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Elliot Wagner, O.M.D., L.Ac.

Curriculum Vitae

Private practice

  • Lafayette Acupuncture Center – Sept, 2006-Present.  Practice in orthopedics, chronic pain, injury, rehabilitation.
  • Summit Acupuncture – Oakland, CA  Jan., 2003-June, 2006.  Practice in injury and chronic pain.
  • Holistic Health Associates – Oakland, CA  May, 1988-April, 1994.  General practice.
  • Church Street Acupuncture – SF, CA  Nov., 1985-March, 1988.  General practice.
Research
  • Kaiser Permanente Department of Research – Oakland, CA  June, 2004-Aug., 2006  SPINE study. 

Founder/Executive Director

  • California Acupuncture Resources, Inc., Nov., 1991-May, 2005, San Leandro, CA. Founder, Executive Director and Senior Acupuncturist.

A California 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing acupuncture services to local governmental and community-based agencies.

As Executive Director and senior acupuncturist, Elliot developed and ran programs that enabled agencies to provide services to underserved clients: homeless, recovering addicts, mentally ill, and people with AIDS and other chronic illnesses.

  • The Clara Felix Sickle Cell Clinic, Oct., 2003-May, 2005 Acupuncture/natural medicine clinic for people with sickle cell anemia. 5720 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA  94609

Elliot Wagner was founder and Clinic Director. The clinic was named in memory of his mother, a nutritionist and writer with a deep interest in this terrible disease. 

  • Tom Waddell Health Center Pain Clinic, Sept., 1996-June, 2004 Acupuncture clinic for residents of the San Francisco Tenderloin.
    S.F. Department of Public Health  50 Ivy St., San Francisco, CA  94102.
  • San Quentin Prison Acupuncture Project,   Jan., 1994-Jan., 1995 Acupuncture program within a California prison.
  • Vital Life Services, July, 1993-July, 2006 Acupuncture program for people living with chronic illness.
    5836 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA  94608. Mary Margaret Bush, Executive Director
  • Walden House, Inc., CARE Acupuncture Clinic, July, 1992-Apr., 2004 Acupuncture program in a therapeutic community
    1840 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA  94109. Peter Fogel, Manager

Teacher and Lecturer

  • Acupuncture in Chemical Dependency Treatment ACTCM – 1996-2002
  • Clinical supervision of interns of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, at Walden House, a therapeutic community, SF 1997-2000
  • Acupuncture and Physical Medicine – ACTCM, 1998.
  • The Heart of Healing; Intimacy in Medicine – The class covered the challenges, emotional, practical, and spiritual for acupuncturists, including those working in community health. ACTCM, 1999.

Lectures and Seminars

  • Panelist, 3rd Annual California State Sickle Cell Symposium, “Sickle Cell Alternatives”  Oakland,  March, 2006.
  • Presenter, California State Oriental Medicine Association Conference. "The Heart of Healing" SF, June, 2003
  • Presenter, 20th annual World Federation of Therapeutic Communities Conf.   “Non-traditional Treatment in the Therapeutic Community”   SF, Sept., 2000.
  • Presenter, SF Board of Supervisors Special Hearing on the Integration of Chinese Medicine into the Community Health Network.  Sept., 1999.
  • Presenter, Fourth Annual Conference on HIV/AIDS and Chinese Medicine. Panel: "Perspectives in Public Health"  West Los Angeles, July, 1996.
  • Presenter, Self Care for HIV/AIDS series.  "Self Care with Moxibustion."  American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine  SF, July, 1995.                 
  • Plenary Speaker, Third Annual Conference on HIV/AIDS and Chinese Medicine. "Moxibustion in the HIV Clinic"  Columbia University, New York, June, 1995.
  • Presenter, Second Annual Conf. on HIV/AIDS and Chinese Medicine.  "Combining Treatments for HIV and Substance Abuse"  SFSU, June, 1994.
  • Presenter, California Office of Criminal Justice Hearings.  Topic: “Considering Acupuncture in California Prisons”  Oakland, CA  October, 1993.
  • Coordinator and Presenter, First National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) Certification Training, Oct - Nov, 1993.

Public Presentations

American Association of University Women, Pacific Telesis Choices for Health series, Eden Hospital (Castro Valley) Depts of Physical Medicine, Psychiatry, and OB/Gyn;  San Francisco General Hospital - Ward 92 and Ward 93 staff; Marin County Dual Diagnosis Consortium, SF AIDS Foundation, US Postal Service Employees Options for Health series, Kaiser Hospital (Oakland) Medical Choices for People with AIDS lecture series; Marin County Drug Advisory Board; Journey to Health HIV Education & Training - A Community Roundtable (Berkeley).  Walnut Creek Parkinson’s Disease Support Group; John Muir Multiple Sclerosis Group; Neuropathy Association – Walnut Creek, Berkeley, Oakland, and Concord chapters; East Bay Headache Support Group; Lafayette Library; plusmany more presentations to support groups, health education programs, and public forums.

Author

  • Monthly columns on acupuncture and Chinese medicine for Lafayette Today: Subjects covered included Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Restless Legs Syndrome, Peripheral Neuropathy, Piriformis Syndrome, Headaches and Migraines, Facial Paralysis, Gout, Heel Pain, Bone Spurs, and Plantar Fasciitis, Golfer’s Elbow, Low Back Pain, Fibromyalgia, Sciatic Pain, and others. Mar., 2007 – Present. 
  • Magazine Articles: The Role of Moxibustion in the AIDS Clinic, Oriental Medicine Journal, W’1995.
    Chinese Medicine for Digestive Disorders, Health World, Sep,1992.
    One Acupuncturist's Point of View, Radiance magazine, Summer, 1991.
    Chinese Herbal Treatment for Constipation, Health World, Sep,1989. 
    Traditional Chinese Therapy for PMS, Health World, March,1989. 
    Chinese Herbs for Energy, Health World, Nov., 1988.  Reprint Mar., 1993.

Contributing Editor

      Health World magazine, 1990-1995.

Education

  • Doctor of Oriental Medicine. South Baylo University, Anaheim, CA.  (Satellite campus in San Francisco).  May, 2007. 
  • Certificate in Acupuncture, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. S.F., CA Jan., 1985. Class valedictorian.
  • San Francisco City College, Sept., 1982-Aug., 1983.
  • San Francisco State University, Sept.,1981-June, 1982

Trainings/Certifications

  • Acupuncture Orthopedics.  One-year training with Kendall Institute toward diplomate status in National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics.  San Jose, Jan.-Dec.,2004.
  • Integrated Orthopedics for Acupuncturists.  Dr. Alon Marcus - one-year integrated orthopedic training.  S.F., 2002-3.
  • Acupuncture for Chronic Pain Intensive,Victoria Pain Clinic, Victoria, Dec., 1999.
  • Registered Trainer Certificate, National Acupuncture Detox Association (NADA). S.F., Mar., 1996.
  • Detoxification Specialist Certificate, NADA. S.F., Dec., 1990. 
  • Hospice Volunteer Training, San Francisco Hospice, Apr., 1987.
  • Over 100 additional continuing education classes and courses.

Community Service

Board Member: 

  • National Guild for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Jan., 2009-Present
  • California Acupuncture Association, Jan., 1992-Jan., 1994.

Member: 

  • Sickle Cell Community Advisory Council, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Oakland, Nov., 2005-Apr., 06.
  • Community Health Network Complementary and Alternative Medicine Group, SF, Jan.-Sept., 1999.
  • Program monitor for San Francisco AIDS Office, Feb., 1999.
  • Alameda County Ryan White Title I Health Care Work Group, Apr., 1994.
  • Alameda County Ryan White Title I Mental Health Work Group, Sept., 1994.
  • Alameda County Ryan White Title II Planning Committee, Oct., 1992-Sept., 93.

Service Awards:

  • Alameda County/African American Emergency Aids Task Force, Oakland, (nominated) June, 1999.
  • Tom Waddell Health Center, SF, Certificate of Appreciation, Dec., 1996.
  • Walden House Community, SF, Certificate of Appreciation, Nov., 1992.

Miscellaneous:

  • Traveled to Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg) with Dr. Patch Adams and 30 other doctors and health professionals to entertain children in orphanages and pediatric hospitals.  Nov., 2002.
  • Volunteered at Kaiser-Oakland Rehabilitation Services Department, May-July, 2005

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