Our Providers

Dr. Thomas Whalen, MD

Primary Specialty: Depression & Pain Management; Opiate Addiction

Education

  • Undergraduate Degree
    BA, Amherst College, 1971
  • Medical School
    University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1981
  • Residencies
    Internal Medicine & Neurology – UMass Medical Center, 1981-1985
    Anesthesiology – Medical Center Hospital Vermont, 1985-1987

 Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine, 1985
  • Anesthesiology, 1988

Employment

  • Private practice of anesthesiology and pain medicine since 1987
  • Medical Director University of New Mexico Pain Clinic, 2001-2004
  • Private practice devoted to pain medicine, depression, PTSD

Other Certifications

  • Certified in medical hypnotherapy 1990
  • Dream Work practitioner, 1989-present
  • Student of Breath Work with David Elliott
  • Certified as Breath Work Healer, 2010
  • Zen Practice, certified teacher 2015

Dr. Xuelan Qiu (Lan Miles), PhD

Primary Specialty: Chemical structure and mechanism behind plant based medicine

Education

  • Undergraduate
    BS, Chengdu University of TCM, China: Pharmacy of Chinese Medicine
  • Graduate
    MS, Chengdu University of TCM, China: Pharmacy of Chinese Medicine- Colon-targeting delivery system of Chinese herbal medicine (funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China)
    Ph.D, West China Pharmacy School of Sichuan University, China
  • Internships
    Intern at registration dept. of FDA, Sichuan Province, China

Employment

  • Director of R&D in Sanjiang Pharmaceuticals, China
  • Consultant for Vital Biotech Pharmaceutical, China
  • Director of R&D in L&M Medcorp, USA
  • Consultant for Sunlight Pharmaceutical (Hongkong), Kenya
  • Co-Owner and pharmacist of HerbmedRx Herbs and Acupuncture Clinic, Eugene, Oregon
  • Herbal pharmacist of Khoo Wellness, Albuquerque

Publications & Certifications

  • Encyclopedia of Excipients for TCM  (2nd edition). Chemical Industry Publishing House, Beijing. 2007
  • Enlightenweight-Cultivate the Garden Within, 2015
  • Fibro Bible, 2016
  • Sulfotanshinone sodium injection for unstable angina pectoris: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2012 (2012)
  • Modified chaihu shugan powder for functional dyspepsia: meta-analysis for randomized controlled trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013.
  • Simultaneous determination of six herbal components in intestinal perfusate by high-performance liquid chromatography, Biomed Chromatogr. 2009 Aug; 23(8):798-803.
  • Preparation and releasing evaluation in vivo and in vitro of pH-dependent Yuchangning Tablet for colon-specific delivery. Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 37, no. 5 (2006): 680.
  • In vivo/in vitro evaluation of Kangfuxin colon targeting herbal capsules, China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica, 2007, 32(16): 1644-1647
  • Excipients in Oral Colon-targeting Drug Delivery System and its application in TCM. Chinese Medicine industry. 2005, 14(1): 21-2
  • Preparation of Kangfuxin colon targeting micro-pellets, Chinese Medicine Industry. 2007, 32(15): 1529-1532
  • Prospect of Oral Colon-targeting Drug Delivery System of TCM. Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2004, 26(10): 851-854
  • Selection of macroreticular resin in the refine technology of Gansu sustained-release capsule. West China Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 5 (2005)
  • Research on extract process of Gan Huang Cao. Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine. 2005, 8: 971-973

Patents

An oral colon-targeting drug delivery system of traditional Chinese medicine and its preparation.

  • Patent #:200510020807.2
  • Patent #:200410040960.7

Dr.  Andrew Miles, DOM

Primary Specialty: Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture

Education

  • Undergraduate
    Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
  • Graduate
    International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Victoria, BC, Canada
    Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Victoria, BC, Canada
  • Post-graduate
    Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Chengdu, China

Employment

  • Acupuncture and internal Chinese herbal medicine, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, China
  • Clinic training-acupuncture- Luding Lengzhe Central Hospital, Luding, China
  • Clinic training & acupuncture- Yajiang People’s Hospital, Yajiang, Chin
  • Clinic training & internal Chinese herbal medicine- Tongrentang clinic- Chengdu, China
  • Consultant- Sunlight Pharmaceuticals(HK), Chengdu, China
  • Project consultant- Enwei Pharmaceuticals, Chengdu, China
  • Consultant- Sanjiang Pharmaceuticals, Meishan, China
  • Teacher of martial arts and Chinese medicine- Hungkuang University, Taiwan
  • Research & Development- L&M Medcorp, USA
  • Private practice- Acupuncturist and Herbalist Eugene, OR
  • Doctor of oriental medicine- Khoo Wellness Albuquerque, NM

Awards & Special Speaking Engagments

  • Lecturer- 2010 International Conference on Ecological Ethics and Spirit of Humanity, Taiwan
  • Lecturer- Pain Society Association Conference Eugene, OR
  • Awarded by the government of the Republic of China for developing traditional Chinese culture overseas

Publications

  • Enlightenweight-Cultivate the Garden Within, Co-author
  • The Fibro Bible, Co-author