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Dr. Charis
Theocharous
Doctor of Chinese Medicine
(Acupuncturist and Herbalist)
Charis Theocharous was
born and raised in
Limassol, a coastal city
located in the southern part of the beautiful island
of
Cyprus.
In 1983 he was
granted a scholarship which enabled him to study in
China; first for two years
at
Beijing Language and Culture
University (BLCU),
and then for five years at the School of
Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Therapeutic Massage of
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
(BUCM).
Immediately after his graduation in 1990, he was
granted a second scholarship, which enabled him to
follow a three-year postgraduate program at
Dongzhimen Hospital (the First University Hospital of
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine), where
he did further practice and research and granted the title of Master of Clinical
Medicine.
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Dr. Charis Theocharous
treating Chinese patients. |
As part of his
studies he trained directly, on a one-to-one
basis, under two distinguished masters of Chinese
medicine, professor Chen Zifu and professor Zhang
Guorui, and absorbed a great part of their clinical
and teaching experience. Both of them guided him to
carry out his clinical work and taught him the way
of integrating theory and practice. Upon his
graduation, in 1993, he was already an experienced
clinician, being able to carry out correct diagnoses
and successfully treat a wide variety of ailments.
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Dr. Charis Theocharous is honored for
his excellent work as a doctor of
traditional Chinese medicine and expertise
in acupuncture and moxibustion. |
In 1993, Dr.
Theocharous returned to Cyprus and since then he has
been practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine, integrating
Chinese Herbal Medicine with
Acupuncture,
Moxibustion and
Chinese Therapeutic Massage (Tui-Na).
He runs
private practices in both
Limassol and Nicosia, and he is
available to consult on a wide range of conditions
and diseases.
In 2001, the
Cyprus
Council for the Recognition of Higher Education
Qualifications accredited
Beijing University of
Chinese Medicine (BUCM) and recognized his academic titles
of Bachelor of Medicine (Acupuncture, Moxibustion
and Chinese Therapeutic Massage) and Master of
Clinical Medicine. Since then, he is active in the
battle for the legal recognition of the specialty of
Acupuncture in Cyprus.
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Dr. Charis Theocharous
addresses an international conference on
the development and innovation of
Traditional Chinese Medicine. |
He is one of the cofounders and the
chairman of the
Pan-Cyprian
Association of Acupuncturists Limited. He is
also member of the
Pan-European
Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Societies
(PEFOTS) and overseas member of the
Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine (UK).
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