Arya Nielsen

Dr. Nielsen, PhD, has been an acupuncturist for over 45 years and authored the definitive textbook on traditional East Asian gua sha. She has a doctorate in interdisciplinary studies, integrative medicine, and health research. As an Assistant Clinical Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, Nielsen […]

Bill Helm

Helm is the director and lead instructor at the Taoist Sanctuary of San Diego and the former department chair of the massage and bodywork program at Pacific College of Health and Science. He has been studying Chinese martial and healing arts since 1965, specializing in taijiquan, tui na, qigong, and herbal medicine. Helm is a […]

Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman is the Market Development Executive for American Acupuncture Council. Coming from a family of Allied Health professionals, he has been exposed to acupuncture and chiropractic throughout his life. Since joining the organization full-time in 2015, Hoffman has lectured on risk avoidance, practice management, and professional ethics alongside Marilyn Allen and Dr. Nell Smircina, […]

Dan Halpain

Dan Halpain, ABT, HHP, has been professionally involved in health and fitness for over 30 years. He is a former physical education instructor who has presented at workshops, designed curricula, and served as master teacher and mentor. He graduated from San Diego State University in 1984 with a degree in education and from Pacific College […]

David Cohen

David Cohen began practicing acupuncture in the mid–1980s, just as the AIDS epidemic was hitting Los Angeles with full force, and he became deeply involved in treating a disease for which the only medicines available at the time were extremely toxic. He learned a lot about the treatment of complex viruses with acupuncture and Chinese […]

Eileen Han

During 15 years of immersion in her family’s acupuncture needle and Chinese medicine supplies business, Eileen Yue-Ling Han, PhD, LAc, received invaluable practical experience that serves as the foundation for her work today. In 1999, Han began her medical studies and apprenticeship with the late Dr. Richard Teh-Fu Tan, the internationally renowned author and leader […]

Heidi Lovie

Dr. Heidi Lovie, DACM, is an auto-immune and Hashimoto’s educator and “Hashi Posse” coach.  Heidi Lovie received her master’s and doctorate in Chinese medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science, where she has been a faculty member and clinical supervisor for over a decade. Since establishing her New York City private practice in 2009, […]

Holly Guzman

Holly Guzman, LAc, OMD, has been in practice and teaching Chinese medicine since 1983. She began learning at age 13 in Afghanistan, with the help of the Chinese Embassy. After an independent study in acupuncture at UCSC, her foundational teachers included Dr. Tin Yao So, who founded the first school of acupuncture in the USA; […]

Marilyn Allen

With an MS in management and administration from Pepperdine University, Marilyn Allen is an expert in practice-building, office management, marketing, and professional ethics and jurisprudence. In addition to teaching the Practice Management class at Pacific College, Marylin has also been the editor of Acupuncture Today since 1999. Marilyn serves as the Public Relations and Marketing […]

Michelle Gellis

Michelle Gellis is a Licensed and Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. She is on the Faculty at Yo San University, Doctoral Program, and a former Faculty Member and Clinic Supervisor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. She has been teaching facial and cosmetic acupuncture classes internationally since 2006.   Michelle Gellis holds a Bachelor of Science […]