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Dr. Ruiquan Li, Ph.D., L. Ac., O. M. D., Dipl. Ac. & C. H., Prof.

● Strong professional background, 30 years of clinic practice and international university teaching experience in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. Highly evaluated clinical and teaching skills.

● Mentored by and worked with nationally renowned Chinese doctors, Ophthalmologists and acupuncturists Dr. Ming Fang Wang, Dr. Ping Zheng Liao, Dr. Ya Ping Deng and Dr. Tong Jiao Sun for 18 years.

● Doctorate Degree of Medicine in Ophthalmology and Acupuncture of Chinese Medicine with 10 years of full-time medical education. First person ever in China to be awarded a Ph. D. Degree in TCM Ophthalmology. 

● Head and Chief Researcher of national and provincial key research projects. Numerous research papers in Acupuncture and Herbology published in national professional medical magazines. International, national, state prizes awarded.   

Education

Sept. 1991---July 1994: 

Doctor Degree of Medicine (Ph.D.) Awarded
Major in Ophthalmology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM.)
Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, PRC.

I was the first person ever in China to be awarded a Ph. D. Degree of Ophthalmology in TCM ( Traditional Chinese Medicine) .

3-years Doctoral program involving the following subjects:

Courses (1200 hours):
Ophthalmology of western medicine ● Ophthalmology of TCM. ● Therapy of acupuncture & moxibustion in ophthalmology of TCM. ● Internal medicine of TCM. ●Neuro-ophthalmology ● Advanced immunology●Immuno-ophthalmology● Advanced pathlogy of ophthalmology ● Revaluation of science & technology ● English language ● Japanese language ● Anatomy of eye, ear, nose and throat ● Principles of ophthalmology of TCM. ● Classics of ophthalmology of TCM.● Advanced diagnostics of ophthalmology of TCM. ● Classics of TCM

Teaching practice (120 hours)

Internship & Clinical practice (1500 hours)

Research program (1500 hours): Experimental research on prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy by nourishing Liver and Kidney, promoting blood circulation to remove stasis with Chinese medicine” (GRANT Funded by: Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Administration, PRC.)

Sept. 1987---July1990: 

Master Degree of Medicine Awarded

Major in Ophthalmology and Acupuncture of TCM.
Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, PRC.

3-years Master program involving the following subjects:

Courses (2260 hours)

Chinese Medicine Courses: Ophthalmology of TCM. ● Acupuncture & Moxibstion ● Advanced internal medicine of TCM ● Toporaphic anatomy     ●Eye anatomy ● Eye surgery ● Variety schools of TCM. ● Therapeutics of acupuncture & moxibustion in ophthalmology of TCM ●Ancient Chinese language 

Western Medicine Courses: Immunology of eye diseases ● Pharmacology of ophthalmology ● Electrophysiology of the visual function ● Western medicine ophthalmology ●Mathematical statistics & fuzzy mathematics ● Basic computer languages and program designs ● Retrieve and use of literature of science and technology ● Dialectics of nature ● Scientific socialism ● English language

Teaching practice (100 hours)

Internship and clinic practice (800 hours)

Research program (1200 hours): Experiment and clinical research on the cell’s immune function of the Kidney deficient pattern rats and patients (GRANT Funded by: Sichuan Provincial Administration of TCM. PRC.)

Jan. 1978---Jan. 1982: 
         
Bachelor Degree of Medicine Awarded
      Major in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
      Luzhou University of Medicine, Lizhou, China

4-years Bachelor program involving the following subjects:
     
Chinese Medicine Courses:  Chinese medicine fundamentals ● Five elements theory ● TCM philosophy ● Chinese medical terminology ● Chinese medicine history ● Ancient Chinese medical language ● Classics of TCM ● Various Schools’ theories of TCM ● Acupuncture anatomy ● Acu-points location I, II, III  ● Acupuncture therapeutics ● Acupuncture Technique I, II, III, IV ● Chinese medical diagnosis ● Internal medicine of TCM ● Surgery of TCM ●Dermatology of TCM ● Pediatrics TCM ● Gynecology & of TCM  ● Orthopedics & Traumatology of TCM ● Ophthalmology of TCM ●Chinese herb medicine I, II, III, IV ● Chinese medical prescriptions I, II, II ● Chinese medical nutrition● Synopsis of prescriptions of The Golden Chamber ● Treatise on Exogenous febrile diseases ●Treatise on Epidemic febrile diseases● Yellow emperor’s internal medicine● Rehabilitation of TCM ● Oi gong ● Tai ji quan

Western Medicine Courses: Human anatomy ● Microscopic anatomy  ● Histology ● Embryology ● Immunology ● Chemistry ●Biochemistry ●Physiology ● Pathology ● Diagnostic methods ● Differential diagnosis    ● Diagnosis and symptomology ● Lab diagnosis ● Clinic X-ray● Nutrition        ● Clinic pharmacology ● Emergency care ● Microbiology infectious diseases    ● Internal medicine I, II, III, IV● Surgery I, II, III ● Gynecology & Obstetrics I, II, III ● Pediatrics● Clinic electrophysiology ● Clinic observation ● English language

Internship (1 year): In the affiliated teaching hospital of Luzhou University of Medicine and Rongxian County Hospital, participating in the practices in the departments of Internal medicine, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, E.N.T., Orthopedics & Traumatology, Surgery, and Herbal Pharmacy.

Professional Experiences
    
May 1998---Present:
                   
● State Board Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist
    
● Diplomate, Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist (The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, NCCAOM)
   
● Private practice: 
Healing Power Chinese Acupuncture
18377 Beach Blvd., Suite 104
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
        
Emphasis on:
● Eye diseases (● Acute conjuctivitis ● Aged macular degeneration             ● Blurred  vision ● Birdshot retinochoroidopathy, ● Cataract ● Central serous retinopathy ● Central retinal artery / vein occlusion ● Color blindness ● Diabetic retinopathy ● Double vision● Dry eyes ● Herpes simplex keratitis ● High blood pressure retinopathy ● Glaucoma ● Optic neuritis ● Optic atrophy ● Paralytic strabismus ● Retina pigment degeneration ● Sclerosis ● Uveitis ● Youth myopia / Lazy eyes etc.)       ● Stress, metal-emotional problems ● Fatigue ● Digestive disorders ● Allergies ● Addiction ● Women’s health (Menstrual cramps, PMS, Irregular periods, Menopause, Mood Swings, and Infertility)diseases ● Andrological problems        ● Dermatological diseases (Neurodermatitis ● Acne ● Eczema ● Psoriasis )     ● Muscle, nerve and joint pain care (Tennis elbow, Golf elbow, Frozen shoulder syndrome, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Sciatica, Foot and heel pain, Meniscus injury and post-surgical rehabilitation)

Utilizing: Acupuncture, ear-acupuncture, acu-pressure, Chinese herbal medicine, electric stimulation, cupping therapy, moxibustion, and scraping therapy in treatment.
                               
● Professor, Clinic Supervisor: Samra University of Oriental Medicine，Los Angeles, CA

● Professor: Southern California University of Health Sciences --- College of Acupuncture  & Oriental Medicine

  Professor in Master’s Program of Acupuncture in both English and Chinese language sections. Courses taught included: ● Ophthalmology of Traditional Chinese Medicine ● Chinese Medical Diagnosis ● Chinese Medical Differentiation ● Chinese Medical Terminology ● Zangfu Syndroms I and II        ● Fundamentals of TCM. ● Five Elements ● Acupuncture Techniques I, II, and III ● Introduction to Acupuncture I and II ● Introduction to Chinese Herbology         ● Chinese Herbology I, II, III, and IV ● Formula & Strategies I, II, III, and IV           ● Observation I and II (Pre-clinic Training) ● Clinic Seminar (Case Study).
  
Acupuncturist, Oriental Medicine Doctor and Clinic Supervisor in Samra University Teaching Clinic. Supervising 10 -30 interns and observers and seeing 20 – 40 patients in 8-16 hours per week.

Oct. 1996---July 1997:
        
Associate Professor, Chief Physician and Researcher: Full-time faculty member in Chengdu University of TCM., Chengdu, PRC.
      
Associate Professor in Master and Bachelor program. Classes to teach including: ● Basic Theory of Ophthalmology of TCM. ● Diagnostics of ophthalmology of TCM. ● Clinical Ophthalmology of TCM. ● Eye anatomy         ● Eye surgery ● Therapeutics of Ophthalmology with Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Each class about 40 - 50 students.

Chief Physician and Supervisor in Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM. Supervising 20- 40 students a week, seeing about 30-60 patient per week.

Chief Researcher in Ophthalmology Laboratory of the school. Acting as head and chief researcher of many national and provincial, and county’s key research projects. Emphasis on the experimental and clinic research of treating inner-ocular bleeding problems with Acupuncture and Chinese herb medicine. 
                                      
Sept.1987---Sept.1996: 

Lecturer, Physician in Charge and Researcher: Chengdu University of TCM. Chengdu, PRC.

Lecturer in Bachelor and Master Program. Classes to teach including: ● Therapeutics of Ophthalmology of TCM. & West Medicine ● Basic Theory of Ophthalmology of TCM. ● Diagnostics of Ophthalmology of TCM. ● Internal Medicine of TCM.

Physician in Charge and Supervisor in Teaching Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM.
      Supervising about 10-20 students, seeing about 40-50 in and out-patients per week.

Researcher in Ophthalmology Laboratory of the university. Researches involving experimental and clinic research of Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine treatment on eye problems with Liver and Kidney deficiency patterns, treatment on diabetic retinopathy and treatment on eye problems with deficient immune function

Jan.1982---Augest.1987:

Assistant Lecturer, Resident Physician and Researcher: Full-time faculty member in Luzhou Medical University, Luzhou, PRC.
    
Assistant Lecturer: Classes to teach including: ● Fundamentals of TCM.   ● Diagnostics of TCM. ● Chinese Herbology I, II, III, IV ● Acupuncture and Moxibustion ● Internal Medicine of TCM ● Various Schools’ theories of TCM. Each class about 50- 60 students.

Resident Physician and Supervisor in Teaching Hospital of Luzhou Medical University Supervising about 30-40 students and seeing about 120 in and out-patients per week

Researcher: Laboratory and clinical researching in gynecological problems, diseases in blood circulative system and pain syndrome.

Professional Memberships
    
● Official Member: California Acupuncture Medial Association, USA.
● Committee Member: The Academic Research Committee of Ph. D of TCM. China, PRC.
● Committee Member: The Diabetes’ Special Academic Committee of TCM. Sichuan Branch of China, PRC.
● Official Member: China Association of Integrated Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Western Medicine, PRC.
 ● Official Member:  China Association of Natural Sciences, PRC.

Major Researches, Awards and Publications

1. Golden Prize: Award for outstanding contributing to the distribution and development of integrated medicine in the world, Awarded by the 9-th International Conference of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, Los Angeles, July, 1997

2. Award: 1995’s Scientific and Technological Progress Rewards of TCM. Of Sichuan Province for the project of “Research on prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy by nourishing Liver and Kidney, promoting blood circulation to remote stasis”. Awarded by Sichuan Provincial Administration of TCM. PRC.  

3. Award: 1995’s Scientific & Technological Progress Rewards of Chengdu County for the project of “ Research on prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy with You Tang Ming of Chinese herbal formula ”. Awarded by the Government of Chengdu County, PRC.

4. Research Project: Experimental and clinical research on treatment of diabetic retinopathy with You Tang Ming of Chinese herb formula (GRANT Funded by: The National Ninth-Five-Year Key Projects Foundation of China, PRC.)

5. Research Project: Experiment and clinical research on prevention and treatment of diabetic cataract by nourishing Liver and Kidney, promoting blood circulation to improve visual acuity (GRANT Funded by: The National Administration of TCM. PRC.)

6. Research Project: Research on the diabetic lesion of visual pathway, and its prevention, treatment by nourishing Kidney and promoting blood circulation (GRANT Funded by: The National Natural Science Foundation of China, PRC.)

7. Research Project: Experimental research on treatment of intra-ocular hemorrhage by acupuncture (GRANT Funded by: Sichuan Provincial Administration of TCM. PRC.)

8. Research Project: Experimental research on the effect of nourishing Liver and Promoting blood circulation on the OPS. of rats with diabetic retinopathy (GRANT Funded by: The Sichuan Education Commission, PRC.)

9. Pathological studies of diabetic rat optic nerve ---Light and electron microscopic investigation Chinese Ophthal. Res. 1997; Vol. 15, No.1: 23-25

10. The effect of Yi Shi Pian (A traditional Chinese medicine Preparation) on the red-cell immune system of experimental rats with Kidney-Yang deficiency Journal of Chengdu University of TCM. 1997; Vol. 20, No. 1: 41-42

11. The influence of Liver and Kidney-nourishing, blood flow-activating and stasis-removing of traditional Chinese medicine on the tissue morphology of optic nerve of experimental diabetic rats Chinese J Ophthalmology of TCM. 1996; Vol. 6 No. 3: 131-135

12. The influence of preparation of Liver and Kidney nourishing, blood flow-activating stasis removing of traditional Chinese medicine on the ultra-structure in retina of experimental diabetic rats Chinese J Ophthalmology of TCM. 1996; Vol. 6 No. 2: 67-70

13. The protective effect of preparation of Liver and Kidney nourishing, blood flow-activating and stasis-removing of traditional Chinese  medicine on the pericytes of micrangium in the retina of diabetic rats Jiangxi Journal of TCM. 1994; Vol.25 No. Suppl: 27-28

14. The way to prevent and keep Acquried Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) from spreading in China --- The possibility of preventing and treating AIDS with Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanxi Correspondence Journal of TCM. 1994; No. 1: 44-45

15. The relationship between Eye and Kidney in the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine Shanxi Correspondence Journal of TCM. 1993; No. 4: 14-15

16. The effect of Chinese herbs of nourishing Liver & Kidney, promoting blood stasis on the experimental diabetic rat’s pericytes of micrangium in retina  Thesis Selection of ’95 international Conference on Research & Application of Chinese Materia Medica , Chengdu, China Oct. 1995, P: 124

17. The effect of Chinese herbs of nourishing Liver & Kidney, activating blood stasis on the experimental diabetic rat’s sugar polybasic alcohol in retina     Thesis Selection of ’95 international Conference on Research & Application of Chinese Materia Medica , Chengdu, China Oct. 1995, P: 136

18. The influence on the ultra-structures of experimental diabetic rats’ optic nerves with nourishing Liver and Kidney, activating blood and resolving stasis Thesis Selection of  the First International Conference on Diabetes Mellitus         ( Xiao ke Disease) of TCM. China Medico-Pharmaceutical science & Technology Publishing House, Beijing,  China, Oct. 1994, P: 70-72

19. The influence of Liver and Kidney nourishing, blood flow-activating and stasis-removing of traditional Chinese medicine on the sugar-polyol metabolism in the retina of experimental diabetic rats  Thesis Selection of the 3-th National Conference on Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Oct.  1993, P: 23-25

20. Effect of acupuncture on the clearance of experimental intra-ocular hemorrhage ---A pathologic study  Paper Read at 9-th International Conference of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine & 4-th International Conference of Integrated Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, July, 1997

21. The influence of Liver & Kidney -nourishing, blood flow-activating of traditional Chinese medicine on the histo-pathology of the retina of experimental diabetic rats  Paper Read at The First Sichuan Provincial Conference on Diabetes Mellitus of TCM. Sichuan, China Nov. 1995

22. Research on the treatment of intra-ocular hemorrhage of experimental animals and patients by acupuncture  Paper Read at The 8-th Sichuan Provincial Conference on Ophthalmology of TCM & 3-th Sichuan Provincial Conference on Ophthalmology of Integrated Medicine

23. Research on the red-cell immune of rats and ocular disease patients with Kidney-Yang deficiency  Paper Read at the 2nd national Conference on Red Cellular Immunity, Sichuan, China June 1991

24. A study on the function of cell-immune of the ocular disease patients with Kidney deficiency Paper Read at The First Conference on Ophthalmology of Integrated Medicine, Sichuan, China Oct. 1990

25. Co-authored University textbook Ophthalmologic Diagnostics and Ophthalmiatrics , Chengdu University of TCM. Aug. 1997