JulieAnn Nugent-Head

MD, Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist,

After hospital internships in China during the summers of 2003 and 2004, JulieAnn moved to China full time to work with ATS to document two of Beijing’s most famous traditional practitioners Dr Li Hongxiang (1924-2018) and Dr Chen Tongyun (1922 -).
This exposure to classically based clinical medicine led JulieAnn to understand the naturalistic perspective and utter practicality of Chinese medicine in a new light. Encouraged by Dr Li to complete doctoral level studies, JulieAnn focused on the classical perspective of herbs investigating the flavor and nature of the herbal substances applied in the Shanghan Lun compared to the qualities of the same herbs today.

In her eight years in China, JulieAnn worked extensively with Professor Li Hongxiang and several other of the remaining old doctors, as well as earning an MD in Chinese medicine at the Zhejiang University of Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou.
She is the powerhouse behind the herb farm attached to Andrew’s and JulieAnn’s teaching clinic in Asheville, North Carolina.