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Revolutionizing Acupuncture Education
IMAI's Vision
We Are IMAI Leaders in Acupuncture!
Faculty & Advisors
We make it easy for Healthcare Practitioners to give their clients more.
The International Medical Arts Institute (IMAI) has an experienced and diverse Faculty and staff.
IMAI'S program is a confirmed education program by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO), as well as other associations and boards.
IMAI'S diverse faculty has extensive experience and is committed to preparing Healthcare Practitioners to succeed in integrating Medical Acupuncture into their field of practice.
IMAI'S Programs and courses are said to be one of the most comprehensive.
IMAI's staff and faculty give and go over the bar in a methodical, fun and practical way.
Prof. Catheryne Dahlke
R.Ac, R.TCMP, BSc
Catheryne Dahlke is an Acupuncturist and TCM Practitioner with over a decade of clinical experience. She enjoys research, presenting health seminars, contrasting TCM perspective with Western viewpoints to create unique insight into disease. Prof. Dahlke heads and teaches IMAI's Evidence Based Research department.
Prof. Huibing Xiong
R.Ac, R.TCMP
Professor Huibing Henry Xiong is a Registered TCM Practitioner and R.Ac. in Ontario, CEO of Sagee Canada Wellness, a herbal formulator and he owns his own brand Sagee Canada line of products. His clinic Sagee Canada Wellness is well-known, as a brain health clinic for nearly twenty years. His herbals and products are being distributed throughout the world.
PROF. SCARLETT DEVA ANTALOCZY
GP. TCMP, R.Ac, Ph.D
Artist, Composer / Author
Dr. Scarlett Antaloczy has an extensive career in Music and Medicine worldwide. She focuses on Integrative Medicine including Natural, Traditional Chinese, World and Energy Medicine. She has written books, developed curriculums and has both taught Medical & TCM Acupuncture for 15 years to healthcare practitioners who are successfully integrating acupuncture into their practice. She is an artist/musician, author, educator, health consultant, speaker and humanitarian. Students have remarked her teaching style is comprehensive, inspiring and most helpful when learning this "new language of acupuncture.
Dr. Laura Erwin
R.TCMP, R.Ac, BSc
Dr. Erwin graduated the five-year DTCM program at the Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Vancouver, BC. She is a registered TCM Practitioner and Acupuncturist focusing on reproductive health and fertility. She is passionate about holistic medicine and is experienced in teaching and preparation for the Pan Canadian Board Exams. Her love of plants and herbal medicine was expanded in a western herbalism apprenticeship on Salt Spring Island from 2015-2017.
Dr. Anthony Lombardi
Chiropractor/Author/Clinic director
Medical/TCM Acupuncture
Dr. Lombardi is the Clinic director and Chiropractor of the Hamilton Back Clinic in Hamilton, Ontario. - an integrated, multidisciplinary group which manages musculoskeletal pain using a multimodal approach. Dr. Lombardi has published more than 170 articles as a regular monthly contributor to the Chiropractic Economics Magazine, Canadian Chiropractor Magazine, Inside Fitness Magazine, and Train Magazine. A former Prof. with the McMaster Contemporary Acupuncture Program, Dr. Lombardi, now travels extensively throughout Canada and the US with his Medical Acupuncture seminars and brings a wealth of knowledge and his own research to Health Practitioners worldwide.
Dr. Kristina Engel
R.TCMP, R.Ac.
Dr. Engel graduated the five-year DTCM program at the Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Vancouver, BC. She is a registered TCM Practitioner and Acupuncturist. Dr. Engel is also a professional circus acrobat in the having toured across Australia, Asia and Latin America. She is the founder of the Vancouver Acro Fest, and manages Phoenix Alchemy Tonics, specialising in medicinal mushroom extracts and herbal tinctures.
John Dyer (JD) Maynard
RMT / Instructor
John Maynard graduated from the Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy (CCMH), Sutton Campus, and practices as an RMT, Deep Tissue Bodywork Specialist, Instructor, and clinical supervisor. John's treatments are interactive by engaging clients in their healing process. He thrives on working with people as a deep tissue therapist and is not known for providing "relaxing massage treatments." - but rather to get to the root of the problem. To boot, John also had a career as an architectural draftsman for over 25 years.
Patty Levesque
REHP, CCHP, CBHT
Patty has researched thousands of therapeutic principles to find the ultimate holistic approach to betterment. With a journey & extensive training; and accreditation in: Spiritual Healing, Botanical, Vibrational Medicine, Bowen Therapy, Channel Theory, PSYCH-K®. and Divine Healing, Soul Healing and more, Patty continues to coach and teach.
Christine Ng
GP.TCM, R.Ac.,
Christine Ng is a registered TCM Practitioner specializing in using Acupuncture for Allergies. She has had her own clinic for more than 15 years in Burlington and has treated thousands of patients.
Katalin Bandi
Ph.D., R. TCMP, R. Ac, RHN, DNM
Dr. Bandi has been in the clinical field for over two decades and uses various modalities in her practice; Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Herbology, Homeopathy, and Nutrition as well as manual therapies like massage, reflexology. Dr. Bandi is an educator & speaker on Health issues.
Dr. Valerie-Dawn Girhiny
FCCT
Dr. Valerie-Dawn joins us with a wealth of recognized experience and contributions in the field of education at provincial, national and international levels. Currently she is Director Emeritus of The International Council on Education for Teaching [ICET} an NGO of UNESCO.
Dr. Oksana Sawiak
DDS. IMD. MAGD, AIAOMT
Dr. Sawiak graduated in 1966 from the U of T Dental School. The last 30 years were focused on mercury-free/biological dentistry. In 1989, she was the first woman in the world to be named Master of the Academy of General dentistry and July 2011 attained her Doctor of Integrative Medicine as well as the correlation between the meridians, dental and body health. Today she lectures in biologic dentistry, non-surgical natural gum treatment, pain control and more.
Dr. Moustafa Hassan
B.Sc., M.Sc., M.B.A., Ph.D.
Inspiring minds, brightening souls, warming hearts & energizing bodies; are Moustafa’s life passion and mission to build up the soul-mind-heart-body connections and empowering juniors & adults to enhance and improve their wellbeing, being happier and healthier. Dr.Moustafa is a scientist; healer and Canadian Natural Health Practitioner specialized in Emotional Psychotherapy, Psychophysiology, Biofeedback and Energy Medicine.
Paul Henderson
(In Honorarium)
R.Ac., MH, ROHP, RBT, OSJ
Paul Henderson taught and owned several Health Schools and clinics in Ontario, teaching thousands of health practitioners. He passed in 2020 but his passion and legacy for Integrative Medicine and Acupuncture live on.
Our Mission
At IMAI, we aim to empower aspiring Doctors, Nurses, chiropractors, Osteopaths, Massage Therapists, Physiotherapists and healthcare practitioners with comprehensive, practical, and visionary education in acupuncture. We bridge the gap between tradition and modernity, shaping the future of healthcare.
Administration
Business, Accounting, Admin & Marketing, the day to day,.... Reshma, Nico, Kate, Melanie, Mike & Anthony