Distinguished Alumni of Emperor’s College
Linda Allen
class of 1989
Producer of healing trips to Cuba for the Delegation on Natural Health, People and Global Citizens Commonwealth Club, World Affairs Council Circle and Deepak Chopra’s Journey to Healing.
Nathan Anderson
class of 2003
Dean of Clinical Education at the Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; Fellowship Faculty at the University of Arizona | Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.
Brendan Armm, DAOM
class of 2008 and 2005
Founder and medical director of Lotus East-West Medical Center, Santa Monica, California. MTOM and DAOM faculty member, Emperor’s College.
Gretchen Badami, DAOM
class of 2011 and 2014
Emperor’s College faculty member and former Associate Academic Dean, Emperor’s College.
Victoria Blake, RN
class of 2000
Coordinator for The Center for Health and Healing, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Patricia Fitzgerald, DAOM
class of 1991 and 2011
International lecturer; author of The Detox Solution, Illumination Press; wellness editor for Huffington Post.
Steve Given, DAOM
class of 1992
Dean of clinical education, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Associate dean of clinical education, AOM program, Bastyr University; Program director, DAOM program, Bastyr University.
Martin Herbkersman
class of 2003
Chairman, South Carolina Acupuncture Advisory Committee to the Board of Medical Examiners; vice president, State Affairs, American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Kyung Kim
class of 1987
Editor and translator, Oriental Medicine: A Modern Interpretation.
Starrie Lowe
class of 2000
Staff acupuncturist at UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.
Cathy Margolin
class of 2008
Founder and president, Pacific Herbs, author, and contributor to The Huffington Post.
Kevin McNamee, D.C.
class of 1987
Director of the California Health Institute and noted author of numerous research publications.
Neal Miller
class of 1987
President, Acupuncture and Integrated Medicine Specialists.
Jacques MoraMarco, DAOM, OMD
class of 2015
Academic Dean, Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine.
Will Morris, PhD, DAOM
class of 2006
President emeritus, AAAOM; President & CEO, Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin, Texas.
Jeannette Painovich, DAOM
class of 2000 and 2006
Director of acupuncture services at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, California.
Lucy Postolov
class of 1996
Staff acupuncturist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Teri Powers, DAOM
class of of 2000
Former President, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley, California. Current Campus Director, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, San Diego.
Naomi Richman
class of 2002
Founder of Bee Well Kidz in Los Angeles and Las Vegas; Member of the International Advisory Board for the Holistic Pediatric Alliance.
Z’ev Rosenberg
class of 1988
Herbal product designer, Alembic Herbals; Author of A Chinese Look at Western Pharmaceuticals.
Evan Ross
class of 2000
Complementary medicine adviser to National Brain Tumor Foundation; Board member, Center for Integrative Health, Medicine and Research; Member, Director’s Board for Acupuncture, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Ray Rubio, DAOM
class of 2006
Founder and director, American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM).
Christopher Ruth, DAOM
class of 2011 and 2014
DAOM Associate Dean, Emperor’s College.
Lisa Schwartz, MD
class of 2006
Former Medical Director, Integrative Medicine, Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center, Burbank, California.
Pedram Shojai
class of 2001
Founder and director, Well.org; Director, documentary Vitality, and the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Urban Monk.
Al Stone
class of 1995
Founder, Acupuncture.com.
Martina Strum
class of 2008
Acupuncturist, Steiner Leisure Limited, Princess Cruises Corporate Wellness Program.
Steven Tan, MD
class of 2002
Former chair, California Acupuncture Board; Founder and director, Integrative Institute for East-West Medicine, Beverly Hills, California.
Deborah Turner
class of 2003
Founder, Acupuncture Pilot Program, El Monte Police Department, California.
Tinh Vuong, OD
class of 2000
Associate Medical Director and Residency/Training Supervisor, Saban Community Clinic.
Katherine White, PhD
class of 1995
Former president, American University of Complementary Medicine, Los Angeles, California. Former academic dean, Samra University of Oriental Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Brad Whisnant, DAOM
class of 2011
Author of Mastering Tung Acupuncture – Distal Imaging for Fast Pain Relief.
many more coming soon!