Diana Herrera, DOM, L.Ac., C.SMA Dr. Diana Hererra completed the SMAC program in October 2015, and is now a practicing sports acupuncturist in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has 28 years of experience as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, received her
Michelle Vlahakis, M.S., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), L.Ac, C.SMA Michelle Vlahakis completed the SMAC program in July 2021, and is now a practicing sports acupuncturist in San Diego, California. "A sports acupuncture colleague on the east coast referred me a challenging patient
Fernando Escobar, CMT, L.Ac., C.SMA Fernando Escobar completed the SMAC program in March 2017, and is now a practicing sports acupuncturist in Los Angeles, California. "A specific patient that inspired me was a 38-year-old man who hobbled into my office. He
Melani Leonard Cooper, L.Ac, C.SMA Melanie Leonard Cooper completed the SMAC program in September 2017, and is now a practicing sports acupuncturist in Long Beach, California. "Firstly, I firmly believe that bridging the gap between Eastern and Western Medicine is essential
Christine Marcarian, L.Ac, C.SMA Christine Marcarian completed the SMAC program in September 2017, and is now a practicing sports acupuncturist in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.Her experiences include working for a busy orthopedic practice in Hackensack and at St Joseph’s Hospital in New
Chuck Oese, L.Ac., C.SMA Chuck Oese completed the SMAC program in March 2017, and is now a practicing sports acupuncturist in Littleton, Colorado, at Mountain Sun Sports Medical Clinic. "Becoming certified in Sports Medicine Acupuncture has been the best professional decision I’ve
Daniel Zal, L.Ac., C.SMA Daniel Zal graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture in 1993, and completed six different, two-day continuing education classes with Matt Callison before the SMAC program was established. He was in the first SMAC graduating class
Max Lewis, L.Ac., C.SMA Max Lewis graduated from the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program in June 2019, and she is currently a practicing certified sports acupuncturist in Provincetown, Massachusetts. "I don’t even know how I would practice if it wasn’t
Dr. Cindy Grainger, R.Ac., C.SMA Dr. Cindy Grainger graduated from CITCM in Calgary AB with a double major in Acupuncture and Doctorate of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2014. In the fall of 2017, she attended her first Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification
David George, M.A., L.Ac., C.SMA David George, M.A., L.Ac., C.SMA, completed the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Program in October 2015, and is now a practicing sports acupuncturist in Palm Springs, California greater area. A graduate of Santa Barbara College of
