dr. Zebboudj is an author of peer-reviewed articles on molecular biology and genetics.

Helena Zhang, PhD (France), LAc

PhD, Social Science, University of Aix-Marseille III
Diploma in Oriental Medicine, Ling Gui Ecole de Qi Gong et Médecine Chinoise
MSOM, South Baylo University

Dr. Helena Zhang, PhD, offers a rich and unique background as an Oriental medicine practitioner. She received her PhD in social science at the University of Aix-Marseille III and her diploma in Oriental medicine at the Ling Gui Ecole de Qi Gong et Médecine Chinoise in Paris, France. Upon relocating to the US, Zhang studied Oriental medicine at South Baylo University in California where she received her master’s in Oriental medicine. Over the course of her successful career, she has lectured on Oriental medicine topics including acupuncture, herbal medicine, and medical qi gong at medical associations and professional conferences throughout the world, including France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Canada, China and South Africa. Because of her important contributions to the advancement of Oriental medicine in Europe, Dr. Zhang was awarded the prestigious “Excellence Eiffel Scholarship” by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France. In her private practice in Santa Monica, California, she specializes in women’s health. Zhang speaks fluent English, French and Chinese.

Ji Zhang, MD (China), DAOM, LAc

MMed, BMed, Nanjing Traditional Chinese Medicine University
DAOM, South Baylo University

Dr. Ji Zhang earned his BMed and MMed from the prestigious Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1983 where he was also a faculty member and attending physician for nearly ten years. His expertise is wide ranging but he is most well-known in China for his 10-volume Encyclopedia of Chinese Herbs and supplemental herbal medicine research. In his clinical practice he specializes in gastrointestinal and hepatic illness as well as gynecopathy and dermatosis.

Qiwei Zheng, MD (China), DAOM, LAc

MMed: China Academy of Chinese Medicine Science
DAOM: South Baylo

Dr. Zheng has more than 35 years’ experience teaching, researching and clinic work. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including co-authorship and editor of the two reference textbooks for the California Acupuncture licensing exam: Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAM) and Acupuncture Case Histories.

Wei Zhou, PhD (Japan), FAHA

Okayama University School of Medicine

Dr. Wei Zhou is the Director of Cardiovascular Research Operations, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine. Zhou leads and conducts translational and clinical studies in the area of cardiovascular medicine and has authored over 50 journal publications in English, Japanese, and Chinese.  Dr. Zhou is also a Fellow of the American Heart Association.