Liem Le-Lau
Liem
Le-Lau
Instructor, CNFM
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Roles:
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Faculty, Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine Program
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Faculty, Doctoral of Clinical Nutrition Program
- Department
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Clinical Nutrition & Functional Medicine
- Institution
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University of Western States
- Biography
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Dr. Liem Quang Le holds a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Health and Science and a Master's in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States. He completed an Integrative Medicine Fellowship awarded by the White House with honors through the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine, with a specialized focus on women's health, autoimmune conditions, gastrointestinal, and oncology. He is currently pursuing a second doctoral degree in Whole Health Leadership at Southern California University of Health Sciences.
Dr. Le brings experience from both private practice and hospital-based integrative medicine settings. He previously worked in the Integrative Medicine Department at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, and is now based at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Western States, where he teaches the Autoimmune Diseases: Causes & Strategies, and Principles of Functional Medicine courses in the Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine program and Functional Nutritional Therapeutics II: Gastrointestinal, and Functional Nutritional Therapeutics V: Immune in the Doctoral of Clinical Nutrition program.
In addition, Dr. Le serves as Head Medical Advisor for Elix Healing, where he develops all formulations and advises on clinical trials using principles from Traditional Chinese, functional, and integrative medicine.
He is actively involved in community education and advocacy and is a strong supporter of health equity and improving access to care. His guiding principle is simple: make the world a better place.
"Your purpose in life is not what you do; it's what happens to people when you do what you do." - Viola Davis
- Education History
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Degree Institution Year Masters in Traditional Oriental Medicine Pacific College of Health and Science, San Diego, CA 2012 Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pacific College of Health and Science, San Diego, CA 2016 Masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine University of Western States, Portland, OR 2018 Fellowship in Integrative Health and Medicine Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, San Diego, CA 2025 Doctor of Whole Health Leadership Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, CA In progress - Professional Memberships
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Role Organization Member Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine Diplomate National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - Publications
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Journal Latchman, J., Le, L.Q., and McGuire, A. (2024). Incorporating Music Therapy With Acupuncture Managing Cancer Pain at an Acupuncture Practice. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 28 (3), 305-312.
Ketcher, D., Bidelman, A., Le, L. Q., Otto, A. K., Lester, D. K., Amtmann-Beuttner, K. K., Gonzalez, B. D., Wright, K. L., Vadaparampil, S. T., Reblin, M., and Lau, E. K. (2021). Partnering patients, caregivers, and basic scientists: an engagement model that fosters patient- and family-centered research culture. Translational Research, 227 , 64-74.
- Licenses
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Acupuncturist, Oregon Acupuncturist, Florida Acupuncturist, California