Dr. Richard Kitaeff, naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, was the first Westerner to graduate from Meiji University of Oriental Medicine in Osaka, Japan. Kitaeff was also a member of the first graduating class of naturopathic physicians from Bastyr University in 1982.

To my patients:

After 45 years of adventure, satisfaction, and some unavoidable growing pains in our modest mom-and-pop acupuncture and naturopathic medical practice…