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Elaine Spidle, DAOM

She/Her Dr. Elaine Spidle has been practicing integrative medicine since 2000 in Pacific Beach, San Diego. Her career in healthcare started as a pre-veterinary student at UCSD while working as a emergency and orthopedic veterinary technician. A drastic shift in life led her down the path of alternative medicine. She took over a small massage …

Sonia Lee, DACM, LAc

She/Her Dr. Sonia Lee is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist. She is a faculty member, clinical supervisor in the New York Campus Clinic, and Institutional Department Chair of Herbology at the Pacific College of Health and Science. She graduated with honors from Pacific College of …

Ashleigh Wright, DO

She/Her Dr. Ashleigh Wright is a dedicated science professor in the Arts and Sciences department at PCHS. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and from Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine with a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine. She trained at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in the …

Dr. Cynthia Neipris, LAc, DACM

She/Her Cynthia Neipris holds a master’s degree in traditional Oriental medicine from Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science, where she teaches Auricular Acupuncture. She has been licensed and practicing as a Nationally Board-Certified acupuncturist in California and New York …

Uzi Chen, DACM

Originally from Israel, Uzi started his career as a software engineer. After realizing his true passion is helping people improve their health, Uzi decided to become a practitioner of alternative medicine which led him to study the incredible field of acupuncture & Chinese medicine. Uzi graduated from Pacific College in San Diego (2010). Uzi specializes …

Hiren H. Darji, MD, BHHS, BSB

He/Him Dr. Hiren Darji is a dedicated educator with over nine years of experience in post-secondary education. He holds a Doctorate of Medicine from Avalon University, a Bachelor in Health Science from the American University of Antigua, and a Bachelor in Biology with a Chemistry Minor from Montclair State University. Dr. Darji’s path was marked …

Yi Lily Zhang, PT, DPT, LAc

Dr. Yi Lily Zhang has a remarkable background in physical therapy (PT) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). With 27 years of hands on experience in PT and over 20 years of clinical experience in TCM, she possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise and serves as Acupuncture Specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. By …

Brent Garcia, DACM, LAc, LMT

He/Him Dr. Brent Garcia, DACM, LAc, LMT, is a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, licensed acupuncturist, and a licensed massage therapist in Chicago. He has been in private practice since 2012, and has been providing integrated orthopedic treatments to help people live active, pain-free lives. Brent was introduced to acupuncture when it helped him …

Kimberlie A. Wilson, DACM, LAc

She/Her Dr. Kimberlie Wilson, LAc., DACM, studied at Pacific College, from which she graduated with a Masters’ degree in 1999 and a Doctorate in 2018 in traditional Chinese medicine. She completed the NCCAOM-accredited Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine program with the renowned Master, Jeffrey Yuen, in 1999. She has studied classical Chinese medicine with Jeffrey Yuen …

Andreia Saboya, LAc

She/Her Andreia has been teaching acupuncture and supervising at the student clinic at PCHS since 2022. She received her master’s degree from Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA in 2008 and has been practicing ever since. Andreia owns AcuWise in Pacific Beach in San Diego and has treated in both private and community style clinic settings. …