Address 1: 2450 SE Belmont Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503-481-0283
Address 2: 440 Columbia Blvd, St. Helens, OR 97051
Phone: 503-481-0283
Biography
Al Thieme, LAc, MAOM, MSEE
Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (OCOM, 2007)
Post Graduate Mentorship in Chinese Medicine (White Pine Institute)
Masters in Electrical Engineering (University of Virginia)
B.A. Economics (University of Virginia)
Al Thieme is the Director and Acupuncturist at Portland and St. Helens Acupuncture providing acupuncture, herbal medicine, and nutrition in Portland, Oregon. Al Thieme studied Chinese Medicine at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He was one of two recipients of the 2006 national American Specialty Health Scholarship for Acupuncture. He has also completed the two-year post-graduate Clinical Diagnosis program through White Pine Institute.
Al has studied Master Tung acupuncture and Tan Acupuncture with Richard Tan and other teachers. He continues to pursue additional learning through post-graduate training in nutrition, herbal medicine, pulse diagnosis, and acupuncture theory. Currently, he is completing a postgraduate mentorship in Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Herbal Formulas with an instructor who has 35 years experience in Traditional Medicine (Chinese). Time permitting Al writes grants for alternative health programs such as Quest Center for Integrative Health.
He has a strong connection the natural world through his 10 years as a naturalist educator teaching youth and adults about animal tracking, wilderness survival skills, the language of the birds, and edible/medicinal plants. Additionally, he has served on the board of directors of a number of non-profit organizations. His first career was as an electrical engineer working on the design of integrated circuitry.
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