Allen Tsaur

Allen received his doctoral degree in Oriental Medicine from Maryland University of Integrative Health. He currently practices in Maryland and serves as a faculty member of the DAOM program at ACCHS, lecturing on topics such as Introduction to Neijing and Nanjing, Textual Study and Historical Development of Shanghan Lun, “Liujing” of Shanghan Lun, and Historical Schools of Chinese Medicine. In collaboration with Michael Brown and Purple Cloud Press, Allen has undertaken several translation projects of the classical medical writings by Yue Hanzhen (1602-1682), Zhang Jingyue (1563-1640), and Xu Lingtai (1693 -1771), as well as selected contemporary Daoist commentaries.

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Besides Chinese medicine, Allen is a Buddhist practitioner who regularly attends meditation retreats. He also conducts weekly charity acupuncture clinic at a local temple to serve underprivileged immigrants and elderlies who may not have access to healthcare or afford acupuncture treatments.