Eduardo grew up in a small city in Venezuela, home to Angostura Bitters (a medicinal tincture for stomach ailments designed in 1824). His broad experience in education includes K-12 substitute-teacher, 6th Grade teacher, and Education Coordinator at a private facility for…
Dr. Dorian G. Kramer DACM, L.Ac. is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine specializing in the treatment of psychiatric disorders with a focus on PTSD, CPTSD, DTD, somatoform disorders, addiction, chronic pain, & geriatrics.Dr. Kramer utilizes acupuncture, Chinese herbal…
Lisa graduated from Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in 2011, and subsequently attended Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine, earning a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in June 2021. Lisa has also provided…
Dr. Bi-Tao Lian (Becky) received her M.D. from Guangzhou Medical University. She has also studied for Advanced Acupuncture and Moxibustion at Guangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has studied Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Australasian College of Natural Therapies…
James “Jim” Brooks holds a BA in Psychology from the State University of NY at Albany, a Master of Social Work (MSW) also from SUNY Albany, and Master of Acupuncture and Certificate of Advanced Study in Chinese Herbal Medicine from…
Laisha has a long history with Dragon Rises College, including earning her Masters Degree, teaching, supervising in the clinic and working in administration, early on, as Registrar, Assistant to the Academic Dean and later as Clinic Director. She is a…
Shelby is a graduate of the University of Florida and American Sentinel University in Aurora, Colorado. Her interests include mental health, holistic health, and social justice. She is a nurse practitioner at the Helping Hands Clinic in downtown Gainesville. She…
Mary graduated from FSU with a BS in Biology in 1991, and from Nova Southeastern College of Pharmacy with her Pharm.D. in 1994. She has spent her career as both an active Pharmacist as well as Educator for over a…
Inspired by the events of 9/11, Melinda (Mindy) began a degreed career in EMS, first as an EMT in Nassau County Florida, then as a Critical Care Paramedic in Jacksonville. All this time she was training under Master Kam Lee…
Dr. Whyrick has been involved in the field of natural medicine since 1996. A history of chronic asthma led him to investigate alternative approaches to traditional western medicine for management of associated symptoms. In this search, he discovered detoxification and purification strategies…
Dr. Amanda J. Bilyk is a licensed Acupuncture Physician and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM), a Primary Care Physician in the State of Florida. Dr. Bilyk holds a Diplomate Certification in Oriental Medicine from the National Certification Commission…
Dr. Jessica Fritz, DACM, AP is a nationally board-certified and Florida licensed Acupuncture Physician and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She holds a doctorate from Pacific College of Health and Science and a master’s from the Academy of Oriental Medicine at…
Ricardo Morales has been in practice in Sarasota for over 19 years. He received his degree in Oriental Medicine from the East-West College of Natural Medicine, where he finished a private internship with Dr. Shan Liang (M.D., China). He later…
Dr. Scott Schulz began his journey in Chinese Medicine in 2007 and earned both a Masters andDoctorate degree from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Prior to that, his undergraduate andgraduate education was in the field of Biology from Southern and…
Dr. Banerjee continues to teach medicine and loves it and hopes to keep inspiring young people to be great doctors. Dr. Banerjee has been practicing and teaching Western Medicine in Universities in America for 40 years. He has been teaching…
Dr. Dumas is a Florida State-licensed and nationally-certified Acupuncture Physician and professor of Chinese medicine with over 20 years of involvement in the area of health and wellness. In her private practice, Acupuncture Healing Center, LLC, she heads a team…
Brandt Stickley is an Associate Professor in the College of Classical Chinese Medicine, National University of Natural Medicine, and a Visiting Professor at Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine, Pacific Rim College, Five Branches University, Academy of Chinese Culture and…