Dr. Maria Alejandra Lopez Pazos
Summary
Dr. María Alejandra López Pazos is a veterinary physician specialized in Traditional Chinese Medicine and scientific apitherapy. She holds a Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tuina Massage (San Bao School – Nanjing University) and has advanced training in Dr. Tung and Channel Theory approaches, as well as clinical apitherapy with Dr. Cristina Aosan and Dr. Stefan Stangaciu.
Dr. López Pazos is the owner of Terapis®, a center for Veterinary Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Apitherapy in Temuco, Chile. She serves on the Apitherapy Specialization Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies and is a member of the Apitherapy Scientific Committee of Apimondia, where she is responsible for “Apitherapy in Veterinary Medicine.”
Professional degrees and specialties
– Traditional Chinese Medicine – Dr. Tung 2 (Human studies), 2025.
– Traditional Chinese Medicine – Channel Theory of Dr. Wang Yu Ji (Human studies), 2021. – Traditional Chinese Medicine – Dr. Tung (Human studies), 2020.
– Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tuina Massage (San Bao School – Nanjing University), 2011–2014.
– Scientific Apitherapy, online module (Dr. Stefan Stangaciu, 2005); Clinical Apitherapy (Dr. Cristina Aosan, in-person training in Romania, 2012, 2016, 2023).
– Veterinary Physician. Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine – Universidad Austral de Chile, 1993.
Other background
– ORCID registry: María Alejandra López Pazos
[https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3308-1922]
– Member of the Council of the 2nd Board of the Specialization Committee on Apitherapy of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (June 2023 – October 2026). Certificate No. B16123070028.
– Member of the Scientific Committee on Apitherapy of Apimondia, responsible for the topic “Apitherapy in Veterinary Medicine” (since June 2019, Apimondia Montreal). [https://www.apimondia.org/apitherapy.html]
[https://apys.info/index.php/scientific-commission-on-apitherapy/]
– Owner of Terapis® – Center for Apitherapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Temuco, Chile: independent centers for Veterinary Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Apitherapy for humans (since 2014).
– Partner MaroonGold SpA – The Resin tha gives life. Chilean premium Propolis production and research.
Publications
– Preparation Method for Protocols of Case Studies in Apitherapy – The Common Language of Integrative Medicine (2024)
Anna Kurek-Górecka, Nicolas Cardinault, Ahmed G. Hegazi, Aristide Colonna, Niels A.J. Cremers, María Alejandra López Pazos, Banu Yücel, János Körmendy-Rácz
[https://ojs.mtak.hu/index.php/Apis/article/view/17699]
– Co-author within the Apimondia Scientific Committee for FAO and Apimondia: Guidelines on Sustainable Beekeeping (Chapter “Apitherapy in Veterinary Medicine”), 2020. [https://assets.accessagriculture.org/s3fs-public/
Good_beekeeping_practices_for_sustainable_apiculture_FAO.pdf]