C. Pierce Salguero, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Asian History
The Abington College of Penn State University

I am a historian specializing in the historical relationship between Buddhism and medicine. My current academic research focuses on Buddhist medicine in medieval China. I teach East Asian History, Chinese Religion & Philosophy, Buddhism, and History of Medicine at Abington College. I have a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University and an M.A. in East Asian Studies from University of Virginia.

I am also a practitioner and teacher of Traditional Thai Medicine. I am the author of many books for TTM clinicians, and have long been active in the introduction of Thai healing traditions to the U.S.

Please visit one of my websites:

Academic Research

My TTM Books on Amazon

Webpages for My Students

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