Giovanni Maciocia
GIOVANNI MACIOCIA - CURRICULUM VITAE
-Born 28 February 1945, Naples, Italy.
Originally from Italy, Giovanni Maciocia attained a Master=s Degree in Economics at Naples University, Italy in 1968. He then trained at the International College of Oriental Medicine in England, graduating in 1974 as a Bachelor of Acupuncture. He has been practising acupuncture since then.
In 1976, he also graduated as a medical herbalist with the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, England. In 1980, 1982 and 1987 he attended three post-graduate courses in China on acupuncture and herbal medicine at the Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Giovanni learned Chinese in order to be able to read Chinese medical books and has regularly contributed to the "Journal of Chinese Medicine" with articles which were appreciated worldwide. From 1984 to 1986 he learned Chinese herbal medicine with Dr Ted Kaptchuk and he has been practising Chinese herbal medicine since then. From 1988 to 1991 he was co-director of the School of Chinese Herbal Medicine in England.
He lectures in many countries in Europe and the USA. He is the author of 6 books which have been adopted as standard textbooks by many colleges all over the world: Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine (1987), The Foundations of Chinese Medicine (1989), The Practice of Chinese Medicine (1994), Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Chinese Medicine (1997), Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine (2004) and The Channels of Acupuncture (2006). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine and the Practice of Chinese Medicine have been adopted as required textbooks by the California Board of Acupuncture.
His lectures are greatly appreciated worldwide as he uniquely combines a thorough knowledge of the theory of Chinese medicine with his clinical experience in his busy clinic of 33 years. Giovanni Maciocia was appointed Honorary Professor by the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China.