David D. Yeh is a practitioner of acupuncture, herbal medicine, and qigong. He holds National Certification in Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and is licensed in the state of Oregon.

David has a Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dragon Rises was founded by Leon Hammer, M.D., author of Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies: Psychology & Chinese Medicine and Chinese Pulse Diagnosis: A Contemporary Approach. Dr. Hammer apprenticed for 27 years with the famous Chinese physician Dr. John H.F. Shen. Dr. Shen and Dr. Hammer were renowned especially for their pulse diagnosis skills; Dr. Hammer crystallized his vast experience in his textbook and in his system, Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis ®. David has received extensive training in this method and lineage, and continues regularly to pursue advanced training with Dr. Hammer.

A thorough foundation in Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis makes the diagnosis of complex and difficult conditions much clearer, and makes possible the ability to apply Chinese medicine as a truly preventative medicine.

David completed training in the Toyohari style of Japanese meridian therapy, an advanced form of acupuncture focusing on gentle technique, refined sensitivity, and keen palpation skills to achieve powerful results. Toyohari is especially suited for those who are sensitive or deficient, including the children or elderly or the needle-phobic; thankfully, there’s no need to sacrifice effectiveness for gentleness.

He has also received training in acupuncture from Taiwanese acupuncturist Richard Tan, renowned for his ability to instantly reduce pain; and from students of French-Vietnamese acupuncturist Nguyen Van Nghi, as well as facial diagnosis from Lillian Bridges, author of Face Reading in Chinese Medicine. More recently, David completed advanced studies with Susan Johnson on the use of Master Tung’s points.

David is currently pursuing training in Neijing classical acupuncture under Edward Neal, M.D., and advanced herbal training under Sharon Weizenbaum.

As an avid practitioner of qigong (Chinese energy exercises), he has trained intensively with Shaolin Wahnam and is certified as a Medical Qigong Practitioner by the International Institute of Medical Qigong. He is currently pursuing certification in qigong healing with qigong master Michael Lomax.

Prior to becoming an acupuncturist, David attended Stanford University and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology.

Then, inspired by the works of naturalist Tom Brown, Jr., David spent a year living primitively in the Wisconsin Northwoods, at Teaching Drum Outdoor School. He spent the year building fires by friction, tanning deer hides, building and living in wigwams, eating wild plants, tracking animals, and learning how to live in a tight-knit community in the midst of both summer mosquitoes and winter snow.

During this year, he ran headlong into health problems of his own, and afterwards resolved to find out more about how to help himself and others.

David attended the New Mexico College of Natural Healing in Silver City, New Mexico, and received a degree in Massage Therapy. Feeling that massage was not enough, David sought out the most advanced training in Oriental Medicine available.

David lives in Corvallis with his wife Abigail.