Healthy Living Hour – Dr. Harvey Kaltsas -on PhotoBioModulation, X-Rays, and Acupuncture

Since the early 1980s, Dr. Harvey Kaltsas has been recognized internationally as an expert in the fields of integrative medicine, acupuncture, and Oriental medicine.

After graduating from Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts in 1969, Dr. Kaltsas studied Oriental medicine, becoming one of the first graduates of the New England School of Acupuncture. His distinguished career and leadership in alternative and Chinese Medicine includes serving as chairman of the Florida Board of Acupuncture; presidents of both the Florida State and American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM); and dean, co-founder, and faculty member of the East West College of Natural Medicine, Sarasota, Florida. He is Vice President of the National Guild of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, AFL-CIO.

In 1993, Dr. Kaltsas became the first and only acupuncturist ever to testify before the U.S. Senate (on reducing health care costs) and received a special commendation from the People’s Republic of China for outstanding contributions to the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1994, he was selected by the Office of Alternative Medicine as a presenter to the National Institutes of Health, and in 1996, he was voted Acupuncturist of the Year by the AAAOM. He has also served as an advisor to the NCCAOM and as a special consultant to the State of Florida HRS on substance abuse.