About
About My Work
I am an Integrative Medicine physician with advanced training in Alchemical Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, and Personalized Functional Medicine, with Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (available November 2026). My practice is built around these four integrated pillars, each addressing the whole person across all levels of being: Spirit, Mind, Body, and Energy, united by one coherent philosophy in service of deep and lasting well-being. I meet each person where they are, and together we find the path that serves them best.
At the heart of my practice is Alchemy, the ancient art and science of transformation. The perspective of Alchemy that I bring to my work offers an empowering and inspiring view: that all that happens to us in our lives can ultimately be transformed for our highest good. This often means addressing the way that trauma and challenge, of all kinds, throughout our lives, affects our spirit, our mind and emotions, and the functioning and balance of our bodies and energy.
Because our bodies are greatly affected by the state of our spirit and mind and vice versa, I weave together treatments that work on all of these levels simultaneously. The brain and nervous system play a special and critical role at this interface, bridging the physical and the energetic. I bring advanced, specialized training in both neuroacupuncture and neuro-focused Functional Medicine to this work, allowing me to work with the nervous system and support neurological and mental health with a depth and precision that complements and enriches the alchemical and energetic dimensions of treatment.
My background in Western medicine and Personalized Functional Medicine brings a different kind of depth to integrative care. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, I look at the full picture, your history, your biology, your nervous system, your life, to understand the underlying biological and physiological patterns that give rise to imbalance and disease, in both physical form and energetic expression. Each person’s pattern is unique, and it is that uniqueness that guides everything: deepening my acupuncture and alchemical work by revealing the biological terrain beneath the energetic one.
For details about the specific offerings I provide, please see my Offerings page.
Education & Training
Degrees
- MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2007
- MAc, Academy for Five Element Acupuncture
- BS, Biology, Columbia University
Postgraduate Medical Training
- Internship, General Surgery, Stamford Hospital, Columbia University Affiliate
- Residency & Fellowship, Radiology, Chief Resident, Montefiore Einstein
Board Certifications
- DABR (Diplomate, American Board of Radiology)
- DABMA (Diplomate, American Board of Medical Acupuncture)
- DiplAc (Diplomate of Acupuncture, NCBAHM)
Specialized Training
- Medical Acupuncture for Physicians, Helms Medical Institute
- Comprehensive Neuro-Acupuncture Training, Levels 1-3, Neuro-Acupuncture Institute (Drs. Jason & Linda Hao)
- Advanced Brain Acupuncture, Prof. Dr. Tianjun Wang
- Neuro-Meridian Integrative Acupuncture, Complete Curriculum, Dr. Poney Chiang
- Complete Channel System of Classical Chinese Medicine, Dr. Sean Tuten & Ann Cecil-Sterman
- Functional Medicine, Kresser Institute, Institute for Functional Medicine, Functional Medicine University
- Personalized Medicine for Mental Health Certificate Program, Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI)
- Foundations in Contemplative Care, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Faculty & Teaching
- Instructor, Alchemy Learning Center & Master Alchemy Program
- Plenary Speaker & Workshop Presenter, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Annual Symposium, Denver, CO, 2026 — Complete Channel System of Classical Chinese Medicine
About Me
My education in caring for people and their health began in Western medicine, starting with a Bachelor of Science in Biology at Columbia University in New York City. I continued my studies in medicine and graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2007. I then completed a year-long Internship in General Surgery at the Columbia University Affiliate, Stamford Hospital, in Stamford, Connecticut, and completed a five-year Residency and Fellowship program in Radiology, including a year as Chief Resident, at Montefiore Einstein, in New York City. Studying Radiology allowed me to learn to “see” inside the human body and understand its deep anatomy and the earliest anatomical appearances of dysfunction and imbalance — a knowledge base I continue to draw on in my current practice.
It was my own illness that could not be fully treated by conventional methods that led me to look beyond the borders of Western medicine to what other avenues existed to restore health. I was able to find real health and well-being on all levels — Spirit, Mind, and Body — and the ability to fully thrive in my life through Acupuncture and Alchemical Chinese Medicine. It was here that true healing happened for me, and I knew that I wanted to be able to provide this kind of care for others. I began my transition to a more spirit-based medicine through the Foundations in Contemplative Care program with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, bridging Care and Spiritual Practice.
I began studying Acupuncture shortly after, starting with Five Element Acupuncture, a lineage which puts the patient’s Spirit at the forefront of treatment. I completed a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Gainesville, Florida. I also completed the Medical Acupuncture Course for Physicians through the Helms Medical Institute, the oldest coordinated program in North America for broad training of western-educated physicians in Acupuncture, based on French Energetics, Five Element theory, and a Neuroanatomical approach.
I am always striving to expand and deepen my knowledge of this ancient tradition of medicine. I am grateful to have trained in several specialized programs with master practitioners and teachers. I am a graduate of the Apprentice Program in Alchemical Chinese Medicine with Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy of the Alchemy Learning and Healing Centers, and the first Level 3 Certified Practitioner from the program. I am now an instructor for the Alchemy Learning Center and Master Alchemy Program. In 2026, I was part of the faculty of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture Annual Symposium in Denver, Colorado, presenting a plenary and workshop on the Complete Channel System of Classical Chinese Medicine.
I have trained directly with Drs. Jason and Linda Hao, founders of the Neuro-Acupuncture Institute, and am fully certified in the Comprehensive Neuro-Acupuncture Training Levels 1, 2, and 3. I have completed the full curriculum in Neuro-Meridian Integrative Acupuncture with Dr. Poney Chiang, and have undertaken advanced Brain Acupuncture intensive training with Prof. Dr. Tianjun Wang, with a focus on neurological and psychiatric conditions. I have also studied the Complete Channel system of Classical Chinese Medicine, including the Eight Extraordinary Vessels, with Dr. Sean Tuten through his Classical Acupuncture Mentorship and with Ann Cecil-Sterman in her Classical Acupuncture and Remote Healer Mentorship.
My clinical work is further grounded in Functional Medicine, which I have studied through the Kresser Institute, the Institute for Functional Medicine, and Functional Medicine University, and in Precision Medicine for Mental Health through the Institute for Personalized Medicine.
I have also completed training in massage and manual therapy in Boulder, Colorado, and in Craniosacral Therapy, leading to certification by the Upledger Institute. I am grateful to have traveled numerous times to Peru to learn from the Amazonian Shipibo Maestros and the wisdom of the jungle there.
Besides my work (which I love!), I am a dedicated yoga practitioner and Qi Gong student, and I hold a fourth-degree black belt in Kenshikai karate. I have hiked and trekked all over the world, including to the backcountry passes of Alaska, to Mount Everest Base Camp, and to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro — and I am looking forward to an upcoming expedition to Antarctica, crossing South Georgia Island in the footsteps of Shackleton. Singing, dancing, and, most of all, laughing and connecting with others, bring joy to my life!
