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JOHN J. B. ALLEN, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychology University ofArizona Tucson, Arizona W. JUMBE ALLEN, LAc Private Practice Oakland, California STEPHEN BIRCH, PhD, LAc (USA), FNAAOM President Stichting (Foundation) for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine (STEAM) Amsterdam, The Netherlands JUNE BRAZIL, Dipl Ac, PDM, LAc, FNAAOM Deceased ZOE BRENNER, MAc, LAc, Dipl Ac, Dipl CH, FNAAOM Faculty Traditional Acupuncture Institute Columbia, Maryland JAMES C. BUTLER-ARKOW, MA, Dipl Ac, LAc Private Practice Arlington, Virginia BRYN CLARK, MAc, LAc, Dipl Ac, Dipl CH, CMT, FNAAOM Faculty, Herb Program Academy for Five Element Acupuncture Halendale, Florida; Herb Program Traditional Acupuncture Institute Columbia, Maryland; Secretary, Association for Professional Acupuncture Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SUSAN CUSHING, LAc Asari Acupuncture Clinic Reedsburg, Wisconsin DAVID L. DIEHL, MD, FACP Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology NYU School of Medicine New York, New York PETER ECKMAN, MD, PhD, MAc (UK), FNAAOM Private Practice San Francisco, California JEAN EDELEN Management Consultant Freelance Writer Alexandria, Virginia MITRA C. EMAD, PhD Assistant Professor Cultural Studies Program, Department of Sociology/Anthropology University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, Minnesota ROBERT L. FELT, BA Publisher Paradigm Publications Brookline, Massachusetts JINGYUN GAO, BS, OMD, LAc Chairperson Department of Acupuncture Maryland Institute ofTraditional Chinese Medicine Bethesda, Maryland; Private Practice Washington, DC v
VI Contributors ALISON GOULD, MSc Northern College ofAcupuncture York, England United Kingdom JANE A. GRISSMER, MAc Senior Faculty Tai Sophia Institute Columbia, Maryland; Director, Crossings: A Center for the Healing Traditions Takoma Park, Maryland RICHARD HAMMERSCHLAG, PhD Research Director Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Portland, Oregon MARTHA HARE, PhD Senior Health Research Scientist Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation Battelle Memorial Institute Arlington, Virginia PAULETTE C. HILL, MD, MPH, MAc Primary Care Physician and Acupuncturist Sinai Hospital Addiction and Recovery Program Baltimore, Maryland LONNY S. JARRETT, MAc, LAc, FNAAOM Private Practice Spiritpasspress.com Stockbridge, Massachusetts KIM A. JOBST, MB, BS, MA, DM, MFHom, MRCP Consultant Physician and Medical Homeopath Visiting Professor of Healthcare and Integrated Medicine Oxford Brooks University Oxford, England United Kingdom CAROL KARl, RN, MAc, LAc Traditional Acupuncture Bethesda, Maryland DAN KENNER, PhD, LAc Board of Directors Meiji College of Oriental Medicine Berkeley,California HAIYANG LI, LAc, OMD Faculty Maryland Institute ofTraditional Chinese Medicine Bethesda, Maryland PAULETTE McMILLAN, LAc, Dipl Ac, Dipl CH, RD,LN Faculty Maryland Institute ofTraditional Chinese Medicine; Center for Acupuncture and Complementary Healing Bethesda, Maryland BARBARA B. MITCHELL, JD, LAc Executive Director Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance; Co-Chair, North American Council ofAcupuncture and Oriental Medicine Olalla, Washington MARGARET A. NAESER, PhD, LAc, Dipl Ac Neuroimaging/Aphasia Research VABoston Healthcare System; Research Professor of Neurology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts MICHAEL A. PHILLIPS, MAc, LAc Faculty Traditional Acupuncture Institute Columbia, Maryland ROSA N. SCHNYER, Dipl Ac, LAc SeniorResearch Associate Department of Psychology University ofArizona Tucson, Arizona MICHAEL O. SMITH, MD, Dr Ac Director Lincoln Hospital Recovery Center Bronx, New York; Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry Cornell Medical College New York, New York VALENTIN TUREANU, MD Obstetrician/Gynecologist Toronto, Ontario LUMINITA TUREANU, MD Obstetrician/Gynecologist Toronto, Ontario