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Leon I. Hammer, MD

Dr. Leon I. Hammer began a study of Chinese medicine in England from 1971-1974 with Dr. J.D. Van Buren. In 1974, he began following a Chinese master, Dr. John H. F. Shen, in New York City weekly for eight years, emphasizing what is now referred to as Shen-Hammer Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis. In 1981, he spent four months studying TCM in Beijing, China. In 2001, he helped found Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine (DRCOM) and recently also the COM Foundation, which owns DRCOM and promotes his contribution to the medicine called COM (Contemporary Oriental Medicine). He is also an author of eight books and over 40 articles on the subject of Chinese medicine. Learn more about his work and background at http://comfoundation.org/leonhammermd.html.

Previous Articles

Qi and Astrophysics Converge (Pt. 2)
November 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 11)

Qi and Astrophysics Converge (Pt. 1)
October 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 10)

Marijuana, Apathy and Chinese Medicine, Part 2
June 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 06)

Marijuana, Apathy and Chinese Medicine, Part 1
May 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 05)

The Lamb and the Lion
April 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 04)

Chinese Medicine at the Crossroads
June 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 06)