Gregory Ross, LAc

Gregory Ross, LAc, began on his Oriental medicine path studying shiatsu. Eventually, this lead to enrollment at the San Francisco College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine where he was instructed by Misha Cohen, Efrem Corngold, Stuart Kutchins, Peter Bing Lee and others.

He acquired NADA certification just before receiving his license and was offered an acupuncture detoxification position at a methadone clinic. Since then, he has worked in community and recovery clinics in Northern California.

Comments about any of his articles are encouraged and may be addressed to gandgandg@yahoo.com.

Previous Articles

Saying Goodbye To Healing
December 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 12)
Establishing Personal Rules In The Workplace
April 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 04)
Learning From Rookie Mistakes
February 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 02)
Community Justice
December 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 12)
Diversity and Acceptance
October 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 10)
Easy Acupuncture
August 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 08)
Santa Claus and the Evil Eye
June 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 06)
Violence and Stereotypes
April 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 04)
Excuses and Absurdities
February 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 02)
Death and the Clinic
December 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 12)
Consistency in the Face of Chaos
October 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 10)
Patient Confidentiality
August 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 08)
A Day in My Life
June 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 06)
The Voice of Risk Management
April 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 04)
The Little Laughing Lady
December 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 12)
Needle Sickness, Code Blue and Vasovagal Attack
October 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 10)
Is It Billable?
August 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 08)
Not the Emperor's Acupuncturist
June 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 06)
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