Teaching team
Baoshun Shi
Baoshun Shi graduated from the Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He was taught by famous Chinese medicine massage, acupuncture and orthopedic experts and studied under Professor Shuchun Sun, a famous Chinese medicine expert in China. Baoshun Shi has worked in the Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the China-Japan International Acupuncture and Tuina Clinic, as well as being the former head of a private health clinic. He is currently the chairman of the Dutch China Pharmaceutical Development Center and lecturer of tuina massage at Shenzhou. Professor Shi specializes in massage techniques treating headache, cervical spondylosis, tennis elbow, lumbar disc herniation, joint cramps of extremities, acute neck, waist, chest and limb injuries and other diseases with significant clinical effects.
Huijun Shen
Graduated from Shanghai University of TCM in 1982. From 1982 until 1985, he worked as a physician at the Xinjiang Hospital of Chinese Medicine. He obtained his master’s degree at the College of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Beijing University of TCM in 1988. After that, he worked as a lecturer and associate professor at the Beijing University of TCM until 1995. In 1995, he moved to England and started his practice. Dr. Shen has accumulated a broad knowledge and teaching experience in TCM over the years.
Toine Korthout
Studied natural medicine at the "Nederlandse Akademie voor Natuurgeneeskunde" in Hilversum, medicine at the Rijksuniversiteit Limburg in Maastricht (Msc 1988, MD 1991), acupuncture education at Stichting NAAV Education with specialization auriculo (1996) and Pedagogic Didactical skills for HBO teachers at Interstudie NDO van Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen (2013). He is a NRR-ERC-certified instructor Basic reanimation and Pediatric reanimation. In 1983 he started his practice in natural medicine in Sleeuwijk. He has worked as a teacher at the Stichting NAAV Onderwijs and its successor the NAAV Research and Education Foundation with topics in auriculo and basic life support. In 2008 he started teaching medical basic knowledge (MBK) at HvNA and Shenzhou.
Cheng Hao Zhou
Cheng was trained at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and qualified in 1992 as Doctor of TCM. She worked in the Chinese Health Service for eight years and qualified as “Doctor-in-Charge” in 1998. She joined the NCA team in 2001 and soon acquired a reputation as an excellent practitioner with a sophisticated treatment style. Cheng has worked on various modules of NCA acupuncture and herb programmes, and been an External Examiner for other institutions. She provided an acupuncture service at the James Cook University Hospital Holistic Cancer Care Centre for more than 7 years. She was also an Accreditation Committee member at the BAAB. Cheng’s academic interest is in the clinical reasoning process of TCM which includes a focus on the impact of oriental culture, ancient Chinese philosophy and CM classics in modern practice. She combines a disciplined clinical approach with an open and supportive teaching style.
Cheng Qian
Cheng Qian has studied both traditional Chinese medicine as well as Western medicine in China. In 1982 he graduated from the Hebei Medical University and continued his studies in Internal Medicine. He has worked at several hospitals and institutes in China. For more than 20 years he has taught at several Dutch TCM institutes. He has close relationships with the Beijing TCM University, the International Acupuncture Trainings center, WHO Collaboration Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Chinese Academy for Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing.
Ricky Bochem
Ricky Bochem has been working as an acupuncturist and herbalist in the Netherlands since 2017.
After completing his acupuncture studies in 2010 at Qing Bai in the Netherlands, he followed his heart and continued to develop his passion for Chinese medicine in the country of origin.
In Beijing, he completed the five-year bachelor's degree in Integration Medicine at BUCM (Beijing University of Chinese Medicine). During his training there, his interests were mainly in the field of oncology, dermatology and acupuncture and did an internship at the Dong Fang hospital.
He is currently following a three-year MSc study in mindfulness at the University of Aberdeen Scotland. Ricky has been teaching at Shenzhou Open University of TCM since 2021.
Linjun Xia
Linjun Xia graduated from Changchun University of TCM and Heilongjiang University of TCM. In 1994, he moved to Hungary and founded the Dong-Ou Health Service Company and opened a Chinese medicine clinic. In 2012, he was honored as a disciple of Professor Zhang Jin, a representative of the World intangible cultural heritage of Chinese Medicine Acupuncture. He is currently a guest professor at Semmelweis University and Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2012, he won the Outstanding Contribution Award for Promoting Chinese Medicine Culture in Hungary.
Zhigang Yang
Graduated from the Dentist Education in Shanghai Municipal Hospital, the Medical Department of Shanghai TV University and Shanghai Continuing Education College of TCM, he has been active from 1987 to 1989 at the Acupuncture Research Project in University Groningen and has worked at the Acupuncture Clinic in the Academic Hospital Groningen. Zhigang Yang has accumulated a vast experience in lecturing at several TCM institutions.
Mei Xing
Graduated with a BSc degree from Guiyang College of TCM in Guizhou in 1985 and with a MSc degree from Chengdu University of TCM in Sichuan in 1999, Mei Xing has accumulated years of experience in treating patients and giving lectures in the field of Chinese medicine at various TCM institutions. Currently she is active as senior lecturer and clinic coordinator in Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and sees patients in her private clinic in England.
Tiejun Tang
Tiejun Tang graduated from Heilongjiang University of TCM with a BSc degree in 1984. After graduation, he worked in the TCM Department of Xijing Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University. After graduation with a MSc degree from the TCM Department of the First Military Medical University in 1992, he worked as lecturer and senior doctor at the university. In 1998 he received his PhD degree from Guangzhou University of TCM under the guidance of famous TCM professor Tietao Deng . In the same year he entered Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Science for a 2-year post-doctoral research. In 2000 he served as associate professor and deputy chief physician at the First Military Medical University and was appointed as vice-director of Teaching & Research Department of the TCM Basis. He moved to UK in 2005 and joined the teaching team of TCM in Middlesex University and in 2013 he started his private practice in London.
Xuan Yang
Xuan Yang graduated with a Bachelor degree in Chinese medicine and in Biomedical Science in Hong Kong Baptist University and has obtained a Master degree in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). In 2014 she started practicing herbal medicine and acupuncture in clinic and neurology ward as a registered Chinese medicine doctor in Pok Oi Hospital - CUHK Chinese Medicine centre in Hong Kong. She conducted clinical research in acupuncture in post-stroke syndrome and cervical spondylosis in cooperation with CUHK Medicine School and Health Department. She has supervised undergraduate TCM students from CUHK in their clinical internship. She later continued her specialised training in gynecology in Shanghai TCM University Hospital in 2018. In 2019 she moved to the Netherlands and started to work in Shenzhou clinic as TCM practitioner and supervisor for our students of acupuncture and herbal medicine.
Alex Eftime
Alex Eftime is a Clinical Acupuncturist with over 7 years of experience in acupuncture services and education. He holds a Doctor-Medic degree from "Carol Davila" University in Romania and a Bachelor and Master degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Middlesex University and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Since 2016, Alex has led the acupuncture practice at Whittington NHS Trust, managing patient care and training acupuncturists, midwives, and physiotherapists. He also served as Medical Director at Asante Academy of Chinese Medicine, overseeing TCM treatments and educational programs. Alex is known for his strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in clinical and educational settings.
Ricardo Rodeia
Ricardo Rodeia is an accomplished Assistant Professor, nurse, Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialist with extensive experience in teaching, healthcare, and clinical practice. He currently serves at the Northern Health School of the Portuguese Red Cross, where he coordinates the post graduation course in Complementary and Integrative Therapies in pain management and lectures several curricular units and classes in BSc Acupuncture courses. Ricardo has a robust educational background, including Specialization in Master course in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academic Training & Internship in TCM at Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China, and has earned a scholarship Master´s in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has authored several publications and contributed to numerous academic and community projects, emphasizing the integration of complementary therapies in healthcare.
Lili Huang
Lili Huang graduated from Peking University Health Science Center with a Bachelor (2003) and Master degree (2005) in Clinical Medicine. She obtained her second Master degree in Cognitive Science at University of Amsterdam in 2008. Later she worked as a researcher in Donders Center for Cognition at Radboud University in Nijmegen and also assisted the teaching of the course 'brain' there. In 2015 she defended her thesis ‘The subiculum: a promising new target of deep brain stimulation for temporal lobe epilepsy’, and obtained her PhD degree in Neuroscience. Meanwhile she became interested in TCM and completed her TCM study at Shenzhou Open University. She is a member of NVA and currently practices TCM in Nijmegen. Since September 2018 she started teaching the foundations of Western medicine at Shenzhou.
Clinical Training Team
Xuan Yang
Xuan Yang graduated with a Bachelor degree in Chinese medicine and in Biomedical Science in Hong Kong Baptist University and has obtained a Master degree in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). In 2014 she started practicing herbal medicine and acupuncture in clinic and neurology ward as a registered Chinese medicine doctor in Pok Oi Hospital - CUHK Chinese Medicine centre in Hong Kong. She conducted clinical research in acupuncture in post-stroke syndrome and cervical spondylosis in cooperation with CUHK Medicine School and Health Department. She has supervised undergraduate TCM students from CUHK in their clinical internship. She later continued her specialised training in gynecology in Shanghai TCM University Hospital in 2018. In 2019 she moved to the Netherlands and started to work in Shenzhou clinic as TCM practitioner and supervisor for our students of acupuncture and herbal medicine.
Jun Huang
Jun Huang first graduated from Guangxi University with a diploma in Chinese Language and Literature. Later she also graduated from Xiamen University with a diploma in Chinese Medicine and a specialisation in Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Before she went to study at Xiamen University, she already did an apprenticeship for 7 years with Master Gao Ji Ping in his clinic in Weifang Shandong. She also has a Tui-Na Therapeutic Massage certificate from the Chinese Work Ministry. Jun Huang is the fifth disciple of Dr. Chuan-Min Wang, one of the direct disciples of Dr. Tung Jing-Chang, the systematiser of the centuries old Tung Method of Acupuncture, an ancient Daoist Medical method.
Q.T. Nguyen
Dr Nguyen has graduated at the University of Traditional Medicine in Vietnam in 1998 and has worked as a traditional medicine doctor in acupuncture, tuina and herbal medicine at the National hospital of Traditional Medicine in Hanoi, Vietnam till 2002. From 2003 till 2008 he practiced in his own clinic in Hanoi, Vietnam. In 2009 he moved to the Netherlands and started to work in Shenzhou clinic as a supervisor for students in acupuncture and tuina.
