Dr. Lorne Brown B.Sc, CA, Dr. TCM, FABORM is the founder and clinical director of Acubalance Wellness Centre, the first Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic in British Columbia dedicated to reproductive health and fertility.
Lorne takes an integrative approach to fertility treatment using Chinese medicine to naturally enhance fertility as well as support Assisted Fertility Treatments like In Vitro Fertilization.
After receiving his Dr. of Chinese Medicine at Vancouver’s International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lorne completed extensive postgraduate training in gynecology, obstetrics and reproductive medicine under notable experts including Dr. Randine Lewis, author of the Infertility Cure, Jane Lyttelton, world renowned expert in treating infertility with Chinese medicine and Robert Flaws, author of numerous texts on Chinese Medicine.
As a sought after authority on fertility and Chinese medicine, Lorne has been featured in national publications like Macleans Magazine and The Globe and Mail and has appeared on the Bill Good Show, City TV, and CBC radio.
Also a popular speaker, Lorne has presented at the 2006 Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society meeting and the Serono Symposia Seventeenth International Conference for Nurses and Support Personnel in Reproductive Medicine. He also presented on Integrating Western Reproductive Medicine and Chinese Medicine at the 2008 Pacific Coast Reproductive Society annual conference, 2008 AAAOM International Conference and the 2009 Texas South West Symposium.
He is a Fellow of the American Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM), is an associate member of the Infertility Awareness Association of Canada, and sits on the Quality Assurance Board of the British Columbia College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. He is a member of the Fertile Souls Clinical Exccelence in Fertility Professionals (CEFP). He was the first appointed “Natural Products Expert” to Clinical Research Ethics Board (CREB) for the University of British Columbia.
Lorne lives in Vancouver with his wife Jocelyn and their two sons Nate and Oliver.
Accreditations and Professional Development
- FABORM - Fellow of the American Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM)
- Dr.TCM - Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- R.TCM.P - Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner
- R.Ac. - Registered Acupuncturist
- DTCM - Diploma in Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- CA - Chartered Accountant
- B.Sc. - Bachelor of Science (University of Western Ontario)
- Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting (McGill)
- Clinical Excellence in Fertility Professionals (CEFP)
A Special Thank You to my Mentor, Randine Lewis (Written 2003)
I would not be able to share this information with my patients if it were not for my mentor, Randine Lewis. Indeed it is largely due to Randine's generous support and sharing of her many years of experience of treating infertility that I have been able to help my patients bring new life into this world.
As practitioners, we all have accumulated knowledge from our educational training. But it is the mentors we find, or perhaps find us, that help us transform our knowledge into wisdom. Not only has Randine been instrumental in the formation of my approach to treating infertility, but she is also an inspiration as a true "healer". Randine is always willing to share her experience and wisdom with other practitioners, and as a result more people are blessed with a child of their own.
For being my mentor, for answering my innumerable questions and your guidance with difficult cases, and for always being there for me when I need your support and words of encouragement, I thank you Randine!
With Sincere Warmth,
Lorne (2003)
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