David Winston's Center for Herbal Studies

David is Dean of the Center for Herbal Studies and has a unique background in herbal medicine.  He has trained in Cherokee, Chinese and Western/Eclectic Herbal Traditions and has over 40 years of experience as a practitioner and educator.  He teaches throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe at universities, conferences, medical and herb schools.  

He is a founding member of the American Herbalist Guild and serves as the chair of the admission review committee.  In addition, David is an herbal consultant to physicians and the natural products industry.  He is the author of Saw Palmetto for Men & Women (Storey Books 1999), Herbal Therapeutics, 9th ed  (HTRL 2009), the co-author of Winston & Kuhn's Herbal Therapy and Supplements: A Scientific and Traditional Approach, 2nd ed. (Lippincott/Wolters Kluwer 2008) and Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina and Stress Relief (Healing Arts Press 2007).  He is a frequent contributor to numerous professional journals as well as the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia. David is also the president of Herbalist and Alchemist, Inc. a manufacturer of superb herbal extracts, the director of the Herbal Therapeutics Research Library and on the advisory boards of numerous organizations including the American Botanical Council.

Andrew is the instructor of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) at David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies.  He has been teaching courses in Chinese medicine, yoga, philosophy, energy medicine and the martial arts for more than 12 years.

He is a graduate of Tri-State College of Acupuncture with a Master’s of Science in Oriental Medicine.  He is also a graduate of David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies’ two-year herbalist training program and one-year graduate program.

Andrew is the owner and herbalist of Healthy Living Acupuncture, where he offers acupuncture, Reiki, herbal treatments, and nutritional therapies. In addition, he is an instructor of yoga, as well as the internal and external martial arts.

Kerry is a clinical herbalist and educator with over 32 years of experience.  She is a graduate of David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies 2 year program and one-year graduate program.  Kerry also graduated as a Charter Herbalist from Dominion Herbal College, Burnaby B.C. and is Nationally Certified by the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Commission. 

In 1979 Kerry founded Herbally Yours, Inc. in Changewater, New Jersey where she currently has a practice and at the Holistic Health Care Center in Lebanon, NJ.   Kerry is one of the founders of the Changewater Wellness Center a Community herbal clinic offering services to those in need.

Richard Mandelbaum RH (AHG) is a clinical herbalist with a private practice in Brooklyn and in Sullivan County, NY. He is the former director of the Clinical Herbalist Diploma Program at the Lehigh Valley Healing Arts Academy in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, and currently teaches at the Commons in Brooklyn and the Center for Creative Therapies and the Arts in the Catskills. He also guest lectures in Botany at David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies and regularly gives plant walks at the New York Botanical Garden.  Richard has been practicing as an herbalist since 1997, with a background in both Chinese and Western herbal traditions, and is a graduate of David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies as well as the Advanced Herbal Training Program at Sage Mountain. Richard also studied in New York City with the late herbalist William LeSassier.  Richard has been an avid student of our native flora for over twenty years, and in addition to teaching on a diverse range of clinical subjects, he often leads workshops on field botany, wild edible plants and mushrooms. He is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild (AHG).