Asante Academy of Chinese Medicine

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Mrs Margareth Ross graduated with honours from Middlesex University in 2008 having completed the 5 year BSc program. As part of her studies, she spent 6 months studying and practicing in Beijing. Since graduation she has been working as a TCM practitioner from her private practice in North London. Since graduating, Margareth has gone on to complete further studies in facial rejuvenation acupuncture at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading. She was fortunate enough to study with Viginia Doran, a leading practitioner in this field. As part of her continued training, Margareth has also completed a number of advanced Acupuncture and Chinese medicine seminars. Teaching was provided by Andrew Nugent-Head of the Association of Traditional Studies (ATS). Margareth has a keen interest in Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Her areas of interest include treating women’s problems and infertility, however, she is also skilled at treating many other conditions. In addition to TCM, Margareth has a keen interest in Qi Gong, Kundalini Yoga and Reiki. As part of her role within Asanté, Margareth sees patients at the NHS Whittington Hospital. She regularly treats patients using the Maternity Acupuncture service at the Day Labour Ward and the Pain Management Clinic.

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Professor Song Ke, founder and principal of Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine, has practiced and taught Traditional Chinese Medicine worldwide for over 40 years. He started to learn his skills very early, when he was a 13 year-old-boy apprenticed to three herbal masters in his home province of Hubei, China. He was medically qualified in both Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine in Canton University of TCM in 1982. His clinical success as a leading consultant of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the UK since 1986 has been featured in the Observer, Daily Mail, FT and on BBC, CNN, ITV, Channel 4 and many other broadcasting media throughout the world. He is twice listed in London Evening Standards’Top 50 Health Practitioners and London’s 100 Best Alternative Experts, respectively. He is ‘simply brilliant’ (quoted from London Evening Standard 8th May 2001). In February 2023, his new book, The Reasoning of Traditional Chinese Medicine, published by World Scientific Press, was officially launched at a ceremony held at Asante Academy. Professor Song Ke has been successfully promoting and providing Acupuncture service in NHS hospitals such as the Royal Free, Whittington and North Middlesex Hospitals, working as Acupuncture Consultant at the Royal Free Hospital. He has also been involved in research programmes in TCM with various London Hospitals and was instrumental in setting up the BSc (Hons) and MSc courses in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Middlesex University. Professor Ke was one of the major founders of the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ATCM, and the general secretary of the organization. He was also the president of the British Society of Chinese Medicine. He is vice president of Pan European Federation of TCM Societies. He is actively involved with the UK Department of Health in the process of Statutory Regulation of Professional Practice, and he was a member of its Regulating Working Group. He is well known for the treatment of skin disorders, allergies, diabetes, gynaecological conditions, infertility, epilepsy, emotional disorders and many others. He practices at Asanté Academy and a number of other clinics in London. He also travels internationally to treat patients. Above all, he is a very kind man, willing to help and give honest advice to people.

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Dr Wu holds double degrees in both Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. He received his clinical medicine degree from Nanjing University in in 1992. In 1997, he was awarded his BSc in Chinese medicine from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Following further study, he gained his MSc in TCM in 2004, also from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr Wu has built up considerable experience during his professional career as both a TCM practitioner and doctor of Western medicine, and is commited to the promotion of a new model of healthcare which incorporates an integrated approach to TCM and Western medical knowledge along with the application of Tai Chi and Qi Gong. During his time practicing, Dr Wu has developed strong skills in acupuncture, Tui Na medical massage and Chinese herbal medicine. He is also a highly experienced teacher of Chen Style Tai Chi, and medical Qi Gong. Dr Wu has treatment many patients, covering a wide area of illness including musculoskeletal (MSK) pain conditions, neurological pain such as headache and migraine, infertility, digestive disorders, insomnia, and conditions affecting mental health such as anxiety and depression. In addition to his skills as a practitioner, Dr Wu is also a member of the Asante Academy teaching staff. He is a member of the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (ATCM), the Shanghai Medical Association, and the Shanghai Chen Style Taiji Association.

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