William Morris, DAOM, PhD, LAc

Dr. William Morris is a scholar-practitioner with over 45 years of clinical experience. He is the author of Neoclassical Pulse Diagnosis, TCM Case Studies: Dermatology, Li Shi-Zhen Pulse Studies: An Illustrated Guide, Transformation: Treating Trauma with Acupuncture and Herbs, Cycles in Medical Astrology, and The Book of Dreams. Over the course of his career, he has developed three doctoral programs and three institutional review boards. He lives in British Columbia, Canada, where he teaches, writes, provides consultations, and serves on the board of directors for AIMC Berkeley.  

Previous Articles

Herbal Formulas for Ulcerative Colitis: A Clinical Consideration

April 1, 2026 (Vol. 27, Issue 4)

Integral Health and the Ecopsychosocial View: The Microbiome and the Macrobiome

January 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 01)

The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biopsychosocial and Ecopsychologica Medicine

April 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 04)

A Chinese Medicine Story: An Interview with Mazin Al-Khafaji

September 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 09)

Monoculture of the Mind: Part II

April 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 04)

Monoculture of the Mind?

November 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 11)

Dry Needling is Acupuncture: But What of Education? What of Public Safety?

July 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 07)

Acupuncture and Closure: Turf Wars

January 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 01)

Post-paradox: Room for View

August 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 08)

Professionalism, Power and Presence

May 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 05)

Professionalism, Education and Turf Wars

March 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 03)

Dr., Doctour, Docere - What's in a Title?

January 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 01)

Flexner to Eisenberg: The Turning of a Nation

November 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 11)

Is Chinese Medicine Integrative Medicine?

September 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 09)

Thoughts on Ernst's Review of Reviews

July 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 07)

Scope and Standards for Acupuncture: Dry Needling?

May 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 05)

Medical Epistemology: A Bias of Culture?

March 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 03)

Cultural Competency in East Asian Medicine: Perspective as a Tool

January 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 01)

Politics of Evidence

November 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 11)

Proving East Asian Medicine

September 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 09)

What's In A Name?

July 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 07)

Clean Needles for Acupuncture Safety

June 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 06)

AOM Program Helps Vets Recover from PTSD

February 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 02)

The Bright Future of Acupuncture

January 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 01)

Integrative Medicine and Public Health

June 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 06)

Partnering for Success

February 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 02)

AOM Education, Critical Thought and Complexity

November 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 11)

Shen Harmony: The Normal Mental Condition in Chinese Medicine, Part 2

October 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 10)

Shen Harmony: The Normal Mental Condition in Chinese Medicine, Part 1

September 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 09)

Deep Change: Leadership and Education in Chinese Medicine

April 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 04)

Specialties: A Not-So-Quiet Storm

November 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 11)

Is Asian More Pejorative Than Oriental?

May 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 05)

An Interview With Zhongyuan Zhang, CCP Secretary of Chengdu University

January 2007 (Vol. 08, Issue 01)

AOM Day: Organizations Look to the Past and Forge Toward the Future

November 2006 (Vol. 07, Issue 11)

Summary of the AAOM Presidents Roundtable

Report on the 2006 Southwest Symposium

June 2006 (Vol. 07, Issue 06)

AAOM President's Report

September 2005 (Vol. 06, Issue 09)

WFCMS Meets at Third International Congress on Traditional Medicine

April 2005 (Vol. 06, Issue 04)

AOM Profession Publishes Model Code of Ethics

January 2005 (Vol. 06, Issue 01)

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Nan Jing, Chapter Five

December 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 12)

20-20 Vision: Report on the National Visioning Search Task Force's Progress

May 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 05)

The Ying Qi Cycle

December 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 12)

Neoclassical Pulse Diagnosis and the Six Channels

April 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 04)

Pulse Diagnosis Using the Elemental Compass Method

August 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 08)

Diagnosis and Treatment of the Night-Time Defensive Qi Cycle

May 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 05)

Eight Extra Vessel Pulse Diagnosis: A Path to Effective Treatment

January 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 01)

Rolling from Primary Positions: Seeking the Truth

September 2001 (Vol. 02, Issue 09)