John Pirog, MSOM, LAc, has been practicing acupuncture and Oriental medicine for more than 25 years. In addition to his clinical practice at the Bloomington Natural Care Center, he serves as a professor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine at Northwestern Health Sciences University.

Professor Pirog graduated from Midwest College of Oriental Medicine (Chicago, Ill.) in 1983 and served in an internship at Lincoln Hospital (New York), where he received specialty training in the use of acupuncture for substance withdrawal. He later completed an acupuncture clinical residency at Chengdu College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chengdu, China). Professor Pirog has taught acupuncture throughout his Chinese medical career, has lectured throughout the United States, and is the author of the widely-used textbook Practical Applications of Meridian Style Acupuncture.