Arthur Yin Fan

Arthur Yin Fan 樊蓥,CMD, PhD, LAc(1963- ), is an acupuncturist, and Chinese medicine doctor/herbalist in the USA. His research is primarily focused on pain management and the illness or disorders in internal medicine, gynecology and neurology. He is also an active researcher in acupuncture and Chinese medicine history and acupuncture mechanism and herbal product safety and efficacy evaluation. Dr. Fan has authored 5 books, and 84 academic peer-reviewed papers.

Career In China
In the late 1970s, Fan suffered from chronic nephritis, an autoimmune disease, which caused him to required part-time schooling for 3 years. He recovered after 4 years of Chinese herbology treatments and the practice of Tai Chi. During that time, Fan developed a strong interest in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), bought many TCM books and acupuncture needles and started self-learning under the guide of Dr. Zhang Guangsheng, a TCM doctor and a friend of Fan's parents. In 1981, Fan entered Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, from which he graduated in 1986 with MD degree in TCM (CMD). Fan became a resident doctor in the internal department at Nanjing Municipal Hospital of TCM (currently The Third Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine), and worked with several well-known TCM doctors, such as Dr. Fu Zonghan, Dr. Xie Changren, Dr.Zhang, Jiqun and Dr.Ding Zemin. 5 years later, in 1990, after a year's additional training in neurology in Nanjing Medical University Brain Hospital, he became an attending doctor in the Internal and neurology departments. In 1998, after receiveing a PhD degree in Chinese Internal Medicine (focused on Neurology), he was chosen as the director of Neurology and became one of the founders of Nanjing Stroke Center, which integrated TCM (acupuncture, herbal medicine, tuina, etc), Western medicine(ER, ICU and Hyperbaric oxygen chamber, etc) and rehabilitation medicine (PT, OT), etc. in one unit. He also was a vice-president of Nanjing Institute of Chinese Medicine, a research institution. During 16 years he worked in that hospital, he also apprenticed with Dr. Sun Ningqun and Dr. Xia Guicheng, well-known TCM gynecologists; Dr.Zhou Zhongying, a TCM internist and Dr. Sheng Canruo, an acupuncturist. Fan also served as an associate professor for Nanjing University of Chinese medicine and mentor for graduate students in TCM scientific study (Herbology: Safety and Efficacy Evaluation).

In America
After coming to US in the 2001, Dr. Fan worked as a visiting researcher/post-doctoral fellow in Georgetown University School of Medicine for one year (focused on herbs study) and as a NIH fellow in the University of Maryland School of Medicine for 4 years (focused on Chinese herbology Safety and Efficacy evaluation, and acupuncture mechanism). At the same time, he started his clinical practice. Currently, he run a clinic in Vienna, Virginia (McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, PLC). According to patients voting, he is one of top ten licensed acupuncturists and one of best Chinese Medicine Doctors in Washington DC, Northern Virginia area. He still keeps his interest in research work, and has served as a consultant for CAM research (focus on Chinese Medicine)for the Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland medical school in Baltimore, MD, USA since 2011.

Other work experience, memberships
2004-2005 :	Researcher, Veteran Affairs Maryland Health Care, Baltimore, MD.USA. 2004-Present:  Founder and president of Virginia Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine(VITCM, formally registered in March, 2011),Vienna, VA,USA. 2002-present:	Diplomate in Oriental Medicine, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). USA. 2009-2010:	Board Member, Acupuncture Society of Virginia. 2002-2005:	Member, Society For Neuroscience, U.S.A.  Member, the Movement Disorder Society, U.S.A. 1994-1996:      Member, International Brain Research Organization, France. 1994-1999:     Member, American Headache Society (former named American Society for the study of                       Headache), U.S.A.. 1999-2001:  	Committee Member and Vice General Secretary, Pain Research Group of Medical Administration Section, China State Administration of Chinese, Beijing, P.R.China. 1999-2001:    	Committee Member and Secretary of Jiangsu Association of TCM Brain Diseases, Nanjing,  P.R.China. 1999-2001:	Board Member of Jiangsu Association of TCM Diagnostics.

Honors

 * 1) Editorial Board Member of Journal of Integrative Medicine (Shanghai, China).
 * 2) Editorial Board Member of Journal of Alternative and Integrative Medicine, OMICS Publishing Group(USA).
 * 3) Grant reviewer in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Medical Research Council, Singapore, Since 2004.
 * 4) Book reviewer in CAM, Elsevier Science, Since 2004.
 * 5) Paper peer-reviewer for Journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine (CTM), Elsevier Science, Since 2004; for Journal of Alternative and Complementary medicine(JACM), since 2004.
 * 6) Member, Consultant committee, Indian phyto-medicine Association, 2003.
 * 7) Merit award for Medical Science and Technology Advancement, by Jiangsu Provincial Government, China, 2001.
 * 8) Merit award for Medical Science and Technology Advancement, by Jiangsu Provincial Government, China, 2000.
 * 9) Special Scholarship Award, Hong Kong Zhu Jin-wen Education Foundation (Dr. Fan was the sole grantee of this special award in Nanjing University of TCM that year), 1997.
 * 10) Young Scientist Travel Award, International Brain Research Organization,1995.

Bibilography

 * 1) Preuss H, Talpur N, Fan AY, Bagchi M, Bagchi D. Treating Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Diabetes Mellitus Via Nutrition and Dietary Supplements An article from: Original Internist. E-book in Amazon.com.
 * 2) Fan Y (as one of main editor), in: Zhou ZY, chief editor, Classic Chinese Internal Medicine, China Science-technology Press: Beijing, 2001.
 * 3) Fan Y. Stroke and Its Diet Therapy. China Hehai University Press:Nanjing, 2000.
 * 4) Fan Y. Zhang zhong-jing and His Medical Classic Works, in "The Noted Science-Technology Books in Chinese History". China Youth Press, Beijing 1999.
 * 5) Huang TK, Fan Y, edit, Chinese Herbal Medicine Dictionary (2 - 4 Vol.), China Medical Science and Technology press, Beijing, 1996.