Faculty


Master ProgramProfessor Doctor ProgramDAOM Program
Foundation DepartmentHerbal DepartmentBiomedical DepartmentClinical DepartmentResearch Department
Rakhad Alrawi, MD, MPH (no photo)

Rakhad Alrawi, MD, MPH

Biomedical Department, Master Program

Dr. Rakhad Alrawi instructs Biology at the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Having earned both a medical doctorate and Master’s in Public Health, Dr. Alrawi has been an educator since 2015. In that time, he has found a passion making distance learning more proactive and robust for students who require different learning supports. His personal interests include Soccer and travel.
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.

Rebecca Baker, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, MSTCM, DACM, ACN

Rebecca Baker, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, MSTCM, DACM, ACN

Master Program

Rebecca earned her Masters of Science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) from CSTCM in 2012. She is a Nationally Certified Diplomate in Acupuncture through the NCCAOM. She earned her BA from Fort Lewis College in 1995. Most recently, she earned a 100-hour certificate in Applied Clinical Nutrition from Texas Chiropractic College. Rebecca enjoys mountain biking and hiking. She has a private practice in Castle Rock, CO where she utilizes acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, nutrition and Reiki. She specializes in treating people with brain injury and migraines.

Joseph Brady, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M., MSTCM

Joseph Brady, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M., MSTCM

Core Faculty and Chair of CSTCM Research Department

DAOM Program, Master Program, PD Program, Research Department

Joe earned his Master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the CSTCM in 2006. Currently a clinic supervisor and faculty member at CSTCM, Joe is also on faculty at the University of Denver. An internationally recognized expert on healthy aging, Joe has spent over 25 years teaching t’ai chi, qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine at the University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, the University of Denver, and Metropolitan State University. Former columnist on healthy aging for the Rocky Mountain News, he has presented at many scientific and medical conferences including at the Harvard Medical School’s Osher Institute on Integrative Medicine and has twice been a featured presenter at the Oxford Roundtable at Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford U.K. He currently runs his own clinic in Denver Colorado.

Jon Cacherat, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., MSOM, DACM, MSc

Jon Cacherat, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., MSOM, DACM, MSc

Biomedical Department, Master Program

Jon has been a holistic warrior in Denver since 1996. He graduated with honors from the MTIC and became a certified massage therapist. Jon went on to attend SWAC in Boulder, Colorado. He served his acupuncture externship at the Boulder County AIDS project. In addition, he spent 500 hours studying trigger point and sports acupuncture. Jon graduated in 2001 with a MSOM. Jon’s extensive work with government and corporate wellness programs has given him a huge reservoir of clinical experience with treating musculoskeletal conditions. He specializes in treating myofascial conditions. Currently, Jon is pursuing his Doctorate of Acupuncture and recently completed a 60 hour internship with UC Health Anschutz Hospital’s Internal Medicine clinic.

Christine Cannon, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, DAOM

Christine Cannon, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, DAOM

PD Program

Chris graduated from Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1993 and completed a clinical internship at Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Harbin, China. She is a Nationally Certified Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology through the NCCAOM and is licensed in Colorado and Hawaii. Since graduation she also was involved in a research study on treating pelvic pain with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Chris has also taught various Traditional Chinese Medicine subjects at other Colorado Oriental medicine schools. She specializes in Chinese herbal medicine, women’s health care and sports medicine.

Yi Cao, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., BM (China)

Yi Cao, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., BM (China)

Core Faculty and Core Clinical Supervisor

DAOM Program

Yi Cao is a third generation Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor who graduated from Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has published many articles in the Journal of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion, has been invited to many international conferences and has won many awards in China. Yi has taught acupuncture and supervised clinic interns at the university and in the hospital before coming to the United States. He is a Nationally Certified Diplomate in Acupuncture through the NCCAOM and is a licensed acupuncturist in Colorado. He specializes in the areas of neurological and psychological problems and currently has a private practice in Denver, Colorado.

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.

Caitlin Dilli, L.Ac., DACM (no photo)

Caitlin Dilli, L.Ac., DACM

Master Program

Dr. Caitlin R. Dilli is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist, and clinical herbalist. Caitlin is trained in Cosmetic Acupuncture and Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, and she regularly helps patients with headaches and migraines, women’s health concerns, fertility, stress and anxiety, altered sleep, and digestive disturbances.  Her patient focus is on children, teenagers, adults, and elders. Caitlin holds a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from the Pacific College of Health and Science, a Master’s of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Willamette University. She has published research on Parkinson’s disease and acupuncture through the University of Colorado. As a Colorado native, Caitlin yearns to be situated deep in God’s country and is miserably happy with a fly rod and a mountain stream. Her happy hour is practicing Qi Gong or teaching Spanish commands to her rescue pup Lola.

Xiaorong Ding, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., PhD (China)

Xiaorong Ding, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., PhD (China)

Core Faculty of DAOM Program

DAOM Program

Xiaorong received her BM from Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin, P.R. China. She received her MS and her PhD from the Department of Acupuncture, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her postdoctoral work was research on the integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing. She specializes in treatment of Wind stroke, Dementia, Women’s Medicine and joint pain at the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin TCM University in Tianjin. Xiaorong taught

foreign students in China from the US, Canada, Holland and Brazil. She moved from Beijing to Denver to join the faculty of Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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