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Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD,
L.Ac.
7764 Jade Court
Boulder, CO 80303
303-554-0722
email:jpfratkin@comcast.net
website www.drjakefratkin.com
Following undergraduate degrees in Chinese language and
philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Fratkin trained
in Korean and Japanese acupuncture starting in 1975, in
Chicago, and began clinical practice in 1978, in Madison,
Wisconsin. In 1980 he began his education in traditional
Chinese herbal medicine, which included eight months advanced
training in China at several traditional hospitals. Dr.
Fratkin has been teaching at various acupuncture colleges
since 1982 and was Department Chairman of Herbal Medicine,
Southwest Acupuncture College, Santa Fe. He is a practitioner
and teacher of taijiquan and qigong, which he has followed
since 1974. He is the author of Chinese Herbal Patent Formulas.
Dr. Fratkin is currently in private practice in Boulder,
Colorado, where he combines Chinese herbal medicine, Japanese
meridian balancing, and nutritional medicine. He specializes
in chronic internal disorders, infections and pediatrics. EDUCATION
- University of Wisconsin, 1975. B.A. in Chinese Language
and Philosophy; biology and pre-medicine.
Ineon Moon Institute of Acupuncture, 1975-1978. Continuing
apprenticeship with Dr. Ineon Moon until 1984.
Midwest Center for Oriental Medicine, 1982-1984. Advanced
herbal training.
China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
1987-1988.
- Southwest Acupuncture College, Santa Fe. 1988. Doctor
of Oriental Medicine (O.M.D.)
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Miki Shima, Stephen Birch, Denmai Shudo, Hideo Izumoto,
etc.
CLINICIAN since 1978.
- Combining Japanese acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine
and nutritional medicine.
Specialties: Internal medicine, infections, and pediatrics.
- 1999 ACUPUNCTURIST OF THE YEAR, American Association
of Oriental Medicine (AAOM).
PROFESSOR AND LECTURER:
- Continuing Education to Practitioners, 1982 to present;
workshops on Japanese acupuncture or topics in Chinese
herbal patent medicines.
Featured speaker at various conferences, including Pacific
Symposium; annual conferences for acupuncture associations
of California, New Mexico and Florida; American Association
of Oriental Medicine Conference; International Veterinary
Acupuncture Society Conference.
Southwest Acupuncture College, Boulder. 1997 - continuing.
Adjunctive faculty.
Colorado School of TCM. 1990-present. Adjunctive faculty.
Chinese Herbal Medicine Course, International Veterinary
Acupuncture Society. Co-director. 1993- present.
Southwest Acupuncture College, Santa Fe, 1986-90. Chairman,
Department of Herbal Medicine.
John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine, Seattle,
1984-1986. Chairman, Department of Oriental Medicine.
- Midwest Center of Oriental Medicine, Chicago, 1982-1984.
Chairman, Department of Herbal Medicine.
MEMBER:
- Diplomate in Acupuncture, NCCA. 1986.
Diplomate in Chinese Herbal Medicine, NCCA. 1994.
Fellow, National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine since 1992.
- National Association of Teachers of Acupuncture & Oriental
Medicine, since 1995.
COMMISSION MEMBER:
- Herbal Committee, American Association of Oriental Medicine
(AAOM), current.
National Commission for Certification of Acupuncturists
(NCCA), Chinese Herbal Examination. 1994.
Chairman, Subcommittee on Herbal Medicine, New Mexico
Acupuncture Board, 1989-1990.
- National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges
of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NACSCAOM), 1983-1985
AUTHOR:
- THE WQ-10 ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE MACHINE. Paradigm Press,
1983.
CHINESE HERBAL PATENT FORMULAS. Shya Publications, 1986.
CHINESE CLASSICS: POPULAR CHINESE HERBAL FORMULAS, Shya
Pub, 1990.
PRACTICAL THERAPEUTICS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE,
by Wu Yan and Warren Fischer. Edited by Jake Paul Fratkin.
Paradigm Press, 1997.
CHINESE HERBAL PATENT MEDICINES, Shya Publications,
due for release Jan, 2001.
A CALLIGRAPHY YI JING, Harrison Xinshi Tu, translations
by Jake Paul Fratkin, Shya Publications, due for release
Jan, 2000.
- Over 20 Articles for various journals including NORTH
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE, CALIFORNIA ACUPUNCTURE
JOURNAL, ORIENTAL MEDICINE.
FORMULATOR OF HERBAL PRODUCTS
- CHINA-WEST, NutriWest. 25 herbal products.
HEALTH CONCERNS. 3 herbal products.
QUALIHERB HERBAL: EXTRACTS. 2 herbal formulas.
THORNE VETERINARY PRODUCTS, 9 formulas for dogs and
cats.
THOUSAND MILE EQUINE HERBS, Harmany Veterinary Products.
7 herbal products for horses.
WILD OATS HERBAL LINE, 9 Chinese herbal formulas as
alcohol extracts.
- ZAND CHINESE CLASSICS, McZand Herbal, Inc. 7 herbal
products.
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