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PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
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Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine
Master of Science in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Bastyr University - Seattle, WA
Post-Graduate Residency: Integrative Gastroenterology, Fertility, and Women's Health
Kwan Yin Healing Arts Center - Portland, OR
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Advanced Trainings
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BACKGROUND
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Prior to medical school, Dr. Sand spent 7 years in international biomedical and genetics research. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science with Honors in genetics, human development, and Mandarin at the University of Minnesota. She was awarded the US Department of Homeland Security's Boren Scholarship and the US Department of Defense Critical Language Scholarship to advance medical collaboration internationally. In addition to her research, Dr. Sand studied under traditional healers in Tibet, China, India, and Polynesia to bring the wisdom of ancient healing systems into modern care.
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Personally, Dr. Sand knows first hand how debilitating chronic disease can be and how frustrating it is to when you're not heard by your doctor. Having spent years with undiagnosed PCOS and digestive issues, she is committed to improving the healthcare experience for her patients.
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When she's not at the clinic, Dr. Sand can be found attempting crosswords, gardening, traveling, and petting your dog. Dr. Sand lives in Portland, Oregon with her partner and daughter.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS​
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Board Member
Advisory Board Member
EDUCATION
Naturopathic Dual Medical Residency - Gastroenterology, Women's Health, Fertility
National University of Naturopathic Medicine and Kwan Yin Healing Arts Center, Portland, Oregon, 2019 - 2021
Clinical Supervisors: Drs. Ilana Gurevich, Stefani Hayes and Whitney Hayes
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Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington, 2014 - 2019​
Master of Science in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington, 2015-2019
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US-China Government Research and Chinese Language Program
Peking University, Renmin University, Beijing, China, 2010-2013
US Department of Homeland Security Boren Scholarship
China Confucius Institute Hanban Scholarship
International collaboration in oncology and infectious disease research.
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Bachelor of Science, Genetics, Cell Biology, Human Development
University of Minnesota, 2006-2010
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with advanced study in Ethnobotany and Ethnomedicine (Kona, Hawaii, 2010) and Tibetan Medicine (Dharamsala, India, 2010). Study in Mandarin language.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Research Assistant, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China-CDC) National Center AIDS and STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS)
Lab of Yi Ming Shao, MD. PhD., Beijing, China, 2011-2012
Publication in PLOS ONE: Resistance in Reverse Transcriptase of HIV-1 CRF_BC Strains
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Research Assistant, Peking University Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Lab of Hongkui Deng PhD., 2010-2011, Beijing, China
Stem cell differentiation with emphasis in lineage reprogramming.
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Honors Research Thesis, Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota
Lab of Dan. S. Kaufman, MD. PhD, Minneapolis, MN, 2008-2010
Published honors thesis: Embryoid Bodies as an Improved Method of Blood Cell Differentiation in Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
National Tropical Botanic Gardens Field Work Training Program
Western Samoa, 2009
Ethnobotanical field research training and study with local healer in indigenous plant-based medical therapies for gynecologic and urological disease.
Publication in Ethnobotany Research and Applications: Staple food choices in Samoa: Do changing dietary trends reflect local food preferences?
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Research Assistant, Characterization Facility, University of Minnesota
Lab of Greg Haugstad, Ph.D, 2006-2007
Materials characterization of drug-eluting heart stent polymer coatings under an industrial collaboration with Surmodics® using atomic force microscopy for the evaluation of implanted polymer devices.​