Lan K. Kao, DACM, Dipl. O.M., LAc.

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION • Bioreprogramming® Basic Practitioner Certification, California January 2013• Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) state of Hawaii, May 2000, Lic ACU-541• Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) state of California, April 1999, Lic AC-6644• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM),Diplomate in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, and Oriental Medicine, May 1999,Certification No. 12604

• International Certificate, post-graduate training in internal medicine, Wangjing Hospitalof China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) (affiliate of WHO), Beijing,China, July 1999

• International Certificate, post-graduate training in acupuncture and herbal medicine,Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine (TCM), Chengdu, China, September 1999,Certification No. 99122

EDUCATION • Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, San Diego, CA, Doctor of Acupuncture andChinese Medicine Program, with honors, May 2019

• Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Santa Monica, CADegree: Master of Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine, with highest honors,February 1999

• University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CADegree: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Cum Laude and College Honors, June 1994

CLINICAL INTERNSHIP • October 2004: Private internship with Master Masakazu Ikeda, Matsuyama, Japan;

Private internship with Master Denmai Shudo, Kyushu, Japan• July - September 1999: Postgraduate Internship in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine,

Chengdu University Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China• June - July 1999 : Postgraduate Internship in Internal Medicine, Wangjing Hospital of

China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • January 2016 - Current: Clinical Specialist, UCLA Operation Mend Intensive Treatment Pro-

gram for Mild-Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Adult Psychiatry

• February 2014 - Current: Clinician & Research Associate, UCLA Center forEast-West Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles

• January 2012 – Current: Private Practice, Santa Monica, CA• April 2010 – December 2011: Acupuncturist, Khalsa Medical Clinic, Beverly Hills, CA• July 2008 – December 2009: Acupuncturist, Integrative Pain & Rehabilitation Center,

Department of Psychology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Department of Defense(DoD), Honolulu, HI

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Lan K. Kao, DACM, Dipl. O.M., LAc.

• 2003 – 2008: Instructor and Lecturer at the Institute for Clinical Acupuncture andOriental Medicine (ICAOM), Honolulu, HI

• May 2000 – December 2009: Private practice in TCM and Acupuncture, Honolulu, HI

PUBLICATIONS: • Brinkhaus, B., Falkenberg, T., Haramati, A., Willich, S. N., Briggs, J. P., Willcox,

M., ... & Wu, D. (2017). World Congress Integrative Medicine & Health 2017: Part one. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Vol. 17, No. 1, p. 322). p.38

• Sornborger, J., Fann, A., Serpa, J. G., Ventrelle, J., RDN, M., Ming Foynes, M., ... &Bui, E. (2017). Integrative therapy approaches for post-traumatic stress disorder: A spe-cial focus on treating veterans. Focus, 15(4), 390-398.

• Andrew Shubov, Lan Kao, & Ka Kit Hui. (2016) Abdominal pain after resolution ofautoimmune pancreatitis: The use of acupuncture for the myofascial sequelae of viscer-al disease. Medical Acupuncture. Vol.28

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIP • July 2000-March 2009: Group facilitator and coordinator for the International Yan Xin

Life Science and Technology Association™• June 2001-2008: Member of the Hawaii Acupuncture Association

PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS • May 2008 – December 2009: Governor Appointed Member on the Hawaii State

Board of Acupuncture• June 2001-2004: Elected Member on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii

Acupuncture Association• January 2002-2004: Appointed Member on the Acupuncture Advisory Committee for

the Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO), Hawaii Department of Commerce& Consumer Affairs (DCCA)

• 1994-1995: Volunteer for the UCLA Asian Pacific Health Corps

RESEARCH • February 2014 - Current: Research Associate, UCLA Center for East-West Medicine• July 2008 – December 2009: Acupuncturist, Integrative Pain & Rehabilitation Center,

Department of Psychology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI• 1994 (January-May): Lab Assistant, UCLA Department of Microbiology & Molecular

Genetics• 1993-1994: Independent Research, UCLA Department of General Internal Medicine

ACADEMIC / CONFERENCE / PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS • July 16, 2017: Panel speaker, Symposium on the Potential of Chinese Medicine in the

U.S., UCLA Center for East-West Medicine and in Collaboration with speakers fromthe World Health Organization (WHO).

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Lan K. Kao, DACM, Dipl. O.M., LAc.

• May 3-5, 2017. Abstract presentation: An integrative approach to post-traumatic stressdisorder: a case report. World Congress Integrative Medicine and Health 2017 Confer-ence, Berlin, Germany.

• October 30, 2016. Abstract presentation: Polycythemia vera, irritable bowel syndrome,and myofascial pain syndrome treated with a multidisciplinary integrative approach: acase report. Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine Annual Conference, SanDiego, California.

• July 2014: Panel Speaker at “Herbal Medicine Symposium and Roundtable,” sponsoredby UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine,Los Angeles, CA

• October 2014: Speaker, “How Integrative Medicine Can Benefit You,” at SouthwesternUniversity Law School, Los Angeles, CA

• August 2010: Presentation on Acupuncture in the Military: An Integrative Model forPain Management, American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Conference,“Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine in the Military, San Diego, CA

• September 2009: Television appearance on KITV Channel 4 (local Hawaii affiliate ofABC television network) “Integrative approach in the treatment of chronic and acutepain in the military,” Honolulu, HI

• October 2006: Speaker at “Mind Body Medicine for the 21st Century”, sponsored byJohn Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, Turning Point CancerCenter, and HMSA (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii)

• August 2006: Public Talk at Queens Medical Center, Women’s Health Center: “Secretsof Longevity,” Honolulu, HI

• July 2005: Television appearance on Topic Hawaii, “Chinese Medicine andAcupuncture,” Honolulu, HI

• June 2003: First Hawaii Yan Xin Life Science & Technology™ Spring Symposium:“Science, Virtue, and Rejuvenation,” Honolulu, HI

• May 2003: Hawaii State Consortium for Integrative Healthcare; panel speaker on the“Cervical and Lumbar Pain Panel for the Multi- Modal Integrative Approaches toChronic Pain Management Conference,” Honolulu, HI

• April 2003: Queens Medical Center, Women’s Health Center: “How to Mend ourHearts, ” Honolulu, HI

• February 2001: HMSA /Blue Cross Blue Shield (Akamai ”Senior Living” Seminar):“Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine,” Honolulu, HI

• August 2000: Qigong Conference (sponsored by Yan Xin Life Science andTechnology), University of Hawaii East-West Center: “Qi, Qigong and Health:Traditional Chinese Secrets”

AWARDS & HONORS • UCLA Department of Medicine 2015 STAR Award for excellent performance,contributions, and goals achieved from 2014-2015

• National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals, 2004-2005• UCLA College Honors Program• Dean’s Honors List, UCLA

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E-mail application and Resume/CV to: calatma@gmail.com

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EXPERIENCE

1. Is your CALATMA membership current? (You must be a current member to run for a Board ofTrustee position) � Yes � No

2. Number of years in practice in current community? _____

3. Total years in practice? _____

4. Undergraduate college ___________________ Degree __________ Year ________

5. Acupuncture college _____________________ Degree __________ Year ________

6. Post-graduate college ____________________ Degree __________ Year ________

7. Please list any leadership positions you have previously or currently hold.

8. In a short statement, please describe why you support CalATMA.

9. In a short statement, please describe why you want to serve on the Board of Trustees.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

10. Please list any research conducted and acupuncture books or articles authored; CEU coursestaught, appointed or elected governmental office held; public service activities in which you haveengaged; community organization membership/offices held; awards and professional honors; andany other information about yourself applicable to the position you seek (attach additional sheets ifneeded).

OTHER

11. Have you ever been cited by the Board of Acupuncture for a violation of the law or related rulesgoverning professional conduct? __ Yes __ No

If “yes,” please attach an additional sheet explaining the nature of the violation.

12. CalATMA Board of Trustees meets regularly (usually monthly) for board meetings which arecurrently scheduled on the weekends (Sunday evenings). This is a significant time commitment.Additionally, each board member has a committee assignment, which also requires 1 – 4 hoursmonthly depending on the committee. How much time do you think you can dedicate outside ofboard meetings for committee work monthly?

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