Ted J. Kaptchuk is a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Harvard-wide Program in Placebo Studies and the Therapeutic Encounter (PiPS) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. As a leading figure in placebo studies, a scholar of East Asian medicine, …
Cody graduated from the acupuncture program at Swedish Institute in 2010, under the tutelage of Jeffery C. Yuen, an 88th generation Daoist priest. The program included the study of the complete channel system that includes the Sinew, Luo, Primary, Divergent and Eight Extraordinary channels. After graduation Cody continued his studies with Dr. Yuen in Chinese …
Sarica Cernohous is a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, practitioner of Japanese acupuncture and LED light therapy, and the author of The Funky Kitchen, a primer on the importance and practical aspects of traditional food preparation, with its accompanying course, Fresh, Fun and Flavorful in The Funky Kitchen. She is a coach for Metabolic …
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Adam graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine San Diego in 2011, and has been in private practice ever since. In 2016 he became the Department Head and Lead Instructor of the Asian Healing Arts Department at IPSB. He is honored and excited to now be teaching at PCOM San Diego. As a young child …
Carey S. Clark, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, has been a nurse since 1994, with a wide practice background including experience within the acute care setting, pediatrics, hospice care, and parish nursing. Dr. Clark is an Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Maine at Augusta, and she has over 30 publications in journals such as …
Dr. Denise Foster, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, has practiced professional nursing for over 35 years. Beginning at the bedside in orthopedic and critical care, she transitioned to home health, where she began to recognize the benefits of medical marijuana when the HIV/AIDS epidemic swept the nation in the 1980s. Recognizing that the use of medical …
Dr. Vanessa Vartolo, a native New Yorker, earned her Masters of Science degree from PCOM’s New York campus and Doctoral degree from PCOM’s San Diego campus. She has been a faculty member at the New York campus since 2014 and currently serves as the Chair of the Hiring and Promotion Committee. She has maintained a …
Dr. Guptha has more than 40 years of combined experience as a practicing physician, a scientist in academia/industry/regulatory agencies and an educator in Medical School, Royal college and Universities globally. His specialization is cardiology; nephrology, lipids, diabetes, thrombosis, drug eluting stents and asthma/COPD since graduating in 1976. He is an independent consultant and educator and …
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Dr. Aïcha Sebaa holds undergraduate training in Environmental Design with an emphasis in Public Health & Epidemiology from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Sebaa graduated from PCOM’s post-graduate DAOM program. Her capstone project evaluated in vivo sun protection factor analysis of a custom-formulated sunscreen emulsion containing a mixture of Chinese botanical and natural ingredients. She completed …
Dr. Grieve holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northwestern University of Health Sciences (NUHS) and a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in community health from the University of Illinois – Chicago. He is an instructor with the clinical sciences and research departments at NUHS and teaches Preventive Medicine and Public Health at …