Acupuncture course

Dan Tan is a passionate and conscientious academic professional with extensive clinical practice and teaching experience within the Higher Education sector, mainly in the UK and China. Dan taught Chinese Medicine at Middlesex University in the UK for 15 years and at London South Bank University in the UK for over 3 years. Dan is also an Educationalist Member of the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB), UK and External Examiner for the University of Westminster, UK. Before moving to the UK, Dan qualified as a TCM Doctor in her native China and worked at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM). She has studied both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine and holds qualifications for PhD in TCM Internal Medicine, Master’s degree in Medicine and Bachelor degree in Acupuncture.

Alex Eftime is a Clinical Acupuncturist with over 7 years of experience in acupuncture services and education. He holds a Doctor-Medic degree from “Carol Davila” University in Romania and a Bachelor and Master degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Middlesex University and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Since 2016, Alex has led the acupuncture practice at Whittington NHS Trust, managing patient care and training acupuncturists, midwives, and physiotherapists. He also served as Medical Director at Asante Academy of Chinese Medicine, overseeing TCM treatments and educational programs. Alex is known for his strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in clinical and educational settings.

Graduated from Shanghai University of TCM in 1982. From 1982 until 1985, he worked as a physician at the Xinjiang Hospital of Chinese Medicine. He obtained his master’s degree at the College of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Beijing University of TCM in 1988. After that, he worked as a lecturer and associate professor at the Beijing University of TCM until 1995. In 1995, he moved to England and started his practice. Dr. Shen has accumulated a broad knowledge and teaching experience in TCM over the years.

Dr Jidong Wu graduated from the Nanjing Medical School of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China and practiced Chinese Medicine at a Nanjing general hospital for four years. In 1986, Dr Wu completed his master’s degree in Medicine from the Shanghai University of TCM, before lecturing at the Nanjing University of TCM. He also completed his doctorate degree in medicine in Nanjing University of TCM. He moved to the England in 1993 and worked as a Senior Lecturer at the Middlesex University for over 20 years. He studied the FSN therapy in 2007 and has been using it in his FSN practice in Cambridge. Since 2010, he has regularly held FSN seminars in the UK and the Europe and received positive feedback from colleagues. He is a Grade III FSN practitioner. He is a vice president of the World Federation of FSN Societies.

Graduated with a BSc degree from Guiyang College of TCM in Guizhou in 1985 and with a MSc degree from Chengdu University of TCM in Sichuan in 1999, Mei Xing has accumulated years of experience in treating patients and giving lectures in the field of Chinese medicine at various TCM institutions. Currently she is active as senior lecturer and clinic coordinator in Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and sees patients in her private clinic in England.  

Ricardo Rodeia is an accomplished Assistant Professor, nurse, Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialist with extensive experience in teaching, healthcare, and clinical practice. He currently serves at the Northern Health School of the Portuguese Red Cross, where he coordinates the post graduation course in Complementary and Integrative Therapies in pain management and lectures several curricular units and classes in BSc Acupuncture courses. Ricardo has a robust educational background, including Specialization in Master course in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academic Training & Internship in TCM at Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China, and has earned a scholarship Master´s in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has authored several publications and contributed to numerous academic and community projects, emphasizing the integration of complementary therapies in healthcare.