Eric is the founder of the Integrative Medicine Department for Christus St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, NM. He works closely with the Palliative Care Department, treating mostly cancer patients and patients with advanced chronic disease.
He has trained extensively in Asia, attending training programs at the National Hospital of Traditional Medicine, Ha Noi, Viet Nam and Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea and Keio University’s Center for Kampo Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
He has worked widely as an advocate for the profession, from state associations, to national and international organizations. Along with working with HDHS, he also currently represents acupuncturists to the American Medical Association’s CPT Editorial Committee and is the Chair of the U.S. delegation of the International Standards Organization’s Technical Committee 249, Traditional Chinese Medicine (ISO/TC249).