Dr. Jason Bussell

Biography

Dr. Jason Bussell, PhD, MPH, MBA, studied psychology and worked in inpatient psychiatry before entering the field of Oriental Medicine. He earned a Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine from the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine and a PhD in acupuncture from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. In 2003, he founded A Center for Oriental Medicine outside Chicago where he practices and serves as Clinic Director. Jason also earned a Master’s of Public Health and Master’s of Business Administration from the Johns Hopkins University. He was the first and only acupuncturist to be awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Bendheim Center for Integrative Medicine, where he spent a year as a Research Scholar. He has authored articles in lay publications and professional journals, and his book, “The Asian Diet: Simple secrets for eating right, losing weight, and being well” has been sold all around the world. Jason has presented numerous seminars to medical professionals, students, and the public; and he was an adjunct professor at DePaul University’s College of Science and Health. He has served as the President of the Illinois Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Vice-Chairman of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s Acupuncture Board, a curriculum advisor to the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Acupuncturists.