Sarah Piestrup, EAMP, Dipl OM, RN East Asian Medical Practitioner, Diplomate of Oriental Medicine, Registered Nurse
Sarah melds her modalities to create a treatment that is comfortable and beneficial. She has immersed herself in the medical field for the past 18 years using both Eastern wisdom and Western science to find the most effective forms of true healing. Sarah is a Washington state East Asian Medicine Practitioner / Licensed Acupuncturist and Registered Nurse with a Master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California. She holds a Diplomat in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM) from the NCCAOM which includes certifications in Asian bodywork, as well as herbal medicine and acupuncture.
Sarah is currently furthering her integrative practice with a second masters degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner with a Functional Medicine focus and a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Five Branches University, so that she can fully integrate the best of East and West and continue to treat the root of the problem with all that modern science and ancient wisdom have to offer.
Specialties • Integrative Sports Medicine • Functional Medicine • Facial Rejuvenation • Fertility and Woman's Health • Neurological Conditions • Pain Management Educational Background Student, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Graceland University, Independence, MO (graduation expected 12/2012) Student, Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM), Five Branches University, San Jose, CA (graduation around 2013) Student, Functional Medicine Certification Program, Institute for Functional Medicine, Gig Harbor, WA (2010) Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Branches University, Santa Cruz, CA (2004) Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (2000) Advanced Studies Certified Qi Gong Instructor, Lee Holden (2004) Qi Gong & Chi Nei Tsang, Mantak Chia Jeffrey Yuen Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture Program Golden Shield Qi Gong Facial Rejuvenation with Suzana Shen Colorado Outward Bound School Summer Wilderness Leadership Semester (1998) Societies and Memberships Washington Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Association American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture Research and Education Foundation American Acupuncture Council Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Gamma Chapter | Licenses and Credentials Licensed Acupuncturist (LAc) aka East Asian Medical Practitioner (EAMP), Washington State Department of Health Scope of practice Diplomate in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. O.M.), inclues acupuncture, herbal medicine, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Registered Nurse (RN), Washington State Department of Health, California Board of Registered Nursing Integrative Sports Medicine Certificate, Five Branches University Clean Needle Technique, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Certified Qi Gong Instructor, Pacific Healing Arts Certificate of Completion, Cranial Sacral Therapy I, Heartwood Institute Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers, American Heart Association Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Medicine Institute Professional Experience Private Practice in Traditional Oriental Medicine, Cascade Wellness, Leavenworth, WA (since 2004) Internship / clinical training including theater and rounds, Five Branches University Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Alumni Listings) (854 hours) Administrative Nurse Supervisor, Seton Medical Center Coastside, Moss Beach, CA (01-04) Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, San Francisco General Hospital, CA (01) Registered Nurse, Med Surg/ED Float, Mammoth Hospital, Mammoth, CA (00-01) Private Practice in Massage & Cranial Sacral Therapy, El Granada, CA (94-04) Volunteer, Sequoia Hospital Pain Clinic, Redwood City, CA (96-97) Veterinary Technician, Blue Cross Pet Hospital, Redwood City, CA (94-98) |