Dr. Aguilar studied Chinese medicine at six different colleges, including two at the doctorate level, earning his MSTCM and then his DAOM. He has also completed undergraduate studies in psychology and Chinese studies. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Washington, Asian Languages and Literature department, focusing on the Han dynasty medical classics under the expert philologist Professor William Boltz. He has been working with patients for twenty years, offering acupuncture, herbal medicine, and qigong and meditation instruction. He has lectured extensively at Eastern and Western medical universities and is currently on faculty at four Chinese medical schools.