Dove M. Yu, DACM, LAc, Dipl. OM, RD, received her Master of Arts degree in Dietetics from California State University, Los Angeles. She has been a Registered Dietitian and worked at Kaiser Hospital, Panorama City, California and locally at San Francisco General Hospital. Dove provided nutrition counseling to patients and families.  Additionally, she served as a consultant to hospital medical teams.
 
Dove became interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine after working more than twenty years in Western Medicine clinical facilities.  While working full-time, she studied at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM). Dove earned her Master of Sciences degree, and she has been a California State Board Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist since 2014.  In 2016, She went back to ACTCM to obtain Doctorate degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM).

Dove began an internship with Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan in November 2013 to study Manual Therapy, a.k.a., Tui-Na, which is a Chinese therapeutic massage focused in body pain management.  In addition, she has also studied with the late Grand Master Dr. Richard Tan for the legendary Balance Method.  The famous balance method provides instant pain relief and effectively treating complex internal conditions. Besides, Dove is certified with cosmetic acupuncture by Dr. Martha Lucas to provide Mei Zen facial rejuvenation, and internal conditions such as infertility, fibromyalgia, and weight reduction.  She passed California State Board and received Esthetician license after completion the special training in skin care at Skyline College, San Bruno in 2018.

Her latest additional skill is learning “one needle technique” from Dr. Slate Burris in Neoclassical Acupuncture to relieve pain instantly.

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