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

Experience
1977 - Present, Private Practice Columbia, SC
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

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

Board and Committee Positions - Current and Past
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

Exam Administrator and Examiner
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

Publications
Effect of Acupuncture Administered in a Group Setting on Pain and Subjective Peripheral Neuropathy, Currently in publication.

Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 6th Edition, Chapter author: Six Diverse Acupuncture Techniques Useful in Pain Management, 2002, Chapter 48, Pages 603-613, CRC Press, LLC, Boca Raton, Fla.

Effects of Individualized Acupuncture on Sleep Quality in HIV Disease, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2001, Vol. 12,#1 Pages 9-21.

Editor: Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncturists - Guidelines and Standardsfor the Clean and Safe Clinical Practice of Acupuncture 4th Edition, 1995, National Acupuncture Foundation, Washington, D.C.

Editor: Points2001- A Comprehensive Acupuncture Textbook/Manual of the 20th Century, 1976, Hundred Talents Press, China Acupuncture and Moxibustion Supply Co., Ltd. Taipei, Taiwan.

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, S.C.

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.

Faculty and Teaching Positions - Current and Past
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

Professional Associations
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