EWC Faculty

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  Qizhi Gao, D.O.M., Dipl. OM (NCCAOM) , Dr. Gao has practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine since 1980 and has more than 30 years experience as a Qigong practitioner and instructor. He is licensed by the state of New Mexico as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and as an acupuncturist by the state of Missouri. He also holds a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine certified by the National Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Dr. Gao works at EWC in Overland Park, Kansas.

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  Mei Gong, D.O.M., Dipl. OM (NCCAOM), Dr. Gong has practiced since 1991 as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine at Beijing Jishuitan Hospital after graduating from Capital University of Medical Sciences in Beijing. She has practiced TCM in North America since 2001. She is licensed by the state of New Mexico as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine. She also holds a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine certified by the National Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Dr. Gong is Medical Director of EWC in Wichita and an Instructor for the Kansas College of Chinese Medicine. She also serves as point doctor for acupuncture at Wesley Rehabilitation Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

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  Danny R. Spoon, B.S., B.A., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM) , Dr. Spoon has been formally practicing acupuncture since 2002, and is a graduate of the Kansas College of Chinese Medicine. Danny is an instructor for the Kansas College of Chinese Medicine and teaches acupuncture and Qigong. He served as a physical fitness trainer since 1990, and also has extensive experience in physical therapy and exercise consultation.

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  Zhanna M. Pataky, Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), Dr. Pataky has worked at Evergreen Wellness Center since 2008, and has practiced Qigong since 1989. She graduated from the Academia of Science in Moscow, Russia in 1977 with a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, and received her Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Kansas College of Chinese Medicine.

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  Chih-Chen "Cheech" Wen, NCTMB , Cheech specializes in Tuina-Anmo (Oriental Bodywork), sports, shiatsu, Thai, Deep Tissue and Circulatory massage. He holds a diploma of Asian Bodywork and Massage Therapy from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and has also received his Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Kansas College of Chinese Medicine.

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  Anna Whitton, LMT, CNMT, RM, Anna has 13 years of massage experience and graduated in 1998 from the 1000-hour program at The Tennessee Institute of Healing Arts as a Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Neuromuscular Therapist. She is a Usui Reiki Master, Cranial Sacral Therapist, Polarity Therapist and former Massage Instructor for the Natural Touch Institute in East Ridge, Tennessee.

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  Linda Beyer, CPTA, MT, NCTMB, Linda is a graduate of the Kansas College of Chinese Medicine Oriental Bodywork Program where she also serves as a Clinic Supervisor and Instructor. Linda is a nationally certified massage therapist, a certified Physical Therapist Assistant and specializes in Tuina-Anmo and Swedish Massage.