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JAMES
EUGENE WILLIAMS
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Licensed Acupuncturist, California Acupuncture Physician, Florida Board Certified Naturopathic Physician Nationally Board Certified in Chinese Herbology Poet, Physician, Photographer, And Visionary Philosopher Dr. Williams has over twenty years of professional experience in Oriental and Natural Medicine. He is in private practice in Encinitas, California, with an emphasis on antiaging medicine, natural hormone replacement therapies, and immune enhancement. He is the author of several academic papers published in Europe, North America, Cuba, and Mexico. He is a frequent speaker on natural therapies and integrated medicine, including continuing medical education courses and grand rounds to physicians, medical groups, and hospitals, and has appeared on several radio and television programs. He has been a consultant to several leading hospitals and medical groups, including Scripps Memorial Hospital.In addition to natural medicine, Dr. Williams has traveled extensively in Alaska, China, Mexico, and South America, where he spends time in wild nature studying ethnobotony and indigenous healing practices. He is also a published poet: with credits in Mexico, Peru, England, as well as the United States. His non-fiction works include subjects as diverse as Siberian Eskimo drumming and Mexican curanderismo. He is also an accomplished nature photographer. He has studied meditation, Chi Gong, Tai Chi, and other transpersonal practices for thirty years, and is considered an advanced practitioner of these internal arts.
National Board Certified in Chinese Herbology (NCCA) 1994 Licensed Acupuncture Physician (A.P.): Florida, 1995 National Board Certified Naturopathic Physician (ANMA): 1997 Doctor of Oriental Medicine (O.M.D.): Sino-American University of Oriental Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 1986 Post-Graduate Clinical Tutorial and Rotations: Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai, China, 1987 Diploma in Acupuncture: California Acupuncture College, San Diego, California, 1983 (honors graduate) University of California: neurosciences, physiology, nutrition, and Chinese studies, San Diego and Berkeley, 1980-1991 Sierra College: anatomy, 1978 Mira Costa College: medical terminology, 1979 University of Costa Rica: natural history and anthropology, 1968 University of Alaska: wildlife biology and anthropology, 1967 - 1970 December 1983 - July 1985 February 1984 - July 1985 November 1984 - July 1985 August 1985 - July 1987 September 1985 - December 1989 January 1990 - November 1995 September 1993 - May 1998 September 1996-Present April 1982 - December 1985 Founding Faculty Member & Chair of Chinese Herbal Medicine Department, also curriculum development committee and examining committee: California Acupuncture College, San Diego December 1983 - July 1985 California Acupuncture College: clinical supervisor and instructor, San Diego December 1984 - 1990 University of Humanistic Studies: instructor of clinical evaluation skills and clinical nutrition, San Diego September 1988 - December 1991 Pacific College of Oriental Medicine: Chairman of Chinese Medicine Department and Clinical Supervisor, San Diego January 1994 - Present Scripps Memorial Hospital: Eastern Exercises and Meditation for Stroke Recovery, S.T.A.R. (stroke treatment and recovery) Program, La Jolla November 1991 - Present Founder: Institute for Asian Medicine and Philosophy, state approved continuing education provider offering post-graduate training programs in advanced topics in naturopathic and Oriental medicine: Chinese Herbal Medicine: A Textbook of Prescription Principles, Shen: The Spirit as the basis of Acupuncture, Institute for Asian Medicine and Philosophy 1991. Chinese Concept of Vital Fire, Inst Asian Med Phil 1992. An Shen San Xhing Fa: A Modem Method of Treatment for Soothing the Nerves using a 3-point Triangle Pattern, Inst Asian Med Phil 1992. Treatment of Heart and Spirit, Inst Asian Med Phil 1992. Methodology and Treatment: Herbal Prescriptions Corresponding to the Eight Methods, Journal of Chinese Medicine, no. 39, May 1992 Liver and Gall Bladder Damp Heat Syndrome: A Case Study of Benign Nonspecific Liver Dysfunction with Abnormal Enzyme Profile, American Journal of Acupuncture, vol. 3, 1992 The Treatment of Liver Patterns: Modern and Traditional Principles and Methodologies with Corresponding Formulas, The Journal of Chinese Medicine, no. 43, Sept.1993 Directions of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in America, CAAOM Bulletin, Jan./Feb.1995.Case Studies on the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: An Integrated Approach Using Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, American Journal of Acupuncture, 1998; 26(4): 241-250. Non-Fiction & PoetryLight From A Far Distance: non-fiction ethnographic and autobiographical account of life with the Siberian Eskimo of St. Lawrence Island, unpublished, 1994 Dancing Dreams, Drumming Life, Winter Dances on St. Lawrence Island, Shaman's Drum, No. 46, Fall 1997. Rosas y Chiles Rojos, collection of bilingual poetry, Madre de la Tierra Press, 1998. Rosas y Chiles Rojos, collection of bilingual poetry, Madre de la Tierra Press, 1998. Rosas y Chiles Rojos, collection of bilingual poetry, Madre de la Tierra Press, 1998. Rosas y Chiles Rojos, collection of bilingual poetry, Madre de la Tierra Press, 1998. Rosas y Chiles Rojos, collection of bilingual poetry, Madre de la Tierra Press, 1998. Rosas y Chiles Rojos, collection of bilingual poetry, Madre de la Tierra Press, 1998. collection of bilingual poetry, Madre de la Tierra Press, 1998. Professional Affiliations and Involvement Oriental Healing Arts Institute American Society of AcupuncturistsThe Start Group, The Institute for Traditional Medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital: Board Member Rehabilitation Community Advisory Board, La Jolla, California, 1993 to 1996 Mission Bay Hospital, San Diego: Development of Policy and Procedures for Acupuncturists, 1993Scripps Hospital Encinitas, CA: Development of Policy and Procedures for Acupuncturists and advisor for the development of alternative medicine department, 1994 Center for Oriental Medicine Research and Education: Board Member, 1995Society for Integrative Medicine Alternative Medicine Review, A Journal of Clinical
Therapeutics: Editorial America Association for the Advancement of Science California Association of Naturopathic Physicians American Naturopathic Medicine Association Research Experienceback to top Holographic Psycho-Energetic Therapy: Holographic Psycho-Energetic Therapy: A Prospectus on Transpersonal Therapy Facilitated by Acupuncture, under Steven Goldstein, Ph. D., 1989 Holographic Psycho-Energetic Therapy: A Prospectus on Transpersonal Therapy Facilitated by Acupuncture, under Steven Goldstein, Ph. D., 1989 A Prospectus on Transpersonal Therapy Facilitated by Acupuncture, under Steven Goldstein, Ph. D., 1989 Acupuncture and Herbal Treatments: An Exploratory Study of Selected Menopausal Symptoms, under direction by Lori Futterman, Ph.D. and Carolyn Ross, M.D. 1994 Selected Professional Presentationsback to top
Menopause in the 90's: An Expanded View Menopause in the 90's: An Expanded View - Mercy Hospital, San Diego, January 1994 Menopause in the 90's: An Expanded View - Mercy Hospital, San Diego, January 1994 - Mercy Hospital, San Diego, January 1994 From Ancient Cure to High Tech - Mercy Hospital, August 1994 Clinical Acupuncture: An Overview - Balboa
Naval Hospital, San Diego Alternative Treatment for Stroke Recovery - Scripps Hospital, La Jolla and Encinitas 1993 An Integrated Approach to the Treatment of Connective Tissue Disease - Sharp's Hospital, Arthritis Foundation, Feb. 1995 Alternative Medicine - Pomerado Hospital, Oct. 1994 Alternative Medicine - Pomerado Hospital, Oct. 1994 Alternative Medicine - Pomerado Hospital, Oct. 1994 Alternative Medicine - Pomerado Hospital, Oct. 1994 Alternative Medicine - Pomerado Hospital, Oct. 1994 Alternative Medicine - Pomerado Hospital, Oct. 1994 Pomerado Hospital, Oct. 1994 Acupuncture Clinical Research: The Outcome Study - California Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Expo'95, Berkeley, CA Oct. 95 Topics in Alternative and Complementary Medicine for the
Physician: Understanding Herbal Therapies - Mercy Hospital, category I, CME
course, Transitions in Health Care: Pharmacological
Effects of Herbs - 19th Annual Educational Conference, California Coalition
of Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Use of Herbal Medicines in Primary Care - Tri-City Medical Center, Mar. 1996 Alternative Treatment of Minor Viral and Bacterial Infectious Conditions - University of San Diego, Nurse Practitioner Program, April, 1996 Herbal Medicine - Continuing Medical Education Seminar, San Diego State University Student Health Services, May 1996 Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine - Department of Medicine, Scripps Memorial Hospital, June 1996 Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine - Department of Medicine, Scripps Memorial Hospital, June 1996 Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine - Department of Medicine, Scripps Memorial Hospital, June 1996 Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine - Department of Medicine, Scripps Memorial Hospital, June 1996 Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine - Department of Medicine, Scripps Memorial Hospital, June 1996 Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine - Department of Medicine, Scripps Memorial Hospital, June 1996 - Department of Medicine, Scripps Memorial Hospital, June 1996 The Use of Herbal Medicines in Primary Care - Nurse Practitional Associates for Continuing Education: National Primary Care Conference, San Diego, February 1997 Herbal Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders - County of San Diego Department of Mental Health Services, category I CME course, June 1997. Sustainable Medicine: Emergence and Vision - Ethics and The Culture of Development, Building a Sustainable Economy, Havana, Cuba, June 1998. Integrated Medicine: A Rational Approach to Natural Therapies - Instituto Nacional de Oncologia y Radiobiologia, Havana, Cuba, June 1998. Treatment of Menopausal Complaints through the Integration of Western and Eastern Medicine, and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus, An Integrated Approach Using Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture - The First International Congress of the North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Commission, Acapulco, Mexico, October, 1998. Ethnography and Ethnobotonical Studies Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, Dec. 1967-June 1968: adopted by and lived among the Siberian Eskimos. Osa Penisula, Costa Rica, Nov. 1968-Oct. 1969: ethnography, ethnobotony, and herpetology in the Pacific coastal rainforest. Mexican Curanderismo, 1978-present: ongoing dialogue and observation of healing rituals and ethnobotony (Zapotec indigenous peoples of the Oaxacan highlands, urban Curanderismo in Southern California.) Amazonian ethnobotony, Dec.-Jan. 1996/7: certificate of research, Isula Biological Reserve, Upper Amazon near Iquitos, Peru.
Dr. Williams Speaking and Appearance Calendar Fall/Winter 1999 & Spring 2000 back to topTelevision and Radio The Nature of Health, KCEO, AM1000, San Diego County, CA: 9-11 AM Dr. Williams appears regularly on this radio program and will provide dates as they become available. (760) 944-9629. SATURDAY, APRIL 8, on NATURAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT AND ANTI-AGING Alternative Medicine Hour, BLAB TV, Sarasota and neighboring counties, Florida: viewed Sunday evenings at 7 PM. I will be taped on October 7, speaking on anti-aging and the immune system. (941) 906-7770. Grand Rounds Balboa Naval Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, August 13, 10 AM-12:30 PM: A Review of Over the Counter Botanicals and Nutrients Used By Patients for the Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders. Continuing Education Seminars The Academy of Chinese Healing Arts, Sarasota, Florida, Saturday, October 9, 6 units: Integrated Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus, A TCM-Western Approach. (941) 955-4456, web site: www.acha.net Poetry Readings Sunday, July 11 Montezuma Books, Chula Vista, CA Saturday, August 21 El Mundo Del Tango, Nuevo Tango Poems, 8PM: Saturday, April 29, 2000 - El Mundo Del Tango. www.elmundodeltango.com |Home| |Links| |Publications/Newsletters| |Practice Information| |Goals| |
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