Program Director
Neil R. Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), C.T. (Adv.), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM), Founder and Director of The Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture. Neil is a Worsley certified advanced teacher of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture and a practitioner with nearly 40 years of private practice experience. Neil holds three degrees from the College of Traditional Acupuncture (U.K.), and he participated for 10 years in the Master Apprentice Program™, led by Profs. J.R. & J.B. Worsley. Neil has taught at the USC and UCLA Schools of Medicine, the Worsley Institute of Classical Acupuncture, the Traditional Acupuncture Foundation, California Acupuncture College, Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine, and Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He has been a Professor at Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, YoSan University, and SAMRA University of Oriental Medicine. Neil is co-author of The Art of Practice Management for Acupuncture Health Care Practices, a frequent contributor to the California Journal of Oriental Medicine, and a distinguished columnist for Acupuncture Today. Neil maintains a full time practice in Santa Monica, CA. For more on Neil, read his full bio here.
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Eliot Ivanhoe, M.D., M.Ac. (U.K.), C.T. (A), Dipl. Ac., after completing his residency in neurology, began studying with Professor Worsley in 1979. He received his Masters Degree from the College of Traditional Acupuncture (U.K.) in 1987 and was involved for 9 years in the Master Apprentice Program. Dr. Ivanhoe maintains a private practice in Santa
Monica, CA.
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Andrea Hoffman Kachuck, MD, FAAP, DABMA, is a native Californian. She earned her B.A. in dance with a minor in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz and her medical degree from USC Keck School of Medicine. After completing her pediatric residency at LAC-USC Pediatric Pavilion followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilition, she practiced pediatric rehabilitation at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, and then went on to become the medical director of California Children Services (CCS) for Los Angeles County. Returning to her passion for a more holistic approach to the healing process--a passion developed during college and afterwards through her practice of Jin Shin Do Acupressure and through extensive travels in Indonesia, India, and Washington State--Andrea studied acupuncture first with Dr. Tusn Nun Lee at the Academy for Pain Research, and then with Dr. Joe Helms, through his Medical Acupuncture for Physicians course. Immediately after passing her Medical Acupuncture Boards in 2005, Andrea began to study Classical Five Element Acupuncture with Neil Gumenick. She currently teaches Introduction to Clinical Medicine at the USC Keck School of Medicine and maintains a private acupuncture practice for children and adults in Valley Village.
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Mary McCullough, B.S., MSOM, L.Ac., studied zoology and physiology at Grand Valley State University in Michigan and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1992. She has over 20 years experience in both patient care and management, and was Technical Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at UCLA Medical Center. She earned her MSOM degree in 2008 at Dongguk University Los Angeles, which included internship at Dongguk University, Ilsan Hospital in South Korea. Mary went on to teach acupuncture and herbology at the university while completing her post graduate studies at The Institute of Classical Five Element Acupuncture. She maintains a private practice in Santa Monica and Long Beach. |
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Nicole Glathe, LAc, Dipl.O.M., earned her BS in Biology with an emphasis in human physiology from University of California, San Diego. She then went on to study for her Masters in Chinese Medicine from Emperor’s College, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. While getting her masters, she also trained at the Institute of Classical Five Element Acupuncture and worked directly under Neil Gumenick as his clinical intern. She is a licensed acupuncturist by the California Acupuncture Board and a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine by the NCCAOM. She is currently a Doctoral Fellow at Emperor’s College and maintains private practice in West Los Angeles and Redondo Beach. |
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Lindsay Kohn, L.Ac. MSOM Lindsay completed her undergraduate degree in Religious Studies emphasizing in Southeast Asian Religions at UCSB in 2004. After college she spent years traveling the world (in particular Southeast Asia and India) while doing photography, hiking, studying meditation, and teaching qigong. She then attended AOMA in Austin, TX to study and receive her masters in Chinese Medicine, graduating in 2012. Directly after graduating, Lindsay began the Classical Five Element Acupuncture Program, while also starting up her own practice. Lindsay maintains a full practice and the only Classical Five Element Acupuncture clinic in Austin. |
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Hilary Skellon is President of the Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture (ITEA) where she previously served as Clinical Director, and Dean of Students She is responsible for all continuing education courses and also conducts all faculty training for ITEA. She holds three degrees and an advanced teaching credential from the College of Traditional Acupuncture (UK), awarded by her father, the late Professor J.R. Worsley. She began her practice at the College in 1982, served on the faculty beginning 1983 and became Acting Principal in 1991. She was awarded a Master Apprentice Certificate by Professor Worsley in 2000 and previously served on the faculty of WICA in Florida, the London Institute of Five-Element Acupuncture in England, The School of Five Element Acupuncture in London England, and the Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture in Los Angeles, CA. |
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