Meet Martha Jin Hillis,
MSOM, DCCM, LAc
​金梦秋
Board Certified Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Martha loves helping people manage chronic pain and acute injuries. Besides 4 years of acupuncture training at National University of Natural Medicine, Martha did additional intensive study of integrative orthopedic acupuncture with Dr. Anthony Von der Muhll. This is a comprehensive orthopedic and sports medicine program integrating western diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders with eastern treatment principles.
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Martha is passionate about Chinese herbal medicine. She is a diplomate of the Tian-Zeng Lineage and continues to advance her knowledge with trainings from Dr. Arnaud Versluys at Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine. The Tian-Zeng lineage system uses classical herbal prescriptions from the Eastern Han Dynasty (over 2000 years ago); it is time-tested, elegant and precise. Studying this lineage enables Martha to draw from ancient wisdom to confidently and effectively treat a wide variety of both acute and complex ailments and diseases.
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Education & Training:
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Board certified in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine from California Board of Acupuncture.
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Master of Science in Oriental Medicine, National University of Natural Medicine, Portland OR.
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Diplomate in Canonical Chinese Medicine from Institute of Classics of East Asian Medicine.
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Bachelor of Arts, University of California Santa Barbara.
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Practices Martial Arts/Taichi/Qigong since middle school in China.
Dr. Zeng Rongxiu (Left) and Dr. Arnaud Versluys (right), 2011
Tian- Zeng Lineage
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Dr. Tian Heming 田鶴鳴 (1883-1980)
Dr. Tian, often known as Tian Bawei 田八味 (eight ingredients Tian), is a prominent Chinese medicine doctor in the early 1900s in Sichuan, China. To read more about Dr. Tian, click here.
Dr. Zeng Rongxiu 曾榮修 (1931-2012)
Dr. Zeng met Shifu Dr. Tian during the Cultural Revolution. Dr. Zeng had a long career as an internal medicine doctor both in China and later in the U.S. To read more about Dr. Zeng, click here.
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Dr. Arnaud Versluys
Dr. Versluys is one of the few westerners who has completed his entire medical education in China. Dr. Versluys met Dr. Zeng in 1999 when he was in a graduate Chinese medicine program in Chengdu and became his disciple. Dr. Versluys is the current lineage holder of the Tian-Zeng Lineage. To read more about Dr. Versluys, click here.