Jing or JD Yang, MD. FAPA
Fellowship 2008
Dr. Yang is a leading physician, board-certified psychiatrist and expert on classic forms of Chinese medicine. He uniquely incorporates acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, neuro-emotional technique, nutritional and dietary consultation, psychotherapy and medication management for the care of patients with a variety of emotional and physical illnesses. Following family tradition, he is a fifth generation teacher and practitioner of Chinese medicine, specializing in acupuncture.
Dr. Yang received his medical and neurology training at the Fourth Military Medical University in Xian, China. He then completed a research fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology at University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. When he relocated to the United States, Dr. Yang worked as an instructor and clinical supervisor at the Minnesota Institute of Acupuncture and Herbal Studies, while obtaining all necessary credentialing to be a licensed US. physician. He then completed residency training in psychiatry at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Dr. Yang has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in his fields of expertise, and he has been a speaker at several national and international conferences and academic forums. In 2008, after two years of intensive training in areas including botanical medicine, mind-body physiology, nutrition, and holistic clinical care, Dr. Yang completed a prestigious Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona launched in 2000 by internationally-recognized integrative medicine pioneer Andrew Weil, M.D..
Dr. Yang also served as the director of the Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture program at the Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Dr. Yang is the founder and medical director of Yang Institute of Integrative Medicine. Besides practicing at Marlton, NJ, Bryn Mawr, PA, and New York City, In addition, Dr. Yang is part of the faculty at the Integrative Medicine Department of the University of Arizona.
Dr.Yang is a co-author for "Facing East : Ancient Chinese Wisdom for Beauty +Health for Modern Age " published by HarperCollins, and " Clinical Acupuncture and Ancient Chinese Medicine" by Oxford University Press.
Dr. Yang is the president and founder of American Institute for Clinical Acupuncture which is dedicated to educate and train physicians and other healthcare professionals on clinical acupuncture and ancient Chinese medicine.