Oriental Medicine
Leon Letoto, MS., L.Ac. Letoto completed his Bachelor's degree in Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, in 1978, and Graduated with a Master's in Acupuncture from the Tai Hsuan Foundation in 1987. Letoto is currently the Clinical Director of the Earth Source Acupuncture and Herbal Therapy Clinic, and is the President of the Hawaii Foundation for Chinese Culture and Arts. Letoto is also a member of the Phoenix Dance Chamber, a Chinese Dance Company that has toured extensively through-out Asia, and is an active Qi Gong Instructor.
Catherine Yu-Ling Low, B.A.(Taiwan), Dipl. Ac., Dipl. C.H., L.Ac. Yu-Ling graduate from the Soo Chow University in Taipei, Taiwan with a B.A. in Japanese Language in (1981). She graduated from the Oriental Medical Institute of Hawaii in 1992.She is a Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She holds a professional staff certificate issued by the Hawaii Department of Education in 1998.
Wai Hoa Low, DAOM, MBA, Dipl. Ac., L.Ac. Dr. Low graduated from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine with a Doctoral of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (2008). Dr. Low graduated from Chaminade University with a Master in Business Administration (2008). Dr. Low completed a 3 year master level program in acupuncture with the Oriental Medical Institute of Hawaii in 1996. He is a Diplomate in Acupuncture of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). He is a certified Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist from NADA (2005), is a national certified Clean Needle Technique Instructor from CCAOM (2004). Wai studied advanced acupuncture under the supervision of Senior professor Li Shan Gao at Guanmen Hospital in Beijing, China, in 1997.
Maritza Macy, M.S., L.Ac. Maritza earned her Master of Science in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (2002) from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, San Diego, CA. She is a Diplomate of Acupuncture of NCCAOM. She is certified in Auricular Acupuncture for Drug Abuse and Smoke Cessation by NADA. She has completed training in Orthopedic Acupuncture Internship at RIMAC, University of California, La Jolla, CA.
Randy Otaka, B.A., M.T.O.M., L.Ac. Randy Otaka earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion from William's College, where he also completed the Pre-Medical program, graduating Cum Laude in 1994. He earned his Master's Degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1999. Randy Otaka is in private practice in Honolulu, where he integrates Shiatsu and Thai bodywork into his Oriental Medicine practice, and is also a Tai Chi instructor in the community.
John Welden, B.A., M.S.O.M., Dipl. Ac., L.Ac. John attended the University of Hawaii with a B.A. in Arts (1993) and the Southwest Acupuncture College, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, graduating in 1997 with a Master's of Science in Oriental Medicine. John is a Diplomate in Acupuncture of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of Hawaii. John has been in private practice since 1997.
Xiaoqing Yang, B.S.(China), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. & C.H. Xiaoqing Yang Freitas graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medicine from the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in Nanjing, China, in 1990. She has also worked in the Internal Medicine department at the Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of TCM in Nanjing, China, specializing in Chinese herbal medicine from 1990 to 1993. From 1994 until 1999, Ms. Freitas worked at The Polyclinic of Traditional Medicine "INTERMED" Inc., in Moscow, Russia, as the doctor in charge of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Yao-Yu Lee, MSOM, Dipl.Ac., Dipl. C.H., L.Ac. Yao-Yu graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan (1997). He earned a Bachelor of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in China (2004). Yao-Yu graduated with a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine at the Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, HI 2008. Yao-Yu is a Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of Hawaii.
Michael M. Zanoni, M.S., L.Ac.
Michael studied at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, earning a master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (1997.) He holds board certifications in Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture, and Chinese Herbology from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Besides Hawaii, Michael is licensed to practice acupuncture and Oriental medicine in three other states. He also has BA, MS, and PhD degrees in academic subjects not directly related to Oriental medicine.
Shi Zhong Xiao, DTCM (China), Dipl. Ac., L.Ac.
Dr. Xiao was awarded Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Suzhou Hospital of Traditional
Chinese Medicine (1967). He completed the Third Traditional Chinese Medicine certification
course approved by the Suzhou Public Health Bureau in 1966. Dr. Xiao is a Diplomate in
Acupuncture of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine (NCCAOM) and a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of Hawaii. Dr. Xiao has been in private practice since 1994.