SuburbanNaturalMedicine

If you've ever seen the movie Requiem for a Dream, then you probably remember the scene where Ellen Burstyn's character visits the doctor, concerned about the side effects of the pills that she's taking (which were severe hallucinations). The doctor doesn't even bother to make eye contact with her, talks over her, and just writes her another prescription of the same exact pills before walking out of the room. Unfortunately, that's the type of treatment I was used to as a patient within the western medicine model.

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When I received acupuncture treatment for the first time, the practitioner asked me a lot of questions and genuinely wanted to know what I had to say. He helped make sense of what was going on in my body, and that meant a lot to me. He was also able to help me resolve issues that conventional medicine could not. Between the results I received from the treatment and the respect I was given by the practitioner, I felt inspired to learn this fascinating system of medicine so that I would be able to replicate this experience for others.

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Following graduation from the Eastern School of Acupuncture & Traditional Medicine I worked at a high volume acupuncture clinic in lower Manhattan where I was able to treat thousands of patients within a year's time. In addition to this, I worked alongside world-renowned integrative medicine specialist, Dr. Kristine Gedroic, as the lead acupuncturist at the Gedroic Medical Institute, treating patients with various chronic internal medicine conditions. Gaining so much experience so quickly gave me the rare opportunity to treat a wide variety of health conditions, as well as experience interacting with a highly diverse patient base. Because of this, I feel confident in my knowledge and skill set, and driven to help each of my patients reach their optimal health.

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My current qualifications include:

 

-Licensed Acupuncturist (NJ, NY)

-Nationally Board Certified in Acupuncture (NCCAOM)

-Clean Needle Technique Certified (CCAOM)

-CPR/AED Certified (American Red Cross)

-Masters level Certification in Acupuncture from Eastern School of Acupuncture & Traditional Medicine, NJ

-Graduated with honors from Montclair State University with a B.A. in Psychology and Anthropology

-Specialty training in Japanese style acupuncture

-Specialty training in treating orthopedic and psycho-emotional disorders

-Advanced training directly under Dr. Ken Andes, L.Ac. in Yin Tang Therapeutics System for Internal Diagnosis, Myo-Cranial Therapy, and Classical Medical QiGong

-Studied trigger point dry needling with Sonya Tsuchigane, L.Ac.

-Practitioner of Nutrition Response Testing

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