New York, NY: Karen Carlson
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Back pain, HIV / AIDS, insomnia, stress, women’s health Styles: Herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was trying to make it as an artist in New York City. With all that was happening in the world after 9/11/01, making [...]
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Baltimore, MD: Idalee Wagman DiGregorio
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Addiction, insomnia, musculoskeletal pain, respiratory conditions, women’s health Styles: Five Element acupuncture, NADA, pediatric acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I decided to change my career to acupuncture after being a patient for several years and finding that acupuncture changed my outlook. I worked in corporate America for [...]
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Mesa, AZ: Natascha Hebell-Fernando
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Anxiety, depression, general wellness, headaches / migraines, HIV / AIDS Styles: Herbal therapy, scalp acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I chose to become an acupuncturist because I always wanted to help people live healthy and “disease-free” lives. I come from a family of [...]
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Hagerstown, MD: Shamsa Kara Houck
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Anxiety, autoimmune conditions, depression, general wellness, infertility Styles: community acupuncture, Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, Five Element acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? When I was 29, I suffered from IBS, depression and chronic fatigue. Acupuncture was the only thing that helped and the more I learned, the more [...]
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Germantown, WI: Nicole Krakow (Left)
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Back pain, digestive conditions, musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries, wound care Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I had never believed in acupuncture until I had it done. How I felt during and after that first treatment changed me. [...]
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Westport, CT: Gregor Bertram
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Digestive conditions, headaches / migraines, musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries, stress Styles: Master Tung acupuncture, trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? When I was seven years old, I was given an assignment in school to draw and describe what I wanted to be when I grew up. [...]
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Lake Forest, CA: Eric Carlisle
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Allergies, asthma, digestive conditions, musculoskeletal pain, pediatric conditions Styles: Classical acupuncture, herbal therapy, pediatric acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I became an acupuncturist because I was searching for answers to questions that I felt Western medicine and modern American culture failed to answer. I was also bored [...]
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King of Prussia, PA: Meredith Murphy
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Anxiety, autoimmune conditions, infertility, musculoskeletal pain, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? After suffering with almost daily migraines as a teenager, I exhausted all traditional treatments and turned to acupuncture. Within weeks my chronic migraines and almost daily headaches [...]
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Germantown, WI: Stephanie Best (Right)
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Autoimmune conditions, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, stress, women’s health Styles: Facial rejuvenation acupuncture, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? My whole career has focused on healing. Being an acupuncturist is a natural extension of nursing and the best outlet for me to give [...]
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New York, NY: Po-Hong Yu
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Back pain, digestive conditions, headaches / migraines, menstrual conditions, musculoskeletal pain Styles: Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I wanted to make a significant difference in the world and in people’s lives, and I felt like acupuncture was the modality [...]
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