Biographies for 2009 Featured Speakers

Yuan Wang

Yuan Wang earned her Bachelor’s of Medicine from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1983 and her Master’s from Tianjin Institute of TCM.  During her time at Chengdu, Dr. Wang was a lecturer, researcher and physician-in charge for the Departments of Medicine, Kidney Diseases, Digestive Diseases, and the Research Institute of Blood Diseases at the Chengdu TCM Hospital. She also participated on research teams investigating stroke, cancer, diabetes, and menstrual disorders. In addition, she helped design course curricula and textbooks for the Chengdu University of TCM. In 1995, she moved to the United States. In 1997, she began teaching at the International Institute of Chinese Medicine, where she worked for five years. She is the author of the following articles: Etiology and Pathology of TCM, 1986, Peoples’ Press of Public Health, Beijing, China; Studies and Test Skills of TCM, a series of articles, 1987-1989. She also joined the editorial board of Great China Encyclopedia, Column of Medicine, 1989-1995.
  
Yuan Wang has been teaching Advanced Needle Techniques at PCOM since 2002.  She is very interested in difficult acupuncture needle techniques, such as scalp acupuncture, threading techniques, facial acupuncture, and ancient needle methods. She is an instructor for DAOM program at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine San Diego Campus. She assists Doctoral students design the A Capstone Project, including scalp acupuncture for post- stroke; electro - acupuncture; acupuncture for pain, etc.

Yuan Wang is writing a book "Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen" with Mika Ono, and Warren Sheir. Published by Da Capo Lifelong Publishing.

Yuan Wang is speaking on Friday.