Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine gathers some of the most respected scholars, teachers, practitioners, authors, and institutions to exchange research, knowledge, and experience in all areas of TCM: prevention, treatment, research, philosophy, theory, and integration with Western modalities.
This year's speakers include:
Xiu-Min Li, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunobiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Dr. Li obtained her MD in China in 1983 from Henan School of Chinese Medicine. She earned a master's degree in medicine specializing in clinical pediatric-immunology research in integrative Western and traditional Chinese medicine from the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She has served on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Center. Dr. Li is currently exploring herbal medicines for the treatment of allergic asthma and food allergy, in part through NIH funding of a Center of Excellence for Chinese Herbal Therapy.