clinic faculty

Andrew Prescott, LAc
Clinic Director

Andrew Prescott has been practicing Acupuncture since 1977. He qualified as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in 1975 at Glenside and Barrow Hospital, England. He worked at the Bristol Children’s Hospital, Bristol, England, and then completed his initial training in Acupuncture at the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture (UK) Leamington Spa, England (Lic. Ac.) in 1977. He holds an advanced degree in Acupuncture from the College of Traditional Acupuncture (UK), representing additional clinical training (B. Ac.). He obtained his certification from the National Commission for Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Dipl.Ac., NCCAOM) and North Carolina license in 1995.

In addition to clinical private practice since 1977, he has been a guest lecturer of Shen Tao Acupressure at the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, Leamington Spa, England, and he has also founded a school of acupressure, and taught at, Middle Piccadily Natural Healing Center, Sherborne, Dorset, England.

He is currently in private practice in Hillsborough and Durham, NC., and a clinical supervisor at Jung Tao School, Sugar Grove, NC.

Michael Stadtmauer N.D., L.Ac.
Clinic Instructor

Michael Stadtmauer N.D., L.Ac. is a licensed Naturopathic Physician, licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist in private practice in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Stadtmauer strives to integrate eastern and western natural medicine in a synergistic approach that borrows from the best of what each has to offer. His focus is to attempt to discover the root cause of an illness, wherever it may lie. In this pursuit, he uses acupuncture, Chinese herbal formulas, natural supplements, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, and lifestyle and dietary counseling.

Dr. Stadtmauer received his Masters of Chinese Medicine from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 2000 by completing their Classical Chinese Medicine program. He also received his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine at the same time. He is also a Diplomate in Acupuncture certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Currently, Dr. Stadtmauer serves as the Clinic Director of the Jung Tao Student Clinic where he is also a Clinic Supervisor.


Jade Pierce, LAc
Clinic Instructor

Jade Pierce received her Master’s degree in Acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute of Columbia, MD in 1999. She has operated a private practice since then, as well as working with several groups practicing integrative medicine. Currently, she is an instructor in the Jung Tao student clinic. Her teaching experience also includes teaching workshops in herbal medicine, acupressure and Qi Gong. She also taught Oriental medical theory and acupressure as faculty at the Body Therapy Institute in Siler City. Her practice of medicine emphasizes the Buddhist philosophy of compassion & mindfulness, client-practitioner rapport and the poetry of the ancient art of Asian healing traditions.


clinic staff

Twila Tuttle
Clinic Manager

Ms. Tuttle, a native of Minnesota, has a large background in public relations. Her experience with the public include working as a teaching assistant at Concordia College, from which she graduated in 1974; working with local farmers as a Grain Warehouse Examiner for the State of Minnesota; teaching beginning taijiquan classes; and managing a large chiropractic office in Vermont. Additionally, Ms. Tuttle was part of a committee responsible for organizing and administrating a large annual science fiction convention, where she served as treasurer.

In 1996 Ms. Tuttle moved to North Carolina to volunteer her efforts at a local animal sanctuary, where she continues to contribute her time. She is now the office manager at Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine.

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