Clinical Medicine Department


Denise An Andert, L.Ac., Dipl. OM., DACM, LMT

Denise An Andert, L.Ac., Dipl. OM., DACM, LMT

Clinical Medicine Department, DAOM Program, Master Program, PD Program, Research Department

Denise is a Colorado state licensed and NCCAOM board certified acupuncturist and board certified massage therapist. She has been an intern at the VA outpatient hospital in Austin, TX, where holistic collaborative pain management PTSD and Trauma are the focus and continues to be a focus of the treatment strategies. She has additional training in FSN, electro acupuncture, SHAKU SU and nutrition. She received her DACM degree in 2022.
Greg Cicciu, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., AP (Florida)

Greg Cicciu, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., AP (Florida)

Clinical Medicine Department, Master Program

Greg graduated from the Florida Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The idea of being a healer “is a way of life” was the original draw for Greg to study Traditional Chinese Medicine. A healer is someone who uses the tools they have to assist and teach others ways of improving their lives. He is a Nationally Certified Diplomate in Acupuncture through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and is a L.Ac. in Colorado. He is currently using his skills to treat patients of all ages and also massages horses. He has studied auriculotherapy intensively for the past five years. He is in private practice in Lakewood, Colorado.

Shanwen Gao, L.Ac., MSOM, BM (China)

Shanwen Gao, L.Ac., MSOM, BM (China)

Clinical Medicine Department, Master Program

Shanwen graduated from Guangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine with her bachelor’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and later graduated from Royal University in Los Angeles, California with a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine. She practiced in Los Angeles before moving to Denver, where she was on the faculty at International Institute of Chinese Medicine. She is a licensed acupuncturist in Colorado. She specializes in Chinese Herbology and patent medicines, as well as the treatment of pain, women’s health care and immune deficiency.

Zack Gutman, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.

Zack Gutman, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.

Clinical Medicine Department, Master Program

Zack graduated from Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2013 and is recognized by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) as a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine.  He also completed an additional 500 hour program in 5 Element Acupuncture which specializes in treating psychological and emotional conditions.  Zack has been the Assistant Clinic Director at CSTCM since 2017. He currently has a private practice in Denver, Colorado.

Drew Henderson, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. & CH, Dipl. TCM, BS

Drew Henderson, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. & CH, Dipl. TCM, BS

Clinical Medicine Department, Master Program

Drew received his Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. His interest in neuroscience led him to graduate level studies in neuroanatomy and molecular pharmacology at University of South Alabama and neurophysiology at the University of Colorado. While becoming certified in Postural Integration, he began studying Chinese medicine with practitioners. He graduated from CSTCM in 1993 and studied at Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Harbin, China in 1995. He is a Nationally Certified Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology through the NCCAOM and is a licensed acupuncturist in Colorado. He has a private practice in Boulder.

Piper Mullins, L.Ac., Dipl.OM., MSTCM, BA

Piper Mullins, L.Ac., Dipl.OM., MSTCM, BA

Co-Clinic Director

Clinical Medicine Department, Master Program

Piper Mullins is the co-clinic director at CSTCM. They are a NCCAOM certified acupuncturist. They have been a community organizer and activist in the Denver artist community for 10+ years. They graduated from MSU with a BA in English Writing and Communications, with a strong emphasis on education, communications, and psychology. They graduated from CSTCM in 2018 with a MSTCM. They have been practicing taiji and qigong for 15+ years. They are the owner/operator of Mountain Phoenix Acupuncture and have committed their life and work to health, longevity, and positive personal and community transformation.

Melati Stevens, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., DAOM, MSTCM

Melati Stevens, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., DAOM, MSTCM

Core Faculty of Clinical Medicine Department

Clinical Medicine Department, Master Program

Dr. Melati Stevens is a nationally board-certified and licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with a dual-specialization in Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, CA, where she received her specializations, earned a DAOM, and expanded her interests in Rehabilitative Medicine, Fertility, and Cardiology. She completed her MSTCM at CSTCM, gaining proficiency in conjunct modalities including Cupping, Auricular, and Electro-Stimulation Acupuncture. Internal and Physical Medicine, extensively experienced in the treatment of Sports Medicine, FunctionalMedicine, and Immunology. She completed her doctoral residency at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine.

Robin van Maarth, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, DACM, MS

Robin van Maarth, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, DACM, MS

Co-Clinic Director

Clinical Medicine Department, Master Program

Robin got her first ever acupuncture treatment at the CSTCM student clinic over 25 years ago, which sent her on the path to eventual practice. Robin is a Colorado native and has been licensed to practice acupuncture in Colorado since 2009. She maintains a general practice in Denver in a multidisciplinary healthcare office and has a practice in Englewood, CO. She graduated from Touro Health Sciences College Graduate Program in Oriental Medicine in New York City and earned a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from PCOM. She is a nationally certified Diplomate of Oriental Medicine through the NCCAOM.