Kiiko Matsumoto

Kiiko Matsumoto, LAc, is a world-renowned acupuncturist and teacher, best known for her ability to integrate the work of Japanese masters such as Master Nagano, Master Kawai, and Dr. Manaka into a coherent and clinically effective style. She is co-director of the KINKO Psychiatric Hospital in Yokohama City, Japan, researching and treating depression using Master […]

Andrew Nugent-Head

Andrew Nugent-Head, founder and president of the Association for Traditional Studies, moved to China in 1986 to study Chinese medicine, internal cultivation practices, and martial arts. He was privileged to learn in a traditional manner from the last generation of practitioners born and educated prior to the arrival of communism in 1949, one of the […]

Kenneth Khensu Carter

Dr. Kenneth “Khensu” Carter is the current President of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) with many years as a NADA Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (ADS) and then a NADA Registered Trainer. He began his comprehensive acupuncture education–as a rising 3rd-year medical student in 1982 at Lincoln Detox under the tutelage of Mr. Carlos Alverez, Mr. […]

Felice Dunas

Felice Dunas began her studies in 1970, before acupuncture colleges or a profession existed outside Asian communities in the U.S.  Serving as an apprentice to noted Japanese and Korean practitioners provided Dunas with unique insights into the ever-changing face of Chinese medicine as it transformed into a viable profession. She devoted 25 years to building the profession in […]

Jeremy Pulsifer

Dr Jeremy Pulsifer is a licensed acupuncturist, as well as a skilled herbalist. Dr. Pulsifer has been in private practice in Union Square, as well as a professor and supervisor at the prestigious Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, for over a decade. Adept at treating a wide range of health concerns, he has had tremendous […]

Marilyn Allen

With an MS in management and administration from Pepperdine University, Marilyn Allen is an expert in practice-building, office management, marketing, and professional ethics and jurisprudence. In addition to teaching the Practice Management class at Pacific College, Marylin has also been the editor of Acupuncture Today since 1999. Marilyn serves as the Public Relations and Marketing […]