Dr. Stuart Shipe graduated from North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and has practiced as a pharmacist in various clinical, consulting, and retail practice settings around Florida. He has a certification in Western herbal medicine from the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild, and has completed post graduate education in phytotherapy from the Australian College of Phytotherapy in Warwick Queensland.
In 2001, Dr. Shipe graduated as an acupuncture physician from the Florida College of Integrative Medicine in Orlando. He completed postgraduate residency training at the International School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China and the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai. Dr. Shipe completed his diplomate in clinical nutrition certified through the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed his doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon. He is nationally board-certified as an acupuncture physician and Chinese herbalist practicing primary care medicine at his offices in Stuart and Port St. Lucie, FL using integrative medicine principles. He is the host of a weekly talk radio show on Florida’s Treasure Coast called “A Better Way to Health,” educating the public on natural medicine. To further his purpose of supporting pharmacists in expanding their potential, he routinely provides continuing education lectures on natural medicine and serves as an assistant professor for the experiential Eastern / Western herbal externship for Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy and Palm Beach Atlantic College of Pharmacy in West Palm Beach, Florida.
