Hugh MacPherson

Hugh MacPherson (1948 to 2020) was a professor of acupuncture research at the University of York. He founded the Northern College of Acupuncture and was a trustee of it, founded and co-ordinated the international STRICTA group, and was clinic director of York Clinic. He was also a fellow of The College of Medicine and a practising member of the British Acupuncture Council. His career joined clinical practice of acupuncture with academic research on it, and the entry records his roles and institutions as a historical matter. Nothing in this entry is medical advice or a claim about the effectiveness of any treatment.