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Yimin Xu, L.Ac.

Yimin Xu is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Iowa.  He is also certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) in acupuncture and Chinese herbology. Yimin Xu is a 1983 graduate of the Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. After graduation Yimin joined the faculty of Dongyang Medical School (1983) and Zhejiang College of TCM (1985). In 1992 he immigrated to the United States where he took the postgraduate studies in pharmacology at Northeastern University in Boston. In 1993 Yimin moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. There he became an instructor at Southwest Acupuncture College. In 1997 he became a professor there until he moved to Iowa in 2000.

Diana Yong Cai-Xu, L.Ac.

Diana is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Iowa. She is also certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncutists and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) in acupuncture and Chinese herbology. Diana is a 1983 graduate of the Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. Since then, she worked in the Department of Gynecology at Quzhou People's Hospital for five years, followed by five years in the Department of Pediatrics at the Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She immigrated to the United States in 1993. She was the clinic supervisor and assistant professor at Southwest Acupuncture College from 1996 to 2001.

Why did we choose to move to Iowa?

In 2000 our older son, Patrick, won the state level of Destination Imagination and went to Ames for the World competition. We researched Iowa and saw that it had a good school system, a low crime rate and few acupuncturists.  We contacted Bill Terrel, a former student, who had a practice in Des Moines to learn more about living in Iowa. After deciding to relocate, he invited us to share an office and costs with him and his wife, Elizabeth. We appreciate their help very much.