Background
Shen, Mason Ming-Sun was born on March 30, 1945 in Shanghai, Jiang Su, China. Son of John Kaung-Hao and Mai-Chu Shen. came to the United States, 1969.
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Mason Ming-Sun Shen, American Medical center administrator. Diplomate National Common for Certified of Acupuncturists; licensed acupuncturist, clinical chemist technologist, California. Recipient National Research Svc. award National Institutes of Health, 1977, Presidential Order of Merit, President of the United States, 1991.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Taiwan Normal U., 1963-1967; Master of Science in Chemistry, South Dakot State University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Cornell Univercity, 1977; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1977-1979; Master of Science in Chinese Medicine, China Academy, Taipei, Taiwan, 1982; OMD, San Francisco College Acupuncture, 1984; D Acupuncture Medicine (honorary), Asian American Acupuncture College, San Diego, 1985; Doctor of Medicine (Medicina Alternativa), International U., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1988.
Career
Research associate, Lawrence Livermore (California) Laboratory, 1979-1980;
associate professor, National Defense Medical College, Taipei, 1980-1982;
professor, Institute of Chinese Medicine China Academy, Taipei, 1981-1982;
professor, San Francisco College Acupuncture, 1983-1985;
professor, Academy Chinese Culture and Health Sciences, Oakland, California, 1985-1986. President Florescent Institute Traditional Chinese Medicine, Oakland, since 1995. Administrator American Eastern Medical Institute, Pleasanton, since 1993.
Chairman administration subcommittee, 1991-1992, acupuncture committee State of California, 1988-1992. Director UnitedCalif. Practitioners of Chinese Medicine, San Francisco, 1985-1998.
Chief acupuncturist Acupuncture Center Pleasanton, since 1993, Acupuncture Center Tracy, 1995-1998, Eastern Medical Center Danville, California, since 1996. Vice president ModernMedicine, Hayward, California, 1997-1998, U. Health Science, Honolulu, since 1997;administrative officer Research Institute Chinese Medicine, San Francisco, since 1998. Board directors American Institute Acupuncture Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Francisco.
Achievements
Membership
Member Danville Republican Committee, 1988-1993. Board directors Asian Republican Assembly, 1989-1998. Member presdnl. advising committee Republican Presidential Task Force, 1992-1999;member Chairman's. advisory board Republican National Committee, since 1993.
President International Congress Chinese Medicine, Danville, since 1987. Member AAAOM (president), New York Academy Sciences, California Certified Acupuncturists Association (board directors 1984-1988, president 1984-1985, member political action committee since 1995), Acupuncture Association American (board directors 1986-1990, vice president 1987-1989), American Association Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (board directors 1987-1992, president 1989-1990, Acupuncturist of Year 1998), National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (consultant since 1987), American Association Traditional Chinese Medicine (executive director since 1997), Presidential Round Table (presidential advising committee), Hong Kong and Kowloon Chinese Medical Association (honorary life president 1985), International Congress Chinese Medicine (president since 1997), United California Practitioners Chinese Medicine (board of directors since 1995).
Interests
Connections
Married Nancy Hsia-Hsian Shieh, August 7, 1976. Children: Teresa Tao-Yee, Darren Tao-Ru.
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Political Party
Republican