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The Healing Point Staff
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RICHARD
BLITSTEIN L.Ac., MSTOM, Dipl.
Ac., Dipl. C.H.
National Board Certified in Chinese Herbology & Acupuncture
State Licensed Acupuncturist
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Richard Blitstein's
Biography
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Richard Blitstein
began his study of Asian culture over 18 years ago with his first trip to
China and
other Asian countries. Since that time he has spent 5 years living and
traveling in Asia while during the same period
graduating with a B. A. in Asian Studies from Cornell
University and a M.A. in
International Studies from the University
of Washington where he
studied Asian Religions.
He began his study of Chinese Medicine while living in Argentina
and returned to the United States
to finish his studies at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, one of
the most prestigious oriental medicine shool in
the United States,
where he earned a M.S. in Traditional Oriental Medicine. He is licensed
in the state of Illinois in
acupuncture and is nationally certified in both acupuncture and Chinese
herbology. In his private practice Mr. Blitstein sees patients with a
broad spectrum of illnesses and has a special interest in fertility,
pediatric, digestive system, lung and liver disorders. He has lectured on
these subjects to both the general public and medical students on
numerous occasions.
Besides maintaining an active private practice Mr. Blitstein is a faculty
member at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago
where he teaches courses in pulmonology,
gastroenterology, neurology and hepatology. He
is also Director of Continuing Education for the school, bringing
speakers from across the country and around the world to lecture for the
professional Chinese medicine community.
Mr. Blitstein has completed research in interobserver reliability in the
Chinese medicine diagnosis and is currently working at Children’s Memorial
Hospital in a study on the
treat ment of Cyclic Vomiting patients with
acupuncture. He has presented his research at the Pacific Symposium in
2004 and will be presenting new work at
the American Association of Oriental Medicine in October 2005.
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Elizabeth Heinz , L.Ac., Dipl.OM., MSTOM
State Licensed Acupuncturist and Nationally Certified in Acupuncture &
Chinese Herbology
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Elizabeth 's interest in Chinese medicine started at Pitzer College
in Claremont , CA
, where she completed two years of field research with a senior
acupuncturist, and then wrote her senior honors thesis on the sociological
growth of Chinese Medicine in the U.S.
Her studies continued at the graduate level in Chicago
at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, where she received a Masters in
Traditional Oriental Medicine. Pacific
College 's emphasis on the duality of Eastern and Western
Medicine helped Elizabeth
develop a framework for integrating treatment approaches for her patients
and making informed, well-researched referrals. She is nationally board
certified in acupuncture and Chinese herbology, licensed in the state of Illinois ,
and a member of the American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Association.
Having devoted herself to a lifelong study of Chinese medicine, Elizabeth
currently treats patients with a broad spectrum of disharmonies. Her areas
of specialty include women's health, infertility, autoimmune disorders,
neurological disorders, digestive disorders, emotional disharmonies, sleep
disorders, and respiratory disorders. Elizabeth 's
primary treatment modalities include acupuncture, Chinese herbs (both
granular and capsule forms), cupping, Chinese nutritional therapy, and
other accessory techniques to promote healing and well being.
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