Sanae Suzuki, DAOM, Dipl. O.M. (NCCAOM)®, L.Ac., is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, nationally certified and California State Board licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, primary care provider in the state of California, serving the Westside Los Angeles and the greater L.A. area.
Born and raised in Japan where traditional medicine is deeply rooted in the culture and daily life, it was natural for her to choose this path. She earned her Bachelor’s degree with honor in Philosophy at Nihon University, Tokyo, where she was awarded the dean's scholarship, with extended study in Chinese philosophy, completing her thesis on the comparative religious study. After working in fast-paced world-class IT companies for over a decade, she relocated to Southern Italy, then to California.
She is among the 1% of acupuncturists who hold the Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree (the terminal degree in the field of Acupuncture and Traditional Eastern Medicine with the highest level of training in both biomedicine and Traditional Medicine). In addition to her professional degree, she also has advanced training in mental health and functional medicine, as well as knowledge and experience of facial/ cosmetic acupuncture, both Japanese & the US styles.
While she was in the Master's program at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, California, she also had additional training in gentle Japanese style acupuncture, Nei Gong, Qi Gong, and Tai Chi. Sanae's clinical internships included rotations at the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank as well as the Being Alive! HIV Community Clinic in West Hollywood.
Sanae speaks Japanese, English, Italian, some Spanish, and is currently learning Arabic.
Work & Experiences:
Private Practice
Golden Cabinet Medical Center
Bridges to Recovery Residential Mental Healthcare
Eagle Herbs
Venice Family Clinic Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center, Chronic Pain Program
Emperor's College, Teaching Assistant, Clinical Technical Supervisor
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, CNT examination administration
Mindful Warrior Project
Association:
Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB)
American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM)
People's Organization of Community Acupuncture (POCA)