Dr. Christopher Trahan, O.M.D., L.Ac
Christopher Trahan holds a Doctorate in Oriental Medicine, is a Licensed Acupuncturist, and is nationally board certified in Chinese Herbal Medicine; he is a classically trained Homeopathic physician registered with the National Center for Homeopathy. He integrates Chinese and Western herbs, homeopathy, and nutrition with his practice of Acupuncture in the Flatiron district of Manhattan.
He has over forty years of clinical practice and trained in China and Sri Lanka, as well as in the United States (California, New Mexico, and New York). Dr. Trahan has served on the faculty of the International Institute of Chinese Medicine (Santa Fe, NM) and the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (NYC). He has also taught courses in Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Chinese and Western Herbal Medicine, Classical Homeopathy, and Acupressure and Tui Na at the Olympus Center.
Dr. Trahan served as lead acupuncturist in an asthma research study headed by Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona in association with Beth-Israel Hospital. He has appeared on TV, radio, in print, and continues to lecture.
Lectures
•NY Eye and Ear Infirmary
•Empire State College
•Baruch College - panelist
•Olive Leaf Holistic Health Center
Print
•Online Men's Health: www.menshealth.com/health/new-answers-outside-the-box
•The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing by Gary Null
•Get Healthy Now! A Complete Guide to Prevention,Treatment and Healthy Living by Gary Null
•Be a Healthy Woman! by Gary Null
•Country Living's Healthy Living
•Allure
TV, Radio, Podcasts
•Good Day NY
•Early Edition
•Roundtable with Mark Unger, Director of ADD Action Group
•WBAI
•Gotham Green with David Marks
The Olympus Center in New York City maintains a comprehensive western and Chinese herbal and homeopathic pharmacy along with three treatment rooms for acupuncture and other therapies.