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, […]
Claudia Citkovitz
Dr. Claudia Citkovitz has directed the inpatient acupuncture service at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn since 2004, where she and her team provide postgraduate instruction in inpatient care. Her PhD study on acupuncture during stroke rehabilitation was the first in the U.S., as was her 2006 study of acupuncture during birth. Claudia teaches and practices acupuncture […]
CT Holman
CT Holman has authored two textbooks, Treating Emotional Trauma with Chinese Medicine and Shamanism in Chinese Medicine. With over 20 years practicing Chinese medicine, he operates a busy general family practice in Salem, Oregon. Holman trained with several leading teachers in China and the USA. To emphasize the effectiveness of music in medical treatments, he […]
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 […]
Deirdre Courtney
Deirdre Courtney, MTCM, CAc (China), DiplAc, is a Chinese medicine practitioner, Master Face Reader, and the author of Nourishing Life the Yang Sheng Way: Nutrition and Lifestyle Advice from Chinese Medicine. She has been an acupuncturist, herbalist, nutritional counselor, and chef for over 30 years. Courtney is a founding member of FRIEA (Face Reading Institute […]
Dustin Dillberg
Dr. Dustin Dillberg, DACM, LAc, is a speaker, writer, and educator, specializing in sports medicine, myofascial systems, lymphatics, pain management, and functional medicine. He is a graduate of Pacific College, Egoscue Institute, and Pettibon Spinal Technologies. Dr. Dillberg has extensive clinical experience working with many top professional athletes and patients of almost every age and […]
East Phillips
With a commitment to helping others actualize their full potential and wellbeing, Dr. East Phillips has been a licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of integrative medicine since 1999. Her private practice has focused on the use of East Asian medicine, nutrition and aromatherapy in the treatment of anti-aging/rejuvenation, sports therapy, fertility enhancement and over-all well-being. In […]
