Janet Tsai

This contributing expert passed away in December 2013. Her profile page is preserved here in her memory.

Janet C. Tsai was a Clinical Supervisor at New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, Initiative for Women with Disabilities (IWD Clinic) and also a Clinic Supervisor at the Pacific College Acupuncture Clinic.  She was on faculty at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in the Acupuncture Department and Bioscience Department.

She furthered her training and knowledge in Oriental Medicine by studying the traditional techniques of Zheng Gu Tui Na (bone setting) with well-known practitioners in both the United States and Taiwan.  In Taiwan, she studied at the China Medical University Hospital, recognized for Acupuncture and Zheng Gu Tui Na.  She worked in the departments of Gynecology, Orthopedics, and Neurology. 

Janet was a Board Certified Diplomate in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, and Oriental Medicine from the National Certification Committee of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).  She was certified by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) in Clean Needle Technique.

She maintained a private practice in New York City, Herban Acupuncture, and successfully treated patients with a wide range of conditions.  She specialized in Traditional Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal therapies, and other modalities such as moxa, cupping, gua sha, and Zheng Gu Tuina massage techniques.