Organizing Committee Member
Jingduan Yang
President & Founder
American Institute for Clinical Acupuncture
USA
Biography
Dr. Yang is the president and founder of American Institute for Clinical Acupuncture which is dedicated to educate and train physicians and other healthcare professionals on clinical acupuncture and ancient Chinese medicine. A foremost expert in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Yang draws upon a strong foundation that incorporates a solid understanding of Chinese medicine coupled with a distinguished medical education. Dr. Yang is the author of Facing East that introduces wisdom of Chinese medicine on health of mind, body and spirit for modern age. A board-certified psychiatrist and fifth-generation teacher and practitioner of Chinese medicine, Dr. Yang was trained in neurology and psychiatry at the prestigious Fourth Military Medical University in Xian and WHO Collaborative Center of Mental Health in Shanghai, China. He was a visiting research fellow in clinical psychopharmacology at Oxford University; psychiatry resident at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and Integrative medicine fellow in University of Arizona led by Dr. Andrew Weil. He is the director of the Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture Program at the Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, as well as an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital. Dr. Yang is also part of the faculty at the Integrative Medicine Center of the University of Arizona. In addition to his vast academic achievements, he is a board member of the International Organization of Integrative Mental Health.
Research Area
Integrative medicine, Acupuncture, Clinical psychopharmacology, Chinese herbal medicine, Neuro-emotional technique, Nutritional & Dietary consultation, Psychotherapy and Medication management