Dr. Anna is both a medical doctor and a licensed acupuncturist with dual training in Western and Eastern medicine. She graduated from Georgetown School of Medicine and completed a pediatric internship there, and then decided to pursue a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and graduated from Five Branches University.

Her passion has been to heal people ever since she was a child. In her practice of Chinese medicine, she is able to treat a person holistically using the various modalities that Chinese medicine has to offer.

During her training at Five Branches, Anna studied gentle Japanese style of acupuncture, Chinese medical massage, and craniosacral therapy, and in the past years also styles of acupuncture that help treat pain and internal illnesses more effectively.

One of her favorite modalities in TCM is Chinese dietetics – food as medicine, and Anna always uses its wisdom to help patients achieve optimal health.

Anna uses a gentle Japanese acupuncture technique, which her patients really like. She loves giving her patients Tuina massage to augment acupuncture treatment results, and also works with young patients (children or babies) to give them pediatric massage (Japanese or Chinese). She enjoys helping patients of all ages, starting from infancy and childhood, and continuing to young adults and adults. She has a particular passion for women’s health, helping patients achieve fertility, and supporting them during pregnancy and beyond.

Dr. Goldfarb also teaches in the Western medicine department at Five Branches University, because teaching and sharing her knowledge is one of her passions in life. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling to foreign countries, learning different languages, hiking, nature, theater, photography and spending time with her family.

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Specialization: Fertility, women’s health, pain management, emotional wellness, stress management.

Education: Amara holds a Master’s Degree from Five Branches University. Amara has worked at a Tibetan Medical Clinic where the integration of spiritual and physical wellness was emphasized, as well as where she established a community acupuncture clinic in order to provide greater access to acupuncture. She has trained for over twenty years in martial arts. Amara has taught Tai Chi, for health, extensively throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. She started her teaching as an assistant instructor during a lunchtime series of Tai Chi classes for Stanford University’s Wellness Program. Prior to practicing Chinese Medicine, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from San Jose State University, California. While initially trained to find literary themes and patterns, Amara has transferred this skill to find overarching medical patterns from seemingly unrelated symptoms. Amara traveled throughout Asia (predominantly India and Nepal) between high school and college.

Practitioner Philosophy: Amara believes that balance is the key to health. When we have the space to listen, healing can unfold. She is inspired by implementing a network of relationships and interconnectedness of energetic pathways to create harmony. Her passion is finding practical ways to apply ancient wisdom and principles to our modern lives.

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Specialization: Pain relief/management, digestion, internal medicine, fertility.

Education: Jeannette is a graduate of Five Branches University, including advanced studies at a hospital in Hangzhou, China. She has worked and trained in one of the largest acupuncture practices in the U.S., Acupuncture and Wellness Center in Poulsbo, WA, and was a faculty member at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.

With an extensive background working at Western medicine pharmacies, Jeannette is our clinic’s go-to for supplement clarification and recommendations. Patients love Jeannette for her enthusiastic and creative approach to coaching patients to go beyond treatments to practice a healthy lifestyle and eating habits. Furthermore, she is in studying to get her nursing degree. She’s looking forward to using the experience to improve her Chinese medical practice, to better integrate Chinese and Western medicines, and most importantly to improve patient care.

Practitioner Philosophy: Jeannette enjoys helping people reclaim their health and their ability to do what they love in life. Her focus is finding common ground between Eastern and Western medical traditions, and she utilizes the best of both to prevent disease and restore health.

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Specialization: Female fertility, male fertility, pregnancy wellness, pain relief/management.

Education: Annie is a Fellow of the American Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM) and holds a master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She has participated in acupuncture research studies at California Pacific Medical Center for stroke recovery, and at the Stanford Treatment Research Center for pregnant women and depression. She has also served as faculty at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. Prior to practicing Chinese medicine, she received her bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. She grew up in Taiwan and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Practitioner Philosophy: Annie has had success teaching patients to enhance their natural fertility through nutrition, acupuncture, herbal medicine, exercise, and lifestyle adjustment. She works closely with reproductive endocrinologists, obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs), internists and other western medical professionals to provide a team approach for her patients.

Specialization: Female fertility, male fertility, pregnancy wellness, pain relief/management. Ed... Read More

Ning has over 20 years of experience as an acupuncturist and Chinese medicine doctor. Specializing in chronic pain, women’s health, infertility, mental health, and more, Ning has a strong track record as a practitioner and instructor in China and the US. She’s authored 39 peer-reviewed articles, contributed to three books, and instructed at five Chinese medicine institutions.

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