EDUCATION:
November 2002 Master Apprentice awarded by Prof. J. R. Worsley
January 2001 Acupuncture Master degree Classical Five Element Acupuncture,
Prof. J. R. Worsley, England
May 1999 Advanced Teacher Training Program, Prof. J. R. Worsley
October 1998 Master Apprentice Program, Prof. J. R. Worsley
May 1998 Teacher Training Program, Oriental Medical College, England
December 1997 Master Apprentice Program, Prof. J. R. Worsley
November 1986- College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, England
November 1988 Bachelors course, B. Ac.
January 1986- Internship Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
June 1986 Kings County Hospital, Downstate Medical Center
July 1985- Internship Internal Medicine Kings County Hospital,
January 1986 Downstate Medical Center
May 1985 State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
M.D. degree cum laude
May 1978- College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, England
November 1980 Awarded Licentiate of Acupuncture, November 1980
1976-1977 New York University Courses in Acupuncture
September 1967- New York University College of Dentistry
June 1971 Awarded D.D.S. degree
Class standing 13/167
September 1964- Queens College City University of New York
June 1967 Biology Major
OCCUPATION:
Jan.2000-2003 Physician-Acupuncturist Integrative Health Center, Memorial
Sloan Kettering Hospital
October 1986- Private practice of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture
Present
November 1977- Private practice of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture
April 1982
October 1971- Private Practice of Dentistry
April 1982
ACADEMIC HONORS:
Date Honor
May 1985 M.D. degree cum laude, Downstate Medical College
June 1971 Elected O.K.U., National Dental Honor Society
June 1971 Awarded C.V. Mosby Scholarship Book Award
PROFESSIONAL & SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
Southampton Hospital 2010-2012 Member/ Board of Directors
Wellness Center
American Academy of Medical 2003 Diplomate Board Certified
Acupuncture
Worsley Institute of Classical 1999 Member/ Board of Directors
Five-Element Acupuncture
American Academy 1994-2012 Diplomate
of Pain Management
American Academy 1992 Charter Fellow
of Acupuncture
New York State Society 1976 Member
of Acupuncture for Physicians
& Dentists
American Academy of Medical 4/88 Full Member
Acupuncture
Brooklyn Dental Study Club 1980 Founder & First President
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:
New York Medical License
New Jersey Medical License
New York State Dental License
New York State Acupuncture Certificate
APPOINTMENTS:
(Academic Appointments)
Nov. 1999-2003
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine-
Complementary & Alternative Medicine S.U.N.Y. Stony
Brook Medical School
Sept. 1976- April 1982
Attending, Department of Dentistry, Mt. Sinai Hospital,
New York
Sept. 1976- Sept 1979
Acting Clinic Chief, Department of Dentistry, Mt. Sinai
Hospital, New York
PUBLICATIONS:
Abramson, Robert J. “Our Wait-and-See Culture” New York Times Op-Ed, March 7, 2013
Abramson, Robert J. "Acupuncture and Joy." Medical Acupuncture. 2010; Vol. 22,
No. 1, Page 3
Abramson, Robert J. Healing with Five Element Acupuncture: An Interview with Robert
J. Abramson, D.D.S., M.D., M.Ac. By Russ Mason, M.S.
Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Vol.12, No.4, August 2006 pages 177-
181
Abramson, Robert J. "Five Element Acupuncture: A Body- Mind –Spirit System of
Healing." An Interview with Robert J. Abramson, D.D.S., M.D., M.Ac.
Advances in Mind- Body Medicine, summer 2005, Vol.21, No.2 pages 19-21
Abramson, Robert J. The Knee Crisis Handbook, Brian Halpern, M.D. Rodale Press
October 2003 chapter on Complementary Medicine
Abramson, Robert J. "The Unity of Mind, Body, and Spirit: A Five Element View of
Cancer" Advances in Mind—Body Medicine, summer 2003, Volume 19 –No. 2
Abramson, Robert J. "Use of Five Element Acupuncture in the Treatment of
"Possession‘: An Ancient Concept Applicable to a Modern World"
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, September 1999, Volume 5, No. 5
Pages 106-108
Abramson, Robert J. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body Mind Discipline.,
Essay on "Acupuncture." New York, NY,
The Rosen Publishing Group. Feb. 1999
Abramson, Robert J. "Health for Women." Woman‘s Day,
Special edition. Aug 1998
Abramson, Robert J. "Acupuncture and the Spirit: An Inseparable Bond."
Medical Acupuncture. Volume 9/ Number 1. Spring/Summber 1997 pages 40-42
Self Magazine, 1993.
New Woman, 1989.
COURSES AND SEMINARS:
October 2003 Five Element Overview Introductory Intensive, Five
Element Group of New York
May 1999 Speaker at International Conference on Integrative
Medicine. Seattle, Washington
September 1998 Five Element Group of New York Post Graduate Seminars
In Five Element Acupuncture, Co-Founder & Co-Director
April 1998 Presenter at First & Second Body-Mind
Nov. 1997 Wellness Weekend, Montauk, N.Y.
Nov. 1997 Friends World College Southampton University Campus,
Nov. 1996 Southampton, N.Y.
March 1998 The New Center for Wholistic Health, Education, &
March 1997 Research. Five Element Acupuncture Courses
Numerous lectures throughout the tri-state area at various schools and organizations.
HOBBIES:
Running (including two New York marathons)
Gardening