- Dr Shen
Dr. John H.F. Shen (1914 – 2000) was a modern master of Chinese medicine, world-renowned for his skills, especially as a diagnostician.
Born in Shanghai where he studied medicine at the Shanghai Medical College studying all aspects of Chinese Medicine, including herbs and acupuncture, he established the Shanghai Medical Clinic in 1938.After he joined the intellectual exodus from China prompted by the Communist revolution, he continued to practice in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
He moved to Taiwan in 1948 practicing Chinese medicine there for 17 years.
In 1965 the National Medical Association of Malaysia invited him to work as a consultant in Southeast Asia.
During the years 1965-1971 Dr. Shen traveled and worked in ten countries in Southeast Asia, meeting with more the 50,000 patients.
Whilst in Vietnam, he is believed to have encountered a pulse tradition passed down from father to son in the Mekong delta.
Based on his diverse experience, Dr Shen developed a unique system of pulse diagnosis.
He became well known for the extraordinary depth and accuracy of his diagnostic findings from the pulse.Dr. Shen moved to the United States in 1971, opening clinics in Boston and New York City.
In the United States he became one of the principal advocates for the practice of complimentary medicine, using the most effective and efficient treatments from both Eastern and Western medicine.
He also lectured and taught throughout the United States.
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