He grew up in San Jose and attended St. Francis High School in Mountain View where he played basketball. At the University of California in Santa Barbara, he played intramural sports. <br> When they  wed they lived in Malibu where they regularly  delighted in swimming, surfing and  yearly ski trips to Aspen. Bob  took pleasure in playing  numerous tennis matches with Kirk Kerkorian and  likewise developed a friendship with Bobby Riggs, the Triple-Crown Tennis Champion. <br>An  passionate fan of the LA Lakers Basketball  Group, Bob Duggan  had the ability to play on weekends in Santa Barbara with Pat Riley and  pals. A  big soccer fan after coaching his  youngsters's soccer team, he was awarded a collegiate  champion ring when UCSB won the  nationwide title. He was a  significant supporter of the university's emerging soccer program.<br> Robert Duggan's greatest life-long athletic  enthusiasm however is surfing. Even today, the  household  delights in an  yearly ten-day  browsing  journey together. <br> Robert Duggan has a gift for inspiring his patients and clients to see new  opportunities. He lectures and conducts workshops  country wide and  globally,  consisting of the  extremely popular Redefining Health. <br>A  trendsetter for the acupuncturere profession, he has practiced traditional acupuncture  considering that 1973 and is Senior  Professors, Co-founder, and President Emeritus of Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland. He co-founded  among the first acupuncture clinics in the state and the country and has  worked as chairman of the Maryland State Board of Acupuncture.<br>Bob Duggan is a  country wide  acknowledged thought leader, speaker and  consultant to policy makers and organizations on complementary medicine and  health. He has testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and has been a <a href="http://www.kiwibox.com/nathan59n9maqbl/blog">you can try here</a> panelist at  conferences sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the White  Home Commission on Complementary and Alternative  Medication. He  has actually served on the board of trustees of The Horizon Foundation.<br> Duggan has advanced degrees in philosophy, theology, human relations, inter-cultural communications, canon law and acupuncture, and  has actually  acted as a priest in the U.S. and abroad. He  made a master's degree in Human Relations and Community  Research studies from  New york city University and a master's degree in Moral Theology from St. Joseph's  Academy. His master's  credentials in Acupuncture is from the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in the United Kingdom. He is a  country wide  accredited Diplomate of Acupuncture and a  accredited acupuncturist in the state of Maryland.