About

Kotan holds a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Hons) from Victoria University. Caleb also has accreditation from Shenyang and Dalian in China where he studied and worked in their traditional medicine hospitals. Caleb regularly travels to Japan to study under several Japanese masters.

Kotan engaged in an apprenticeship with Katsuhiko Okuma Sensei since graduating in 2002 that lasted for 10 years, it is through this apprenticeship that he has developed skills in Japanese acupuncture.

He is a registered member of the Chinese Medicine Registration Board (APRHA) and a member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society.

As a founding member of the Victorian Institute of Classical Oriental Medicine (VICOM), a not-for-profit group, he is dedicated to the sharing of knowledge and skills relating to Japanese acupuncture.

He has also had several articles published in the North American Journal of Oriental Medicine.