Phone: 941-366-1110
The Healing Centre
The Healing Centre 4370 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 151 Sarasota , FL 34231
Dr. Harvey Kaltsas, Acupuncture Physician
Email: info@hkacup.com
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Harvey J. Kaltsas, AP (FL), Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM)
Doctor of Integrative Medicine (National College of Oriental Medicine)
4370 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 151
Work: 941-366-1110
Email: harvey@kaltsas.com
Doctor of Integrative Medicine (National College of Oriental Medicine)
4370 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 151
Work: 941-366-1110
Email: harvey@kaltsas.com
Executive Summary
I am an Acupuncture Physician, educator, author, and entrepreneur with extensive business, clinical, educational, fundraising, governmental, journalistic, and political experience. I have been intimately involved in the creation, funding, and management of clinics, colleges, and professional associations of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine; the writing, passage, and administration of laws and regulations governing the practice of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine both in the state of Florida and nationally; the creation, financing, building, and marketing of Kanaya, a $35,000,000 green condominium project in Sarasota, Florida; the publication of many articles and several books in the field of alternative healthcare; and the creation and funding of a million gallon per year bio-diesel facility in Portland, Maine.
I am an Acupuncture Physician, educator, author, and entrepreneur with extensive business, clinical, educational, fundraising, governmental, journalistic, and political experience. I have been intimately involved in the creation, funding, and management of clinics, colleges, and professional associations of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine; the writing, passage, and administration of laws and regulations governing the practice of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine both in the state of Florida and nationally; the creation, financing, building, and marketing of Kanaya, a $35,000,000 green condominium project in Sarasota, Florida; the publication of many articles and several books in the field of alternative healthcare; and the creation and funding of a million gallon per year bio-diesel facility in Portland, Maine.
Business Experience:
I owned and operated a 155 acre organic wheat farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, 1971-1981; was publisher of the Tucson Nite Times, 1978; have been in private practice since 1975; started and was President of two schools of traditional Chinese medicine, the Suncoast School of Acupuncture and the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts (since sold and renamed East West College of Natural Medicine); built Kanaya, a $35,000,000 green condominium in Sarasota, Florida on the former site of the East West College; and most recently assisted my 36 year old son in creating and funding Maine Standard Bio-Fuels, a million gallon a year bio-diesel facility in Portland, Maine.
I owned and operated a 155 acre organic wheat farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, 1971-1981; was publisher of the Tucson Nite Times, 1978; have been in private practice since 1975; started and was President of two schools of traditional Chinese medicine, the Suncoast School of Acupuncture and the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts (since sold and renamed East West College of Natural Medicine); built Kanaya, a $35,000,000 green condominium in Sarasota, Florida on the former site of the East West College; and most recently assisted my 36 year old son in creating and funding Maine Standard Bio-Fuels, a million gallon a year bio-diesel facility in Portland, Maine.
Clinical Experience:
In 1975 and 1976 I apprenticed with Dr. James Tin Yau So, founder of NESA, and Dr. John Ho Fen Shen at the Oriental Acupuncture Center in Everett, MA, working 40 to 48 hours each week as an unpaid intern, the most valuable educational experience of my life. Upon graduation from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) in 1977, I moved to Tucson, Arizona and went into private practice there, one of only two practitioners in the entire state. I treated all manner of ailments with remarkable success, primarily employing protocols learned directly from Dr. So.
In 1979 I moved to Pittsburgh, PA where I worked for three years in private practice in association with a chiropractor, Dr. Ed McGivern, who introduced me to the realm of nutritional therapies, along with Murray Susser, MD, then President of the American Holistic Medical Association, and Dr. Harold Manner, chair of the Department of Biology at Loyola University in Chicago.
In March, 1982 I relocated to Sarasota, Florida where I was hired as a Physician’s Assistant to Dr. Wallace S. Willman, past President of the American Osteopathic Association, who was one of the first practicing physician acupuncturists in the USA.
However, by 1982, at age 80, he developed essential tremens, and it was my privilege to replace him as the acupuncturist in his very busy practice while he performed other more traditional osteopathic medical duties. I worked with Dr. Willman from 1982 until 1984, when I received my Florida acupuncture license and resumed private practice in my own clinic. I have been in the private practice of traditional Chinese medicine 48 to 50 weeks a year in my own clinic ever since, from 1984 through 2011, with all the responsibilities and rewards a private practice entails. I have also worked extensively with substance abusers both in private practice and at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, in 1977 and 1987.
Over the past 36 years I have treated thousands of patients tens of thousands of times with acupuncture, sotai exercises, Chinese herbal remedies, and functional nutritional medicine. I am quite familiar with the following approaches to acupuncture and the practice of traditional Chinese medicine: Five Element, Manaka, Dr. So’s, TCM, and Toyohari style treatments. I am also well versed in German electro-acupuncture diagnostic techniques (and their limitations).
Since 2008 I have serves as treating Acupuncture Physician at the annual conference of the National Foundation for Women Legislators.
In 1975 and 1976 I apprenticed with Dr. James Tin Yau So, founder of NESA, and Dr. John Ho Fen Shen at the Oriental Acupuncture Center in Everett, MA, working 40 to 48 hours each week as an unpaid intern, the most valuable educational experience of my life. Upon graduation from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) in 1977, I moved to Tucson, Arizona and went into private practice there, one of only two practitioners in the entire state. I treated all manner of ailments with remarkable success, primarily employing protocols learned directly from Dr. So.
In 1979 I moved to Pittsburgh, PA where I worked for three years in private practice in association with a chiropractor, Dr. Ed McGivern, who introduced me to the realm of nutritional therapies, along with Murray Susser, MD, then President of the American Holistic Medical Association, and Dr. Harold Manner, chair of the Department of Biology at Loyola University in Chicago.
In March, 1982 I relocated to Sarasota, Florida where I was hired as a Physician’s Assistant to Dr. Wallace S. Willman, past President of the American Osteopathic Association, who was one of the first practicing physician acupuncturists in the USA.
However, by 1982, at age 80, he developed essential tremens, and it was my privilege to replace him as the acupuncturist in his very busy practice while he performed other more traditional osteopathic medical duties. I worked with Dr. Willman from 1982 until 1984, when I received my Florida acupuncture license and resumed private practice in my own clinic. I have been in the private practice of traditional Chinese medicine 48 to 50 weeks a year in my own clinic ever since, from 1984 through 2011, with all the responsibilities and rewards a private practice entails. I have also worked extensively with substance abusers both in private practice and at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, in 1977 and 1987.
Over the past 36 years I have treated thousands of patients tens of thousands of times with acupuncture, sotai exercises, Chinese herbal remedies, and functional nutritional medicine. I am quite familiar with the following approaches to acupuncture and the practice of traditional Chinese medicine: Five Element, Manaka, Dr. So’s, TCM, and Toyohari style treatments. I am also well versed in German electro-acupuncture diagnostic techniques (and their limitations).
Since 2008 I have serves as treating Acupuncture Physician at the annual conference of the National Foundation for Women Legislators.
Experience as an Educator and Author:
2011 ... Authored three Continuing Education courses approved by the Florida
Board of Acupuncture and the National Commission for the
Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
... Author, Acupuncture Works -the Proof, Massage Works - the Proof
2009 ... Authored three Continuing Education courses approved by the Florida
Board of Acupuncture and NCCAOM
2008 ... Author, X-Rayed to Death, Safeguarding Your Family’s Health Against
A Major Cause of Cancer and Heart Disease
2006 … Authored seven Continuing Education courses approved by the Florida
Board of Acupuncture and NCCAOM in consultation with Drs.
Guy Abraham, M.D., Jorge Flechas, M.D., Friedrich Douwes, M.D., John
Gofman, M.D., Ph.D., Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg, M.D., Ph.D., and
R.J. Zhao, A.P., D.T.C.M., Dipl. OM (NCCAOM)
2005 … Authored 2 C.E.U. courses approved by the FL Board of Acupuncture
2003 … Authored 5 C.E.U. courses approved by the FL Board of Acupuncture
… Renewed NCCAOM Certification
2001 … Created and taught a 60 hour Continuing Education course approved by the
Florida Board of Acupuncture on Acupoint Injection Therapy
… Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine; named
Contributing Editor
2000: … Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine
1999: … Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine
1994-99 ... Dean and professor at Academy of Chinese Healing Arts, Sarasota, FL
1992-93 ... Dean and professor at Suncoast School of Acupuncture, Tampa, FL
1985-88 ... Instructor at the Florida Institute of T.C.M., St. Petersburg, FL
1982-85 ... Instructor of Nutrition at the Sarasota County Vocational Technical Institute
1973-74 ... French teacher in Saskatchewan, Canada
2011 ... Authored three Continuing Education courses approved by the Florida
Board of Acupuncture and the National Commission for the
Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
... Author, Acupuncture Works -the Proof, Massage Works - the Proof
2009 ... Authored three Continuing Education courses approved by the Florida
Board of Acupuncture and NCCAOM
2008 ... Author, X-Rayed to Death, Safeguarding Your Family’s Health Against
A Major Cause of Cancer and Heart Disease
2006 … Authored seven Continuing Education courses approved by the Florida
Board of Acupuncture and NCCAOM in consultation with Drs.
Guy Abraham, M.D., Jorge Flechas, M.D., Friedrich Douwes, M.D., John
Gofman, M.D., Ph.D., Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg, M.D., Ph.D., and
R.J. Zhao, A.P., D.T.C.M., Dipl. OM (NCCAOM)
2005 … Authored 2 C.E.U. courses approved by the FL Board of Acupuncture
2003 … Authored 5 C.E.U. courses approved by the FL Board of Acupuncture
… Renewed NCCAOM Certification
2001 … Created and taught a 60 hour Continuing Education course approved by the
Florida Board of Acupuncture on Acupoint Injection Therapy
… Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine; named
Contributing Editor
2000: … Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine
1999: … Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine
1994-99 ... Dean and professor at Academy of Chinese Healing Arts, Sarasota, FL
1992-93 ... Dean and professor at Suncoast School of Acupuncture, Tampa, FL
1985-88 ... Instructor at the Florida Institute of T.C.M., St. Petersburg, FL
1982-85 ... Instructor of Nutrition at the Sarasota County Vocational Technical Institute
1973-74 ... French teacher in Saskatchewan, Canada
Professional Experience:
2011: … Renewed Diplomate Certification with the National Commission for the
Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
2007: … Renewed Diplomate Certification with the NCCAOM
2003-7: …Developer, Kanaya Condominiums, Sarasota; Florida’s only “green” condo
2003: … Renewed Diplomate Certification with the NCCAOM
2001: … Consultant to the NCCAOM’s Public Relations Task Force
2000: … Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine
… Consultant to the Ministry of Natural Healthcare of Cuba
… Elected Vice-Chair, Florida Board of Acupuncture
1999: … Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine
… Appointed to the Florida Board of Acupuncture by Governor Jeb Bush
… Dean of the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts whose program was
awarded accreditation for its Master’s level program in Oriental Medicine by
the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
1996: … Voted “Acupuncturist of the Year” by American Association of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Board of Directors
1994-00.. Co-Founder and President of East West College of the Natural Healing
Arts, Sarasota, FL (f/k/a Academy of Chinese Healing Arts)
1994: … Consultant to National Institutes of Health and FDA on acupuncture related matters
1993: … Consulted with staff of Hillary Rodham Clinton for care of her ailing father
1992-94: … President American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
1989: … Completed course at NESA on Manaka style taught by Stephen Birch
1987: … Appointed to The Florida Board of Acupuncture, Chair 1988-91
Created and legalized the term “Acupuncture Physician”
1985-87: … President Florida State Oriental Medical Assn.
1975-11 … In private practice as an Acupuncture Physician
2011: … Renewed Diplomate Certification with the National Commission for the
Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
2007: … Renewed Diplomate Certification with the NCCAOM
2003-7: …Developer, Kanaya Condominiums, Sarasota; Florida’s only “green” condo
2003: … Renewed Diplomate Certification with the NCCAOM
2001: … Consultant to the NCCAOM’s Public Relations Task Force
2000: … Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine
… Consultant to the Ministry of Natural Healthcare of Cuba
… Elected Vice-Chair, Florida Board of Acupuncture
1999: … Author of several articles for Alternative Medicine magazine
… Appointed to the Florida Board of Acupuncture by Governor Jeb Bush
… Dean of the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts whose program was
awarded accreditation for its Master’s level program in Oriental Medicine by
the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
1996: … Voted “Acupuncturist of the Year” by American Association of
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Board of Directors
1994-00.. Co-Founder and President of East West College of the Natural Healing
Arts, Sarasota, FL (f/k/a Academy of Chinese Healing Arts)
1994: … Consultant to National Institutes of Health and FDA on acupuncture related matters
1993: … Consulted with staff of Hillary Rodham Clinton for care of her ailing father
1992-94: … President American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
1989: … Completed course at NESA on Manaka style taught by Stephen Birch
1987: … Appointed to The Florida Board of Acupuncture, Chair 1988-91
Created and legalized the term “Acupuncture Physician”
1985-87: … President Florida State Oriental Medical Assn.
1975-11 … In private practice as an Acupuncture Physician
Education:
Williston Academy, Easthampton, MA, 1965, high school diploma; winner, Haseltine Award for excellence in English, National
Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation
Amherst College, Amherst, MA, B.A. 1969
Boston University School of Law, 1969-70
Student of Michio Kushi 1970-72
Student at the North American College of Acupuncture, Vancouver, B.C. 1972-75
Apprentice to Dr. James Tin Yau So and Dr. John Ho Fen Shen, Everett, MA, 1975-76
New England School of Acupuncture, Watertown, MA, Diploma in Acupuncture, 1977
Graduate of courses on German Electro-Acupuncture and Energetic Medicine from the Hans Bruggeman Institute and the Occidental Institute Research Foundation, Munich, Germany, 1985
Student of Chinese Herbal Medicine at Florida Institute of T.C.M. 1985-88
Completed course at NESA on Manaka style taught by Stephen Birch, 1989
Completed 150 Hour program to become a Certified Addictionologist (C.Ad.) with
the American College of Addictionology & Compulsive Disorders, 1991
Graduate of a 60 hour program in Toyo Hari Japanese Acupuncture, 1998
Studied Hyperthermia and Electro-Cancer Therapy at the Klinik St. Georg, Bad Aibling, Germany, 2000
Created and taught the first 60 hour Continuing Education course approved by the Florida Board of Acupuncture on Acupoint
Injection Therapy, 2001
Awarded Doctorate in Integrative Medicine from the National College of Oriental Medicine in Orlando, Florida (since renamed FL
College of Integrative Medicine) 2002
Graduate of a course in First Line Therapy offered by Metagenics, Inc., 2006
Graduate of innumerable continuing education courses 1985-2011
Williston Academy, Easthampton, MA, 1965, high school diploma; winner, Haseltine Award for excellence in English, National
Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation
Amherst College, Amherst, MA, B.A. 1969
Boston University School of Law, 1969-70
Student of Michio Kushi 1970-72
Student at the North American College of Acupuncture, Vancouver, B.C. 1972-75
Apprentice to Dr. James Tin Yau So and Dr. John Ho Fen Shen, Everett, MA, 1975-76
New England School of Acupuncture, Watertown, MA, Diploma in Acupuncture, 1977
Graduate of courses on German Electro-Acupuncture and Energetic Medicine from the Hans Bruggeman Institute and the Occidental Institute Research Foundation, Munich, Germany, 1985
Student of Chinese Herbal Medicine at Florida Institute of T.C.M. 1985-88
Completed course at NESA on Manaka style taught by Stephen Birch, 1989
Completed 150 Hour program to become a Certified Addictionologist (C.Ad.) with
the American College of Addictionology & Compulsive Disorders, 1991
Graduate of a 60 hour program in Toyo Hari Japanese Acupuncture, 1998
Studied Hyperthermia and Electro-Cancer Therapy at the Klinik St. Georg, Bad Aibling, Germany, 2000
Created and taught the first 60 hour Continuing Education course approved by the Florida Board of Acupuncture on Acupoint
Injection Therapy, 2001
Awarded Doctorate in Integrative Medicine from the National College of Oriental Medicine in Orlando, Florida (since renamed FL
College of Integrative Medicine) 2002
Graduate of a course in First Line Therapy offered by Metagenics, Inc., 2006
Graduate of innumerable continuing education courses 1985-2011