About Me
Dr. Blackmon completed the Doctor of Acupuncture program with a Chinese Herbal Medicine specialization at the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine. He is trained to practice evidence-based, integrative medicine that combines the best qualities of both Eastern and Western medicine, in order to holistically improve the health of his patients because there is no such thing as a "one-size-fits-all" remedy in medicine.
He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Forensic Science from George Mason University where he conducted Novel Bacteriophage Genomic Research in conjunction with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Dr. Blackmon was inspired to practice by Dr. Tu YouYou, a female chemist trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 for extracting artemisinin, an anti-malarial compound from the herb Qinghao (Sweet Wormwood), which has been used for thousands of years in herbal formulas to treat malaria.
After being exposed to this knowledge, Dr. Blackmon decided to walk an alternative path to heal those who may have been overlooked by conventional medicine like himself who has a genetic condition known as Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (G6PDD) aka Favism, which prevents him from consuming the most common, life-saving medications for his ailments.
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine has afforded him the ability to live life to the fullest extent and he wants to provide the same relief to others.
'"Chinese medicine will help us conquer life-threatening diseases worldwide, and people across the globe will enjoy its benefits for health promotion." -Dr. Tu YouYou
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