CM, AOE, FAAFP, FACA, FAMAS, FICAE, CAFCI
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Extension and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta
Clinical Associate Professor, New York University College of Dentistry
President, Canadian Medical Acupuncture Society
President, World Natural Medicine Foundation
President, International Buddhist Friends Association
DR STEVEN KH AUNG is a geriatric and family physician and a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner and teacher. His primary interests are the integration of TCM and Western biomedicine and the natural and compassionate approach to primary health care for all. He blends Eastern and Western medicine in his medical clinic in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
At the University of Alberta, Dr Aung is an associate clinical professor in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (Departments of Medicine and Family Medicine) and adjunct professor in the Faculty of Extension and the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Dr Aung founded the Certificate Program in Medical Acupuncture at the University of Alberta in 1991, and he is the program’s chief instructor, examiner and curriculum consultant. He is also a medical acupuncture consultant for the University of Alberta Hospitals, the Cross Cancer Institute and the Caritas Health Group (Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre, Misericordia Community Health Centre, Grey Nuns Community Health Centre) as well as the Glen Sather University of Alberta Sports Medicine Centre and the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Team. He is an active member of the Acupuncture Committee, Province of Alberta.
Dr Aung is a founding member and current president of the World Natural Medicine Foundation, the Canadian Medical Acupuncture Society and the International Buddhist Friends Association. He is an associate clinical professor, Division of Surgical Sciences (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), New York University College of Dentistry, David B Kriser Dental Center.
He holds visiting professor appointments at the Beijing University of TCM and Research Institute, Capital University of Medical Sciences (Beijing, China), Heilongjiang University of TCM (Harbin, China), Showa University School of Medicine (Tokyo, Japan), California Institute for Human Science (Encinitas, California) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne, Australia). He is also vice-president and standing council member of the World Academic Society of Medical Qi Gong, and Vice-Chair representing North America for the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.
Dr Aung has been a World Health Organization advisor on acupuncture nomenclature and cancer pain control, and he currently serves as a WHO advisor in the standardization of acupuncture (indications, training and safety). He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Acupuncture the Australian Medical Acupuncture College and the International College of Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics.
He was awarded a Professional Excellency from the Academie Diplomatique de la Paix in 1986, the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2002, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003, the Ancient Mystical Order of the Rosicrucian International Humanitarian Award in 2005, and the Order of Canada in 2006. Dr. Aung is the author of several articles and books on various aspects of TCM as well as Chinese calligraphy and painting.