Gary Stanton, MD, PC Auriculotherapy Instruction Program
Auriculotherapy Instruction Program
08/16/2023
Looking forward to the 11th International Auriculotherapy Symposium to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark Sept 6-8. I'll be giving a presentation on "The Shenmen and the Cosmonaut Points". See https://auriculosymposium.com. Also see my report in the latest AAMA newsletter.
In the heart of Copenhagen by the Central Station, Tivoli, and cultural sites, you will find Villa. Every metro and train will take you to Villa Cph!
02/17/2022
The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture 2022 Symposium will take place in Cincinnati from May 5-8. I will be giving a workshop on Auricular Acupuncture for Facial Pain. Since my last post, I became a member of the Board of Directors of the AAMA, and also a member of the Membership Committee. I am also a member of the Medical Advisory Board of the Facial Pain Association. This workshop will give me an opportunity to discuss these two important subjects. I look forward to seeing you in Cincinnati.
11/11/2021
I just came back from France last month, where I attended two auriculotherapy meetings. The first was in Nevers, organized by the eminent Dr. Bernard Leclerc. The picture is from one of our dinners. The second meeting was in Lyon, organized by Auriculo-Academy. I gave a lecture there on "Auriculotherapy in Sleep Disorders." For those of you who are AAMA members (a membership which I encourage) I recently gave a webinar on that subject, which is available to you on the AAMA website.
11/11/2021
Hello All, I will be giving an AAMA webinar next week on 11/17. The talk will be on "A Comparison of French and Chinese Auricular Acupuncture." Here is the link :
This presentation will compare French and Chinese ear acupuncture. A brief history of the origins of these techniques will be followed by an overview. Then there will be more specific discussion of their similarities and differences. To be contrasted will be auricular diagnosis involving French biom...
12/21/2020
I'm looking forward to resuming courses in the Auriculotherapy Instruction Program. Hopefully, safety permitting, these will resume by July, 2021. In the meantime, you may be interested in a one hour webinar I will give for the AAMA (American Academy of Medical Acupuncture) on January 13, 2021, at 8pm EST. The subject will be "Auricular Acupuncture in Sleep Disorders." Here is the link:
During this brief 1-hour webinar, the presentation will offer an insight into several sleep disorders and how auricular acupuncture can be used as treatment.
10/20/2020
Hello Everyone, we were disappointed that this year's Xth International Symposium in Auriculotherapy in France was cancelled because of the global pandemic. It has been rescheduled for June 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2021 in Lyon. Let's hope travel will be possible by then. Gary
01/19/2020
Just a reminder that the next Introduction to Auriculotherapy/Auricular Acupuncture course on 1/25-26 in Concord, MA will carry 11 NCCAOM and 11 CA CEU points. Please see www.garystantonmdpc.com for details and registration.
Gary Stanton, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist who sees patients for general neurological problems. He also has board certifications in Sleep Medicine, Pain Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Medical Acupuncture. Dr. Stanton is on the active medical staff of Emerson Hospital, in Concord,...
12/18/2019
I would like to confirm that the weekend of 1/25/20 - 1/26/20 will be the date for the next Introduction to Auriculotherapy/Auricular Acupuncture course in Concord, Massachusetts. Course attendance will earn 11 NCCAOM PDA points. For further course details and to register for this course, please see https://www.garystantonmdpc.com.
Gary Stanton, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist who sees patients for general neurological problems. He also has board certifications in Sleep Medicine, Pain Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Medical Acupuncture. Dr. Stanton is on the active medical staff of Emerson Hospital, in Concord,...
10/03/2019
I would like to announce the next Introduction to Auriculotherapy/Auricular Acupuncture course in Concord, Massachusetts, on January 25-26, 2020. The course will offer 11 NCCAOM PDAs points. I will also apply for 11 California CEUs as well. For further information, please go to www.garystantonmdpc.com.
09/10/2019
We had an enjoyable Introduction to Auriculotherapy/Auricular Acupuncture course this past weekend in Concord, Mass. Here are some snapshots. The electronic point detector and probe are helpful in identifying auricular target points. Points treated with ASP needles in this live patient demonstration addressed symptoms of left hip, thigh, and knee pain. The next course date will be posted shortly.
08/23/2019
Registration is still open for the next Introduction to Auriculotherapy/ Auricular Acupuncture course in Concord, Mass. for 9/7-8 next month. Please see www.garystantonmdpc.com for further information.
Gary Stanton, M.D. is a board-certified neurologist who sees patients for general neurological problems. He also has board certifications in Sleep Medicine, Pain Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Medical Acupuncture. Dr. Stanton is on the active medical staff of Emerson Hospital, in Concord,...
08/09/2019
I'm pleased to announce that I have been approved as a Continuing Education Provider by the California Acupuncture Board (CEP provider number 1601). However, I will not be able to offer California CEUs for the next Introduction to Auriculotherapy/Auricular Acupuncture course scheduled next Sept 7-8, due to course application time constraints. The upcoming course does offer 11 PDA credits per the NCCAOM. For further information, please see the course website.
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Dr. Stanton provides a course in the approach to auriculotherapy as taught in the University of Paris Inter-University (DIU) auricular acupuncture diploma program. The target audience will include physicians and licensed medical acupuncturists. The course is given in weekend classes. The format consists of PowerPoint presentations of the history, theory, and practice of auriculotherapy. Live demonstrations with identification of auricular acupuncture points are included, with projection of images of the ear on a monitor for ease of viewing. Attendees will be able to practice identification of auricular points on each other under the supervision of Dr. Stanton. They will also be able to practice needling on models of ears. Printed course materials will be distributed. The goal of this instructional program is to provide the attendees with an introduction to the basics of auricular acupuncture as it is practiced at the University of Paris DIU program.
The weekend course include instruction on Saturdays from 9AM-5PM with a one hour lunch break (lunch is not included in the course fee). The course will continue on Sundays from 9AM-3PM, again with a one hour lunch break. Courses are given at Emerson Health Center facilities in West Concord, Massachusetts 01742. Dr. Stanton is an NCCAOM PDA Provider, and this course has been approved for 11 PDA poionts by the NCCAOM. The fee for a weekend course is $435. The fee covers the cost of the course, and course materials including printout of PowerPoint lecture, instructional silicon ears, and auricular examination probe. The next Introduction to Auriculotherapy/Auricular Acupuncture course will be on September 7-8, 2019.
The course content will include:
History of auricular acupuncture
Scientific Basis
Review of French and Chinese auricular cartographies
Review of resources
Clinical Applications (with emphasis on the University of Paris approach):
Traditional vs. biomedical diagnosis and treatment planning
Point selection, detection, and stimulation methods
Clinical syndrome management, in general, and in particular the Auriculotherapy of Neurology and Sleep Medicine
For more information about auricular acupuncture instruction and to register for courses, please call Dr. Stanton at (978) 621-7535.
Acupuncture Educational Qualifications of Gary Stanton, M.D.
Gary Stanton, M.D., is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (1977). After two subsequent years of training in internal medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, he then completed a residency in neurology (1982) and a fellowship in electromyography (1983) at Boston University. He received training in medical acupuncture at Harvard Medical School (2005) and at Boston University School of Medicine (2009), and in traditional acupuncture at the Institute of Traditional Chinese Energetics and Acupuncture in Sceaux, France (IEATC, 2009). Subsequently, he completed the Inter University Diploma program (DIU) in Auriculotherapy at the University of Paris XIII – Sorbonne Paris Cité (2010), where he was trained by Dr. David Alimi. Dr. Stanton is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in the fields of neurology, clinical neurophysiology, sleep medicine, and pain medicine. He is also certified by the American Board of Medical Acupuncture. Dr. Stanton has lectured on auriculotherapy at the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (2014), and is a Fellow of the AAMA. He has lectured at the 8th International Symposium on Auriculotherapy in Washington, D.C.(2014), and at the 9th International Symposium in Singapore (2017). He is a member of the scientific committee of the 10th International Symposium on Auriculotherapy, to be held in Lyon, France in 2020. He has also given conferences on auriculotherapy at the medical schools of Harvard and Boston University, and has lectured (in French) at the DIU Auriculotherapy Programs of the Universities of Paris XI and XIII. Dr. Stanton is a member and treasurer of the New England Society of Medical Acupuncture. His publications in the journal Medical Acupuncture have included research on “The Human Auriculo-Cervical Reflex” (2012) and on “The Scientific Auriculotherapy Diploma Program of the Universities of Paris XI and XIII” (2014), among others. Dr. Stanton is in private practice in neurology, sleep medicine, pain medicine, acupuncture, and auriculotherapy at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, USA.
