Curriculum Vitae
Education
NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE, Seattle, WA
Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2001
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, WI
Master of Arts, Japanese Literature, 1996
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hill, NC
Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Studies, 1992
Licensure and Memberships
Washington State Licensed East Asian Medicine Practitioner since 2001
Certified in Dry Needling - Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist
Certified in Sports Medicine Acupuncture
Certified in Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)
Certified Champion Performance Specialist
Washington East Asian Medicine Association
American Apitherapy Society
Puget Sound Beekeepers Association
Puget Sound Mycological Society
Clinical and Teaching Experience
10/2001 – Present
Acupuncturist/Herbalist in private practice
2010 - Present
Faculty, Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine
Instructor – tuina (traditional Chinese medical massage and manual therapy), trigger point therapy, Qigong and corrective exercise, orthopedic assessment and treatment, the treatment of traumatic injuries, musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology, acupuncture points and channels
Clinical supervisor for tuina, acupuncture and herb clinics
2020 - Present
Instructor, Myopain Seminars Dry Needling Courses
Working with Jan Dommerholt, PT, to develop and teach courses in dry needling specifically for acupuncturists, as well as assist with general dry needling courses for PTs and other medical professionals.
2018 - 2019
Sports Medicine Acupuncture Teaching Assistant
Teaching assistant for Matt Callison and Brian Lau in the Sports Medicine Acupuncture certification program.
2012-2015
Zhenggu Tuina Assistant Instructor
Assisted Tom Bisio and Frank Butler in teaching Zhenggu Tuina levels 1-4 in the US, Canada and France
2015
Guest Speaker, Fall Meeting of Washington State East Asian Medicine Association
Presented "When Good Muscles Go Bad: An Introduction to Trigger Point Theory and Practice."
Continuing Education
2015 - present
Sports Medicine Acupuncture - Matt Callison
343 hours of instruction in assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries, including postural and functional assessment, orthopedic and manual muscle testing, and the prescription of corrective exercise.
2016 - 2019
Dry Needling - Myopain Seminars
168 hours of instruction in assessment and treatment of trigger points using acupuncture needles
2019
Champion Performance Specialist Certification
24 hours of instruction in the assessment of global movement performance, and treatment utilizing manual therapy and corrective exercise.
2018
Cadaver Dissection - Todd Garcia and Matt Callison
35 hours of dissection of a complete, unpreserved human cadaver, from skin to bone, under the direction of Master Dissector Todd Garcia, through Matt Callison's Sports Medicine Acupuncture program.
Selective Functional Movement Assessment levels 1 & 2 - Grey Cook
30 hours of instruction in the assessment and treatment of global functional movement pathologies
Recent Advances in The Evidence-Based Evaluation and Treatment of the Shoulder - Mike Reinold, DPT
24 hours of instruction in the most recent approaches to the orthopedic evaluation and treatment of the shoulder.
2006-2015
Zhenggu Tuina - Tom Bisio and Frank Butler
250 hours of instruction in traditional Chinese manual therapy (tuina) including soft tissue massage, advanced joint mobilization, Qigong, sports medicine, the use of externally applied herbs, organ treatments, and orthopedic acupuncture needling techniques
2015
Total Body Balancing - Kerry D'Ambrogio
25 hours of instruction plus additional home study of an osteopathy-derived method of full body assessment and treatment using gentle oscillation and long-lever joint mobilizations
2011-2012
Neurofunctional Electrical Acupuncture - Dan Wunderlich
28 hours of instruction in the use of electroacupuncture to treat musculoskeletal conditions
2009-2010
Myofascial Pain Seminar Series - TherapyWorks/ Laurie Connolly
80 hours of instruction in manual trigger point therapy including an introduction to Myofascial Release and Craniosacral Therapy
2009
Visceral Manipulation 1 - Barral Institute
24 hours of instruction in the manual treatment of visceral (organ) restrictions
2004
Balance Method - Richard Tan
28 hours of instruction in the Balance Method of acupuncture