SCU is proud of its faculty – a diverse group of professionals who, individually and collectively, continually demonstrate their dedication to the delivery of the highest quality of education available to today’s alternative health care students.
Made up of LAcs, DCs, MDs and PhDs – the University’s faculty also boasts advanced degrees in orthopedics, radiology, sports medicine, neurology, nutrition, public health, homeopathy and oriental medicine.
The pre-clinical faculty is devoted to research and sharing the most up-to-date basic and clinical science information available – utilizing the most progressive curriculum available.
Clinical faculty is dedicated to teaching students in their internship rotations while caring for patients at our health care facilities. Participation in studies by the clinical faculty allows patients to receive care from top experts in the field.
Those who represent the SCU faculty are also known for the passion they possess regarding their respective subjects as well as motivating those in their charge to do and be their very best.
Note: Year following name designates appointment date.
(*) designates Postgraduate faculty status
(**) denotes LACC faculty
(PT) denotes part-time faculty
Sameh Aziz Awad, 1995 **
Associate Professor
MD, Cairo University, Egypt, 1980
Leigh Caldwell, 2008
Assistant Professor
DOM, South Baylo University of Oriental Medicine, 2007
MSAOM, South Baylo University of Oriental Medicine, 1997
BA, Tufts University, 1979
Christine Chang, 2009 (PT)
Assistant Professor
BA, Feng Chia University, 1984
MTOM, Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, 2001
DAOM, Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, 2005
Wendy Chen, 2004 (PT)
Instructor
BS, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan, 1976
MSAOM, South Baylo University of Oriental Medicine, 1997
Ya-Yuan Cheng, 2008 (PT) **
Instructor
BA, University of California, 2003
DC, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2006
MAOM, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2007
Byung Soo Choi, 2008 (PT)
Instructor
MAOM, Samra University, 1994
Young-Tsai Chu, 2007 (PT)
Lab Instructor
BS, College of Marine & Oceanic Technology, 1976
Brett Guimard, 2008 **
BS, Dominican University, 2003
DC, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, 2006
MAOM, College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, 2007
Tennsie Hsi, 2008 (PT)
Instructor
AA, Mount San Antonio College, 2001
BS, University of California Irvine, 2003
MAOM Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2006
Lung-Cheng (Eric) Hsiao, 2004 *
Professor
BS, Guang Zhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1994
PhD, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1999
Lung-Sheng (Lawrence) Hsiao, 2005 *
Professor
BS, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1997
MS, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2000
Jacqueline Hutchings, 2003
Instructor/Academic Advisor
AA, Chaffey College, 1983
MSAOM, South Baylo University, 1998
Henry Hwang 2005 (PT)
Instructor
BS, University of California Irvine, 1996
DC, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, 1999
MAOM, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2004
San Hong Hwang, 2001 *
Associate Professor
MD, Chung-Shen Medical & Dental College, 1968
OMD, Samra University of Los Angeles, 1983
Anupama KizhakkeVeettil, 2007 **
Assistant Professor
BAMS, Mangalore University, 1998
MAOM, College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, 2006
Jonathan Law, 2002 (PT)
Instructor
BS, Cal-Poly Pomona, 1988
MSAOM, South Baylo University, 1992
Leon Hsin-Yueh Lee, 2006 (PT)
Instructor
BS, Texas Christian University, 2002
MAOM, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2005
Christine Lemke, 1998 **
Associate Professor
DC, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, 1997
Ju-Tzu Li, 2003 *
Associate Professor
MD, Taipei Medical College, Taiwan, 1990
MSAOM, South Baylo University, 2002
Sue Mir, 2008
Assistant Professor
MAOM, South Baylo University, 1999
DOM, South Baylo University, 2006
Melissa Nagare, 2007 +
Assistant Professor
DC, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2007
MAOM, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2007
AnShen Shi, 2001 (PT)
Associate Professor
BS, Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1982
MS, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1987
Xu Shi, 2001 *
Assistant Professor
BS, Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1991
MS, DaLain University of Foreign Languages, 1993
MSAOM, South Baylo University, 2000
DOA, South Baylo University, 2006
Margaret Shih, 2008 (PT)
Assistant Professor
BA, Taipei Medical College, 1997
MAOM, South Baylo University, 1999
PhD, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 2006
Mira P. Shin, 2003 (PT)
Instructor
BS, Chunbuk National University
MSAOM, South Baylo University, 2002
Cliff Tao, 2003 (PT) **
Assistant Professor
BSc (Kin), University of Waterloo, 1995
DC, National University of Health Sciences, 2000
Diplomate, American Chiropractic Board of Radiology, 2003
CCSP, American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, 2003
Sivarama Vinjamury, 2003 *
Professor
MD, University of Kerala, 1993
BA/MS, Osmania University, 1989
MAOM, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2003
Chiao-Nien Wang, 2001 *
Assistant Professor
BS, National Taiwan University of the Arts, 1992
MSAOM, South Baylo University, 1994
Manilu Wu, 2004 (PT)
Assistant Professor
BS, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1996
DC, Southern California University of Health Sciences, 2005
Wen-Shuo Wu, 2001 *
Associate Professor/Dean of CAOM
MD, China Medical College, Taiwan, 1987
MPH, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992
MSAOM, South Baylo University, 1994
Jenny Yu, 2001 *
Associate Professor
BA, University of Southern California, 1993
MSAOM, South Baylo University, 1996
