Professional Summaries

William D. Skelton, D.Ac. &  Don J. Thompson, L.Ac. 

Welcome. As you review our professional summaries, we hope our commitment to our patients and the profession of acupuncture will be evident.

Over the years we have continued our studies to bring the most current professional developments into our practice. In addition, we remain very active in the leadership, education and research of this profession to help it find its place as a part of our healthcare system.    

William D. Skelton, D.Ac.

Education

• Chinese Medical Institute, Republic of China
• Tri-State College of Acupuncture, N.Y.

• 1977 – Present, Private Practice, Columbia, S.C.
• 1992 - Present, Center for Pain Management  Palmetto Baptist Medical Center, Columbia, S.C.
• 2000 – Present, The Mind-Body Research Group, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 
• 2003 – Present, Program Director, Mind Body Institute, Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, Ga.

 License and Certification

• National board certification, National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• California state acupuncture license
• New York state acupuncture license
• Georgia state acupuncture license
• South Carolina state acupuncture license

• Palmetto Baptist Medical Center, Columbia, S.C.
• Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, Ga.

• Acupuncture Committee of the Board of Medical Examiners of South Carolina.
• Acupuncture Advisory Board of the  Composite State Board of Medical Examiners of Georgia
• Complementary/Alternative Medicine Advisory Committee: University of Miami School of Medicine
• National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM): Former Commissioner and Executive Committee member
• National Acupuncture Foundation (NAF): Former Vice-chairman, Board of Directors
• American Academy of Pain Management: Board of Advisors
• Tri-State College of Acupuncture, New York City: Board of Directors, Advisory Committee.
• Lexington Solicitor's Drug Court: Advisory Board
• American Academy of Pain Management: Examination Committee 
• Center for Acupuncture Educational Research, New York: Founding Director

• National Acupuncture Board
• National Chinese Herbal Medicine Board
• Korean National Administration of the NCCAOM Acupuncture Examination
• Republic of China Administration of the NCCAOM Acupuncture Examination
• Florida State Acupuncture Board
• Massachusetts State Acupuncture Board 
• New York State Acupuncture Board
• New Mexico State Acupuncture Board
• Washington State Acupuncture Board
• Colorado State Acupuncture Board
• North Carolina State Acupuncture Board

Research

• Study 2003, Effects of Acupuncture on Oral Cortisol, Oral Lesions, Stress and Quality of Life,Colleges of Physical Medicine and Nursing,University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
• Pilot Study 2002,Effects of Acupuncture on Oral Cortisol, Oral Lesions, Stress and Quality of Life, Colleges of Physical Medicine and Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
• Study 1999, Effects of Individualized Acupuncture on Insomnia and Peripheral Neuropathy, College of Nursing,University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.

• Tri-State College of Acupuncture -Grand Rounds 
• National Council of Acupuncture Schools and Colleges Trainer of Examiners for the Clean Needle Technique Course 
• Florida Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• California Acupuncture College (America's first acupuncture school)
• American Academy of Pain Management

• American Academy of Pain Management
• National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• National Acupuncture Detoxification Association
• National Acupuncture Alliance
• Southeast Acupuncture Association (Founder)
• Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine National Coalition

Don J. Thompson, L.Ac.

EDUCATION

LICENSES AND CREDENTIALS

• Board Certified in Acupuncture by the National Certifying Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
• Clean Needle Technique Course by Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• Virginia state acupuncture license
• Pennsylvania state acupuncture license
• South Carolina state acupuncture license
• Certificate, “Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams,”  National Institute of Health

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Founder of the Acupuncture Division, Department of Integrative Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 
• Private practice, Washington, DC,
• Private practice, Leesburg,VA                         

SOCIETIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association of Oriental Medicine

PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES

• The Role of Acupuncture in the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient, Adolescent Medicine Fellow Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, February 2002
• Acupuncture in the Treatment of Women’s Health Issues, Gillmore Women’s and Children’s Program, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2002.
• Complementary Medicine-Acupuncture and Herbal Medications in the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Patient and Family IBD Educational Conference, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, November 2002.
• Acupuncture for Pain Management, Pain Management : Strategies for the Professional Nurse, Carlow College Division of Nursing Conference, April 2003.
• Acupuncture for Pain and Chronic Illness, Gillmore Women’s and Children’s Program, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2004.

PUBLICATIONS

• The Role of Acupuncture in a Hospital Setting, Acupuncture Today, publication pending
• East Meets West: The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in The Treatment of GI Disease Gastroenterology Nursing, Volume 26, Number 6; November/December 2003