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Dr. Rui Quan Li, Ph.D.; OMD.; Professor; L.A c.
After completing her doctorate, Dr. Li served as a vice professor of Chengdu University of TCM and also as a chief physician at its affiliated hospital. She has been actively involved in teaching, research, and clinical practice for over 15 years in China. She has been published widely and has presented at many national and international medical conferences. One of her research papers was awarded the Golden Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Distribution and Development of Integrated Medicine in the World by both the Ninth International Congress of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the Fourth International Congress of Integrative Medicine. In addition, she has published 26 research articles in various medical journals and three books on TCM topics. She has conducted and headed over 10 research projects, with 3 winning provincial awards. Dr. Li has been a California State Licensed Acupuncturist since 1998. Dr. Li is a board member of the Academic Research Committee of Ph.D.’s of the Chinese Association of TCM and the Diabetes’ Special Academic Committee of the Sichuan Branch of the Chinese Association of TCM. She is also an official member of the Chinese Association of Integrated Medicine of TCM, and the California Acupuncture Medical Association. As a TCM Ophthalmologist, Dr. Li especially focuses on the care of eye diseases with acupuncture and chinese herbs, including:
For more eye diseases treated by TCM, please refer to Conditions treated with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs. Dr. Li has several areas of special interest including:
Resume of: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 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): 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. 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: 4-years Bachelor program involving the following subjects: 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 Utilizing: Acupuncture, ear-acupuncture, acu-pressure, Chinese herbal medicine, electric stimulation, cupping therapy, moxibustion, and scraping therapy in treatment. ● 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). Oct. 1996---July 1997: 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. 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. 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. 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 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 |
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Dr. Rui Quan Li is one of the most highly regarded doctors in the field of Acupuncture and TCM with over 29 years of experience of teaching, researching and practicing in TCM, both in China and the United States. She has completed 10 years of full-time in-field study in China, a four years Bachelor of Medicine degree at 