Felice Dunas, Ph.D.

An international lecturer and educator, Felice Dunas Ph.D. is among the first non-Asian acupuncturists in the United States. Having worked in her field since 1974, she has developed an extensive private practice in the Los Angeles area utilizing both Western and Oriental medical techniques. She recently won the coveted “Acupuncturist of the Year” award, the highest honor given by her profession, for her clinical and teaching skills. She also serves as a consultant to corporations and hospitals seeking to lower health care costs with acupuncture and alternative medicine.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in a medical family, Dr. Dunas showed an early interest in her field. Before earning a Bachelors degree in Sociology/International Health Care from UCLA, she served a three-year apprenticeship in San Francisco with noted Japanese and Korean acupuncturists. She completed her Doctorate degree in Clinical Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology in 1988.

Dr. Dunas is the author of the “best seller” Passion Play: Ancient Secrets For A Lifetime Of Health And Happiness Through Sensational Sex, now published in five languages.

Her work has appeared in many periodicals including: Ladies Home Journal, Brides, Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Glamour, Prevention, Marie Clair, Women's World, Living Fit, New Age Journal, Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. Her media credits include local, national and international television and radio.