Whenever I have searched for a Physician or a Doctor for myself, or for my Children, my Grandchildren, my Parents, my Loved Ones, my Family, my friends, and as importantly, for my Patients, among my uppermost concerns are:  “are they truly knowledgeable in health care and medicine, skillful, with many years of Clinical Experience and do they have genuine compassion in their endeavor to help me or my Loved  Ones ?”.   As you know, all human life is very precious, sacred, worthy of dignity and respect; despite our many human imperfections, disorders or diseases.  Those of us in Health Care, no matter in what capacity, are also human, yet we always endeavor to help others in any way we can. My intention in Medicine is to help you, with the same endeavor, of holding myself to this same standard of care, as best as humanly possible.  I believe that we are in this world together, to help each other.

As a world, we have arrived upon a new century of “Integrative Medicine” that has been greatly encouraged and established by the World Health Organization, who mutually determines the International Standards & Guidelines in Medicine and Health Care.  At their “Traditional Medicine Global Summit” in August 2023, the WHO Director-General stated that “Traditional Medicine can play an important and catalytic role in achieving the goal of universal health coverage and meeting global health-related targets that were off-track even before the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,”.  He further stated that “Bringing traditional medicine into the mainstream of health care—appropriately, effectively, and above all, safely, based on the latest scientific evidence—can help bridge access gaps for millions of people around the world.  It would be an important step toward people-centered and holistic approaches to health and well-being.”

Some Highlights of my life endeavor to serve humanity, in Health Care & Medicine:

• Over 27 years of experience studying & clinically applying Natural Medicine & Integrative Medicine for the care of my Patients suffering from all types of Acute & Chronic Medical conditions; including those with complex or multiple disorders.
• Prior to those years, I performed research at Harvard University’s Medical Center in Cell & Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, with Dr. Debajit K. Biswas. Our work was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Cell Biology.
• Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and with a Masters of Science in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, from Bastyr University, Seattle, Washington.
• National Board Certification in Naturopathic Medicine by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE) and National Board Certification in Acupuncture by the NCCAOM.
• State Medical Board Licensure as a Doctor in Primary Care & Family Medicine in California and Washington State. Licensure in Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine in Washington State.
• 7 years as a Clinical Supervisor, training Medical Students, Medical Doctors & Surgeons, in Naturopathic Medicine, at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health, Seattle, Washington.
• Then for over 18 years, I went into private practice as a Primary Care & Family Medicine Physician, at Seattle Healing Arts Center, established by Dr. Fernando Vega, M.D.. Until recently, this was once the largest Integrative Medicine Center, in  Seattle, Washington, consisting of Medical Doctors & Surgeons, Naturopathic Physicians, Osteopathic Physicians, Chiropractors, Doctors in Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, and including care with Ayurveda, Psychotherapy, Physical Therapy and Naturopathic Midwifery.
• I am most honored and with joy to join the OC Whole Family Wellness medical group established by Dr. Julie Harden, N.D., L.Ac., in Laguna Hills, California.

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