Misha Ruth Cohen OMD, LAc, Founder and Director of Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Author of The New Chinese Medicine Handbook, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist

Misha Ruth Cohen, Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist, has practiced traditional Asian medicine for the past 46 years. She is the Clinical Director of Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Executive Director of the Misha Ruth Cohen Education Foundation, and former Research Specialist of Integrative Medicine at the University of California, all in San Francisco. She is an active member of the Society for Integrative Oncology, formerly a Board Member, and has authored seven books for both professionals and for consumers, along with numerous professional journal and consumer magazine articles.

Misha is internationally renowned as a senior teacher, mentor, and leading expert in Chinese traditional medicine. She regularly trains Chinese medicine practitioners as well as medical doctors and practitioners in cancer support, gynecology, liver disease, and HIV. She frequently presents at international AIDS, hepatitis, and cancer symposiums, along with Chinese medicine and lay conferences.

She has collaborated with Western university and community-based research teams as a leading researcher in Chinese herbal medicine, acupressure, and acupuncture in the areas of HIV/AIDS, HPV, ovarian cancer, endometriosis, and breast cancer.

Dr. Cohen is the author of seven books. She has a special Chapter on Cancer Support (Chapter 18) in The New Chinese Medicine Handbook: An Innovative Guide to Integrating Eastern Wisdom with Western Practice for Modern Healing. This comprehensive guidebook combines Chinese dietary guidelines with Western medicine, plus various other Eastern and Western healing therapies including:

-Basics of Chinese medicine
-Acupuncture and moxibustion
-Qi Gong: Chinese exercise and meditation
-Dietary practices
-Chinese herbal therapy

At Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Dr. Cohen and her team offer comprehensive treatment and lifestyle programs. Programs are based on Integrated Chinese Medicine which relies on Chinese traditional medicine and is integrated with Western therapies. There is a special focus in gynecological oncology, virus-related cancers, GI cancers, and blood cancers. Dr. Cohen works and consults with oncologists, liver specialists, gynecologists, and other medical professionals for the benefit of the people who come to see her in her practice.

Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine was also founded to encourage people who are interested in Chinese traditional medicine or who are pursuing a career in Chinese medicine and bodywork or integrative medicine to become interns in the clinic.

Licenses:
California 1491
Florida AP32 (inactive)
NCCAOM Certification in Acupuncture and Herbology
NCCAOM 862

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