Team
Faculty

Tristan Sotomayor MD
Tristan Sotomayor MD
Tristan Sotomayor is a physician and musician who works and resides in Osorno, Chile. He works full-time at Hospital Base de Osorno as an emergency doctor and is a trained anthroposophic medicine physician. In his leisure time, he is a devoted musician and mountain climber.
- Clinical medicine for complementary therapist, April 2024 - June 2024 Online

Ivan Zavala
Ivan Zavala L.Ac, DCCM
Meet Ivan Zavala L.Ac, DCCM, our experienced Chinese medicine instructor based in Chicago, USA. With a deep understanding of classical Chinese texts and a thriving practice in Chinatown, Ivan lectures internationally and brings invaluable knowledge to our platform.
- The Exploration of the Shang Han Lun from an Acupuncture perspective, Oct 2023 – Dec 2023, Online
- Tung acupuncture series, August 2024, Online

Roque Messen
Roque Messen
Roque Messen is the coordinator of Ryūkai, a professional acupuncturist and herbalist. Currently residing in Melbourne, Australia, he is studying Rolfing and herbal medicine of the Shang Han Lun.
- Fundamentals of Japanese acupuncture and Kampo diagnosis, March 2024, Argentina

Tomas Valdenegro
Tomas Valdenegro
Tomas Valdenegro is an acupuncturist, researcher and statistician from Santiago, Chile. He is long time practitioner of biomedical acupuncture and student of neuroscience.
- Medical Acupuncture Diploma, TBC, 2004