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Dr Howard Chen (Lead Grand Rounds Instructor & Certified Balance System Acupuncture Teacher at Tan Academy of Balance Inc)

Dr Howard Chen

Lead Grand Rounds Instructor & Certified Balance System Acupuncture Teacher at Tan Academy of Balance Inc

Howard Chen, MD, FAAMA, ABOIM, is the founder and director of The Chen Center for Integrative Medicine in Reno, NV, where he treats patients in a membership model using a blended approach of Western and Eastern principles.

Dr. Chen was also the founding Medical Director of Renown Health’s Medical Acupuncture Clinic and their subsequent Integrative Primary Care Clinic.

A devout apprentice and assistant of Dr. Richard Tan from 2010 to 2013, his primary Chinese Medicine techniques include Balance Method Acupuncture and BaZi Birth Chart Analysis. He additionally incorporates YiJing analysis, Muscle Channel Technique, Worsley Five Element, and Chinese Scalp Acupuncture in his diagnosis and treatments. He holds an Executive Practitioner Certification with the Academy of Acupuncture and is certified as a BaZi Consultant by Dr. Tan.

Dr. Chen is a Board-Certified Family Physician, Board Certified by the American Board of Medical Acupuncture, the American Board of Integrative Medicine, and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno, and has lectured internationally on Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Sonia F. Tan, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP (Principal and Founder of Tan Academy of Balance Inc)

Dr. Sonia F. Tan, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP

Principal and Founder of Tan Academy of Balance Inc

Dr. Sonia F. Tan, BA, BA(H), DAOM, RAc, RTCMP, has been helping guide people on their pathway to health in the TCM world since 2006. A Canadian born of Chinese descent, she is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM degree), a Registered Acupuncturist, and a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioner. Dr. Sonia Tan obtained her clinical research Doctorate degree from Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Sonia is a Certified Gold Level practitioner of the late Dr. Richard Tehfu Tan and Balance Method Acupuncture. With the blessings of fellow senior students, Dr. Sonia Tan created and developed the first Balance Method / System Acupuncture Certificate program at an accredited post-secondary institution - Langara College. An accomplished teacher, Dr. Sonia Tan has taught at Langara College, the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine - Boucher Campus, and has created webinars for Net of Knowledge. She has been teaching and keynote speaking at various conferences, institutions, and seminars since 2013. Dr. Sonia F. Tan is also the founder and Principal of the Tan Academy of Balance Inc, and the Founder and Director of the award-winning Red Tree Wellness Inc in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Following in the footsteps of her grandfather, Dr. Sonia F. Tan is also a Certified Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui practitioner, a second generation Chinese metaphysician immersed in all aspects of the San Cai, and thoroughly enjoys educating and inspiring others!