Anna Liza Van Dine L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.

Kristie Nakasato, L.Ac is a California Board Licensed and a Nationally Certified Acupuncturist and Herbalist. She holds a 4-year master’s degree in Tra...

David is the founder of the Earth Medicine Institute and practitioner and teacher of all five branches of traditional Chinese medicine: Acupuncture Herbal m...

Olivia Liu is a Licensed Acupuncturist both in Hawaii and California, which currently holds the highest standards for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine licen...

I obtained my massage license after taking the part-time program at Maui School of Therapeutic Massage in 2007.  I moved to Santa Cruz, CA in 2010 and starte...

Kaila Cruttenden is a licensed acupuncturist by both the California Board and Nationally as a Diplomat of Chinese Medicine. She has a passion for helping peo...

Mental and Emotional Health

Sarah has 2 Master’s degrees and is a doctoral candidate: • Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MTCM) from Five Branches University • Masters of Science...

Backgroand: California Board Licensed Acupuncturist Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Master in Traditional Chinese Medicine Certified Orthopedic...

Jason Moore, L.Ac. is the Director of Acupuncture at Coast Family Acupuncture Fort Bragg, CA. He is a California Board Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.), and a ...

Carmen is a licensed acupuncturist with the state of California, as well as nationally certified in acupuncture. She has a Master’s degree in Traditional Chi...

Neda’s interest in medicine began at a young age. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley. With a vision of attending medical sc...

Scott attended Five Branches University in Santa Cruz Ca. He passed his state boards in 1997 and opened his practice. Licensed by the state as an acupuncturi...

Glenn is a faculty member at ACTCM in San Francisco and Five Branches University in San Jose where he teaches pain management, orthopedic acupuncture and spo...

I maintain my private practice in Santa Cruz, CA. Santa Cruz is a place of beauty, wonder and healing. It’s no mystery why the world-renowned Five Branches U...

Education : 1)Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine – Five Branches University, Santa Cruz, California.  This 4-year Master’s program included over...

Maureen earned her Master’s Degree at Five Branches University,  California Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in Santa Cruz, Ca. and beg...

My name is Kaz Wegmuller. I am an acupuncturist and herbalist. The methods I use – herbal medicine, scraping, cupping, stone ball, moxa, non-penetratin...

Tracy Cone, L.Ac is the owner of Santa Cruz Wellness and is a California state licensed acupuncturist and herbalist. She is a graduate of Five Branches Unive...

Marianne’s area of specialization is Orthopedics and Sports Injuries. She completed extra course work including focused clinical training to receive th...

Douglas is the owner of Structural Elements™. He has been assessing and treating orthopedic disorders for the past fifteen years. He completed a four-...

I graduated from the Master’s Degree program at the Five Branches Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1993 and passed both the California Stat...

I received a Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches Institute in Santa Cruz, California, which was a four year comprehensive program in b...

Kecia has been practicing in the field of integrative and alternative health since 2001 and continues to work toward broadening her knowledge on health and w...

Degrees and Professional Certifications: Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of California by the California Acupuncture Board. Doctor of Oriental Medicine ...

Nicole Cutler, L.Ac., MTCM is a long time advocate of integrating perspectives on health. With a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from the University ...

Henry is board certified by the NCCAOM and holds acupuncture licenses from the Massachusetts and California medical boards. He earned a Master of Science in ...

Dr. Sheng-wei Lan holds the Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree. She is a practitioner specializing in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Med...

Elaine is a Licensed Acupuncturist in both Connecticut and California. She is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental...

Colleen graduated Five Branches in 1990, earning the first Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine bestowed there. While there she studied and ...

Jonathan Ferris, L.Ac., MTCM, has been practicing and studying the various modalities of Chinese medicine for the past 8 years and is a Licensed Acupuncturis...

He received Process Acupressure sessions for several years, which lead to a Process Acupressure class in 2000. This opened the door to classes in Acupressure...

Education: 2007 Graduate with Honors, Holistic Health and Healing Arts Program, University of New Mexico 2012 Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Me...

Dr. Nancy Lowe began her career in holistic health over 30 years ago with an interest in natural foods and nutrition. She became a certified massage therapis...

Arcadia earned a Masters degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Five Branches College and Clinic of Traditional Oriental Medicine, in Santa Cruz Califo...

Dr. Danling Zhang has been a licensed acupuncturist in the bay area for 20 years. She earned a DAOM – Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from ...

Michelle Turley L.Ac graduated from Five Branches University with her Masters Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Five Branches University derives its na...

Homan received his Master degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University. Studying with different TCM experts since 2011, he built up a...

I attended the Northwest School of Botanical Studies where I completed a “Professional (Western) Herbalist Training.”In the years following I attended Five B...

Shawn was introduced to Chinese medicine in 2003 through his early studies in Taijiquan, and in 2008 graduated from Five Branches University with a Master’s ...

Lupine Meredith Wread is a California Licensed Acupuncturist and herbalist trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Element medicine, and Japanese Acupu...

She holds a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, from Five Branches University and is certified as a Diplomate in Acupuncture (Dipl.Ac.) by the N...

Corey A. Miller, L.Ac is a California board certified acupuncturist and herbalist. She received her Master’s of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from ...

Lauren Saputelli, MSTCM, L.Ac. is a California state licensed acupuncturist, certified in integrative sports medicine.  She received a B.A. in Molecular, Cel...

Graduating at the top of his class from 5 Branches University in Santa Cruz, Ca, Jonathan earned a speciality in sports medicine and pain management. He furt...

California Licensed Acupuncturist since 2002 Specialization Certification in Dermatology from ACTCM studying under Dr. Jailing Yu Received  MTCM ...

Her educational background includes: Bachelor of Arts in Microbiology from University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from San Jose S...

I earned a Master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches Institute in 1998 and have been in private practice since then on the Monterey ...

Angie K. Love, L.Ac. holds a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in Santa Cruz. She is a California State Licensed ...