Saraswati Markus
Saraswati is the founder of Nourishing Life Center of Health, an institute for women’s health and regenerative and restorative medicine. She lectures at medical colleges and specialty conferences around the world. She received both her master’s and doctoral degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA. Between […]
Mazin Al-Khafaji
Mazin is one of the leading experts in the practice of Chinese herbal medicine in the West, with particular expertise in dermatology, allergy and autoimmune diseases. Over the past 25 years, he has taught his successful and innovative approach to clinical practice to hundreds of students worldwide. Originally brought up and educated in the Middle […]
John Chen
John is a recognized authority on Chinese herbal medicine and western pharmacology. Holding doctoral degrees from both USC School of Pharmacy and South Baylo University. He currently teaches at USC and numerous universities of traditional Chinese medicine. John actively participates in education and research and lectures widely at conferences at local, state, national, and international […]
Jeffrey Yuen
Jeffrey is a frequent lecturer at Pacific Symposium. Coming from a classical Chinese medical approach, he offers different perspectives to understanding the rigors of Chinese medicine. He comes from two Daoist traditions: the Shangqing and Quanzhen schools. He was instrumental in developing the first classical Chinese medicine doctoral program in the state of California and […]
David Allen
David graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in 2007, having studied pediatrics as a specialty. He primarily treats children in his private clinic, with a sub-specialty in treating autism with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Using existing Chinese medical pathomechanism theory, as well as developing ideas based on the clinical experience of himself and others, […]
Daniel Keown
Daniel first became interested in acupuncture in his teens, when his octogenarian grandmother would return from her trips to China and tell him of the great tradition of Chinese medicine. He then made it his life’s work to get acupuncture and Chinese medicine fully integrated within the Western medical system. To this aim he completed […]
Suzanne Robidoux
Suzanne is an international speaker and teacher focused on teaching classical and clinically proven acupuncture, moxibustion, and Chinese herbal medicine. Her clinical experiences and courses have a strong focus on treating various neurological and debilitating diseases. Suzanne, herself Canadian, has been living and studying in Asia for the last 15 years. During this time, she […]
Alex Tiberi
As one of the early pioneers of Oriental Medicine in the United States, Alex Tiberi studied Acupuncture at the Oriental Medical Institute in Boulder, Colorado then the Institute for Acupuncture Studies in Cambridge, and finally Northeastern School of Acupuncture in Watertown, Massachusetts. He apprenticed with Dr. Suh, a Master Korean Acupuncturist in Belmont, Massachusetts. Alex […]
Lillian Pearl Bridges
Lillian Pearl Bridges Lillian Pearl Bridges is considered the world’s leading authority on Face Reading and Diagnosis, credited with bringing this body of ancient knowledge back to the field of Chinese medicine. Bridges is the founder of The Lotus Institute, Inc., trains students in her comprehensive Master Face Reading Certification Program, teaches for continuing education […]