Henry Hom, DAOM, LAc

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 ...

Jennie received her Masters Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California. Beyond her Masters training she h...

Gabriel is licensed as an acupuncturist by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine as a Diplomat of Oriental Medicine as ...

She attended the Five Branches Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Santa Cruz, CA from 1992 to 1995, and graduated with a Master’s of Science in Tra...

Laura is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist. She is board certified by the National Certification for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She ear...

Dr Regina Dagorret is a licensed acupuncturist and holds a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM). She recieved her Masters Degree in Traditio...

Melody Short is a second-generation practitioner of general Chinese family medicine with a particular love for her specialties of Pediatrics and Sports Medic...

Stephanie Pavlik was born and raised in Carson City, Nevada. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Nevada, Reno before studying Traditio...

I studied Biology at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz and received my Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches Institute in 2001. I feel honor...

Education: Five Branches Institute College of Traditional Chinese Medicine   2006 – 2008 Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

EDUCATION Master of Science: Traditional Chinese Medicine  Acupuncture & Herbology Five Branches University － Santa Cruz, Ca Bachelor of Science: Kines...

Massage certification Monterey Institute of Touch, Monterey CA. 1983 Touch For Health Levels 1, 2 and 3 1984 Structural Rebalancing Training, Rajneeshpuram, ...

After 16 years of midwifery in Switzerland, I moved to Santa Cruz in 1995 to study Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at Five Branches Institute.

Cara Ortiz is a California board certified acupuncturist and herbalist. She received her Master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Five Branches Univ...

Stephanie DiPietro completed her Oriental Medical Training at Five Branches Institute, a four year college of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Stephanie holds m...

Mental and Emotional Health

Adam completed his undergraduate degree in Physics in 1997 and soon after initiated his journey into medicine by traveling to India to volunteer with the poo...

Laura Breeden, L.Ac. is a Virginia licensed acupuncturist and herbalist and nationally certified Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She graduated from ...

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...

Kristi is a Board Certified Diplomate of Chinese Herbology and of Acupuncture; is a licensed acupuncturist in California and in Washington (now called an Eas...

Mary Beth Hassett graduated from the Masters Degree program at Five Branches Institute in 1997. She has a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is nati...

She graduated from  Five Branches Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Monet Sexauer is board certified and licensed by the state of CA to practice acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. In addition, she holds national credent...

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

Sarah Karsmarski is a Chinese Medical Practitioner, licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and primary care provider in California. She is a graduate of Five Bran...

Ken graduated with a Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in San Jose. He has a California state license in acupuncture and h...

When she was 18, she moved to Indonesia for a year, and it was there that she came into contact with TCM for the first time. Fascinated by the different heal...

After graduating with honors from Stanford University, I went on to earn my Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in 2002.  F...

Dr. Gigi Shames is a Doctor of Natural Health. Ms. Shames is also a licensed acupuncturist. Offices in San Rafael and Cotati, CA, specializing in treating th...

Marcus Rhoden, L.Ac. practices as an Acupuncturist in Lakewood, CO.He graduated from The Five Branches Institute and has been practicing since 2006.

Vladi Starkov is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, and natural health practitioner in Sonoma County who comes from a lineage of women healers in Bulgaria....

Dr. Alison Hunter is a Licensed Acupuncturist (LAc), a Doctor of Oriental Medicine (OMD), and a certified Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproducti...

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

In addition to her work as an acupuncturist & herbalist, Keiko is an initiated marakame. Treatments involve discussion of the situation, concern or ailme...

Beth Dorsey is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in the State of California as well as a National Diplomat of Oriental Medicine. She specializes in fert...

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...

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...

Education: Washington University, BA in Fine Arts and Women’s Studies, 1987 Feldenkrais Resources Professional Training Program, 1997 Five Branches Universit...

George Samuel, L.Ac. Has been blessed to study and practice with numerous masters of Asian healing arts. He has studied gynecology with Sharon Feng, sports m...

Master of Oriental Medicine, Five Branches University, CA – 4 Year Program – Advanced Fertility/Infertility Training through/Fellow of the American Board of ...