Susie’s Professional Medical Training


The topics Susie has received medical certification training for over the past two decades, which serve as foundations not only for her clinical practice but her teaching, include:

A Synthesis of the Ancient Medical Texts Integrated with Observations from Modern Medicine, presented in 3-5 Day Advanced Topic Lectures and Clinical Training from Tran Viet Dzung MD:

  • Advanced Energetic Diagnosis, Levels I-XI
  • Neurology, Levels I-III
  • Rheumatology, including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
  • Tendino-Muscular-Meridians for Treating Pain, including Sports and Acute Injuries
  • Gynecology, including Fertility, Pregnancy, Menopause, and Dysmenorrhea
  • Psychiatry, including Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression
  • Immunology and Wei Qi, including tumors, cancer autoimmune and prevention
  • Endocrinology, including thyroid, adrenals and pancreas
  • Cardiology, including chest pain, tachycardia and arrhythmia
  • Nephrology, including Urology pathologies
  • Pulmonology, including asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia
  • Ophthalmology, including macular degeneration, cataracts and infections
  • The Digestive System, including crohn's, irritable bowel, and allergies
  • Obesity, including Weight Loss, food cravings and metabolism
  • Organs and Bowels in Energetic Medicine
  • Internal Branches of the Primary Meridians for Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Jing and the Curious Meridians
  • Chrono-acupuncture, including the Laws of Midnight Midday & The Sacred Turtle
  • Afflux in the Divergent, Longitudinal Luo and Principle Meridians, and Organs and Bowels
  • Penetration of Latent Heat in Chronic Illness

Other topics Susie has received professional certification and teacher's training in include:

  • Yi Ren Medical Qi Gong, with Guan-Cheng Sun, PhD, since 2010, Certified Yi Ren Qi Gong Teacher
  • I Ching, the I Ching Institute with Carol Anthony and Hanna Moog, since 2001
  • Treating Eye Disorders with Acupuncture, with Hoy Ping Ye Chan, OMD
  • Integrative Fertility Symposium, 2016 & 2018; Treating Pregnancy with Acupuncture, Raven Lang, 2014
  • Face Reading and 5-Element Feng Shui, the Lotus Institute with Lillian Pearl Bridges, since 2001
  • Nutrition, The Body Ecology Diet with Donna Gates, since 1993, Certified BED Practitioner

Susie received her Master of Science in Acupuncture from Bastyr University in 1998, had an extended Residency focused on Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and Pain conditions, and she received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami, Florida in 1986.