Attilio D'Alberto, BSc (Hons)

Attilio D'Alberto graduated from a jointly run program Beijing and Middlesex Universities with a BSc (Hons) in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Middlesex University) and an MD (Beijing University). During this time, he set up the world's largest and most active forum for Chinese medicine on the Internet. After graduating, his dissertation, titled "Auricular Acupuncture in the Treatment of Cocaine/Crack Abuse: A Review of Efficacy, the Use of the NADA Protocol and the Selection of Sham Points," was published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (volume 6, number 10).

He has a number of articles ranging from Chinese medical theory, to case studies, to new theoretical theories published on several websites and in other Chinese medicine journals. Now practicing in various busy clinics in London, Attilio specializes in addiction, asthma and infertility.

To learn more, visit https://www.attiliodalberto.com.

Previous Articles

An Interview With Zhiyun Bo, Inventor of Abdominal Acupuncture (Fu Zhen)
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An Interview With Zhiyun Bo, Inventor of Abdominal Acupuncture (Fu Zhen)
August 2005 (Vol. 06, Issue 08)
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Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
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John Chen, PhD, PharmD, OMD, LAc