Marian Conaty believes that healing happens at the intersection of medicine, spirit, science, and art. She is a licensed acupuncturist and clinical herbalist with a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego, California.

Before finding her place in Chinese Medicine, Marian studied biology and philosophy – and a smattering of poetry – earning a bachelor’s degree with honors in Biomedical Ethics from Brown University. Ever since, this interdisciplinary foundation has shaped her approach to taking on new ideas and putting them into practice. Marian fell in love with Chinese Medicine through cupping and tui na, which inspired her to begin her career as an acupuncturist. She is excited that the array of healing modalities and the endless variety of therapeutic techniques encompassed in Chinese Medicine provides lifelong learning opportunities.

As a practitioner, Marian combined her insatiable curiosity and creative problem-solving skills with a gentle, responsive, and evidence-informed approach. Her clinical focus is on addressing digestive and dermatological conditions, insomnia, stress management, and LGBTQ+ and reproductive health. In addition, she has a passion for working with adolescent and menopausal patients.

Outside of the treatment room, Marian enjoys exploring her Brooklyn neighborhood and identifying the plants growing wild in our urban environment. She loves unusual color combinations and learning new names.

Veronica Yang is a licensed and NCCAOM board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist. After a life-changing meditation course at age 19, she immediately knew her life path was to help others unlock their innate healing potential.

From there, Veronica pursued a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Medical Anthropology from Barnard College at Columbia University. Under Columbia’s renowned Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, she wrote her Honors Thesis, “The American Adaptation of Acupuncture.” As a result, she was invited to join Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ), the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Veronica went on to receive her Masters in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA). There, she was inducted into the Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi (ΦΚΦ) and received the “Academic Achievement Award” for highest GPA, as well as the “NESA Service Award” for her role as President of the Student Association of NESA.

Veronica has had the great fortune to receive guidance from Dr. Claudia Citkovitz, Ph.D., Dr. Jason D. Robertson, and herbalist B.J. Wang, all of whom helped sharpen her eye for diagnosis and soften her heart for compassion. Moreover, her clinical experience at Boston Medical Center, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, and Cambridge Health Alliance has allowed her to combine Eastern and Western medicine to adapt to each unique patient, regardless of identity, background, and culture. In the fall of 2022, Veronica conducted a volunteer acupuncture clinic at Pema Ts’al Sakya Monastic Institute, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Pokhara, Nepal. She had a wonderful time treating Nepal’s monks and laypeople and looks forward to returning soon!

Drawing from both her Chinese roots and her affinity to Daoism, Veronica helps patients realize balance, harmony, and ease in all aspects of their lives. Outside the clinic, Veronica can be found flowing through Vinyasa, trying new dance classes, or sipping tea with her friends and family. She is thrilled to be on this lifelong journey, sharing her passion and skills with New York!

Ivana Morgan is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist with a Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science (formerly Pacific College of Oriental Medicine).

A Bronx-born native, Ivana comes from a family of social workers whose big hearts have helped many disadvantaged New Yorkers. She uses her intuition, caring demeanor, and creativity to carry on her family legacy and make the world a better place.

Ivana has always been in awe of the magic of traditional healing, especially how it is versatile, cross-cultural, effective, and accessible.

When not treating patients, Ivana enjoys karaoke, comedy shows, spending time with family & friends, making gifts by hand, and giving directions to those lost in New York.

 

Meredith Liguori is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, a licensed acupuncturist, and an NCCAOM board-certified herbalist. She attended Pacific College of Health and Science where she obtained her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) along with her Master’s in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM).

Meredith has a love for treating a wide range of conditions and enjoys seeing a variety of patients at Yinova. She is particularly passionate about treating women’s health, including fertility, pregnancy and postpartum, menstrual disorders, and sexual dysfunction. She is also interested in treating insomnia, anxiety, and any pain disorder, but is equally as excited to help you with any condition you may be dealing with!

Above all else, Meredith believes in fostering a nurturing environment for her patients. She believes that one must feel safe and cared for in order to heal fully.

In her free time, Meredith loves to cook, read, and garden. Please feel welcome to discuss any book you’re reading or food you’ve been enjoying during your treatment with her – she would love to hear all about it!

Carly Sorensen is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist, herbalist, and registered nurse. She has studied and practiced Eastern medicine, bodywork, and healing practices for the past decade. Carly graduated from Long Island University with a BS and then graduated from Pacific College of Health and Science with a Degree in Chinese and Herbal Medicine. She later studied Nursing at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York.

Carly has seen incredible results with client’s health, wellness, and transformations in their life. She continues her passionate journey into Eastern medicine and a dedication in her career to help others find their true health and balance.

Carly has since worked throughout NYC in physical rehab clinics and a general family practice of Eastern medicine, treating a wide range of imbalances from orthopedic disorders, women’s health and fertility, digestive imbalances, and emotional imbalances. Carly has been called upon for group community-style treatments throughout New York City in yoga studios, dance companies, and wellness teacher training events.

Carly has traveled around the world, advancing her knowledge in the field and practice of Eastern Medicine. She traveled to Beijing to observe the practice in a local hospital. She traveled to Southeast Asia, to learn the body mechanics of Thai Massage and physical alignment therapy, as well as traveling to Costa Rica, implementing her skills for the treatment of individuals in a local community. In her free time, Carly enjoys cooking up new recipes, biking around the city, practicing yoga, and playing with her two cats.

Thea McCallion comes to Yinova with 18 years of professional experience as a Doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, licensed acupuncturist, nationally board-certified clinical herbalist, and educator. She credits her formative years studying and working in Japan and China as the beginning of her journey to becoming a practitioner of East Asian Medicine. In 2002, Thea earned her Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York City and is currently teaching clinical practice skills to future professionals.

Thea treats patients cooperatively with her Western Medical colleagues in order to provide the most integrated and comprehensive care. She is passionate about supporting people during all stages of their lives and has extensive experience enhancing fertility, promoting healthy menstrual cycles, and helping through the transitions of menopause. She is enthusiastic about helping individuals and couples enhance their ability to conceive and looks forward to continuing this work at Yinova by supporting natural cycle pregnancies and those facilitated by assisted reproductive technologies.

Thea also specializes in treating all types of acute and chronic pain often associated with physical and/or emotional trauma. She incorporates various East Asian diagnostic approaches including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Classical and Five Element styles, and uses acupuncture and Chinese herbs to restore a healthy balance to the body’s internal environment. She also applies ear reflexology, tui na, cupping, gua sha, and therapeutic heat to relieve physical and emotional blockages that often lodge within the body’s muscle memory and when appropriate, she adds essential oils to dissipate physical and emotional nervous system fatigue.

Thea loves East Asian Medicine because it offers a holistic framework for patients to attain a healthy balance within their body, mind, and emotions.

When not in treatments with patients or teaching, Thea enjoys walks in Prospect Park with her husband, cooking and baking with her teenage daughter, and doing Yoga and Qi Gong for her own health and well-being.

Donna R. Hernández is a licensed acupuncturist and board certified herbalist. She is a graduate of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine MSTOM program. She now works at their New York campus as the Herb Dispensary Clinic Coordinator and as a Teaching Assistant in various Acupuncture/Points theory classes.

In 2017, Donna joined on as a Fellow/Apprentice at the NYU Lutheran Medical Center in the Neurology department with a focus on Stroke and Pain management.  Over the last few years she has participated in community acupuncture clinics in Guatemala, Harlem, and Brooklyn.

In addition to her primary focus on neurological disorders, Donna also addresses fertility, women’s health, teenage health, orthopedics, weight management, as well as overall general wellness. She is also well versed in auricular and therapeutic Tui Na massage and scalp acupuncture.

As a practitioner of Puerto Rican decent, and fluent Spanish speaker, she is dedicated to providing access to health and wellness in all communities.

Dr. Jeremy V. Pulsifer has been licensed as a NYS acupuncturist since 2005. For the past 14 years he has run a very successful practice in Union Square, Manhattan and is quite excited to bring his expertise to Yinova. A good proportion of Dr. Pulsifer’s work has centered around fertility medicine.

Jeremy graduated at the top of his class from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York in December of 2005. After completing his studies at PCOM, ​​Dr. Pulsifer continued his training in Classical Chinese Medicine, studying classical needle techniques and a 3-year certification in Medical Qigong from the Institute of Classical Asian Studies, under the stealthy aegis of Dr. Steven Jackowicz, He is also a professor of Classical Chinese Medicine at PCOM-NY.

Jeremy has been a professor at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York City for the last 11 years, teaching research and statistics, esoteric acupuncture, Extraordinary Vessel theory and biophysics. It is work as a professor in the Biological Aspects of Physics and the neurophysiology of acupuncture that allowed him to engage in part with Dr. Jill Blakeway’s acclaimed book ​Energy Medicine: The Science and the Mystery.

When he is not busy teaching, treating and mentoring many in the Metropolitan New York City area, he is an accomplished pianist, writer and improvisational comedian with a long history of extemporaneous speaking. He shares his life with his husband of 23 years, Gerardo, and their canine son Beauregard the bully bassett.

Mary Kalil Hamawy came to Chinese medicine through her own journey of fertility and the birth of her daughter. After becoming a mom, she chose to leave the world of finance to focus on health and wellness, believing that Chinese medicine has important tools to help other women.

As a graduate of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM), Mary has been mentored by medical experts from China, Taiwan, Europe and the Americas, and is skilled in all primary modalities of the field: acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal formulas, cupping, gua sha, tui na, and qi gong.  She has served as a complimentary medicine extern at NYU Lutheran Hospital’s Department of Labor & Delivery, where she gained additional insight on how Chinese medicine can support expectant and new mothers. Mary has a particular passion for postpartum care, and the need to protect the health of the whole family by caring for mothers first.

Mary’s goal is to offer a safe space for all her patients to listen to their bodies and to find their own best path to wellness.

Prior to studying Chinese Medicine, Mary received a B.A. from Amherst College and a Ph.D. from Princeton University in Musicology.  She remains interested in traditions of resonance and how they might be used to treat chronic illness.  She is licensed in acupuncture by the State of New York and is recognized as a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine by NCCAOM.

Mary grew up outside of Boston, MA and now lives with her family in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Patricia Botet is a licensed Acupuncturist, NCCAOM board-certified herbalist, and certified Sports Medicine Acupuncture Specialist. She holds her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine, a BS in Finance and International Business, and is the Clinic Director of our East Side location.

Dr. Botet has undergone a multitude of post-graduate studies in Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Physical Medicine, and Neurology. She completed an intensive internal medicine externship at an integrated East/West hospital in Liaoning, China, and is experienced in providing Acupuncture in hospitals throughout New York City, particularly in underserved populations. She has participated in research focusing on the effects of Acupuncture in stroke recovery at NYU Lutheran conducted by Dr. Claudia Citkovitz, PhD, at Montefiore Hospital treating chronic pain and osteoarthritis with Acupuncture and Acupuncture-related interventions, and at Beth Israel/Mount Sinai treating chronic pain patients with Acupuncture and yoga, as well an NIH study studying Acupuncture for the treatment of chronic low back pain in older adults.

Patricia’s passion for Chinese medicine began 20 years ago when she discovered the benefits of Acupuncture with Chinese herbal and nutrition therapy. Her personal experience was the genesis for integrating her career in hospitality management with her healthcare profession. Through her extensive studies and practice, Patricia learned that the most profound improvements are made when the body, spirit, and mind are in alignment. The focus of her treatments is to help individuals regain their sense of balance with themselves and their environment. Whether addressing physical injury or internal disharmony, Patricia provides individualized acupuncture and herbal treatments while also incorporating her advanced training in tui na medical massage, gua sha, integrative nutrition, and essential oils. In addition to her expertise in orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation, Patricia loves working with women’s health! She has worked with countless women to address their unique gynecological and reproductive issues, as well as helping them through the myriad of hormonal phases and changes throughout their lives.

When not treating patients and managing the East Side Yinova location as the Clinic Director, Patricia loves spending time in the beautiful mountains of upstate NY and cooking for friends and family! She also manages AcuSport Education, the top Sports Medicine Acupuncture certification program in the country. Patricia is always enthusiastic to share her unique experience and expertise.

Dr. Daryl Nicole Thuroff has spent almost two decades honing her skills as a health care facilitator and educator. She has a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist, and is nationally certified as a Diplomat of Chinese Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.

Daryl’s goal is to facilitate healing based on individualized treatment for physical conditions along with emotional stressors. Treatments often include acupuncture, massage therapy and herbal medicine combinations to ensure optimal results. The focus of her work has evolved into the emotional origins of pain, stress management, women’s health, fertility, and pediatrics.

Her massage work has grown into a patient-based blend of Eastern and Western modalities making her sessions the perfect accompaniment to any acupuncture appointment. She regularly incorporates Swedish, Shiatsu, Deep Tissue, Sports, Trigger Point and Myofacial Release work. For Daryl, reducing everyday stress is a high priority and an important precursor to addressing additional musculoskeletal and emotional imbalance in the body. With attention to breathing and relaxation techniques, Daryl works to ensure that you are an integral part of your own healing process.

Daryl developed Yinova’s Reproductive Health Bodywork Program, alongside Yinova founder Jill Blakeway. This comprehensive approach to bodywork was designed to help our patients build a good reproductive foundation which can improve fertility and treat conditions such as irregular cycles, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, PCOS, endometriosis and more. Daryl has additional certifications in Pre/Postnatal massage.

Before moving to Yinova, Daryl held multiple positions at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Manhattan including Assistant Director of Clinical Services and Offsite Clinic Coordinator, Professor of both acupuncture and massage, and Clinic Supervisor.

Daryl has also participated in various clinical settings such as a National Institute of Health research study for chronic pain management (Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY), U.C. San Diego’s RIMAC center for student athletes and Seniors Clinic at Lutheran Church in San Diego. She does volunteer healing work in NYC community style treatment settings as well as internationally for the indigenous communities in Quiche, Guatemala and Guayaquil, Ecuador.

In her spare time, Daryl enjoys practicing Taekwondo, reading tarot cards and frequenting the beach with her rescue dog, Jake.

Katy Hogan is an experienced practitioner of Chinese medicine with over a decade of clinical experience; she has been an integral member of the Yinova team since 2015. Katy specializes in reproductive medicine and is particularly adept at emotionally supporting patients as they deal with challenging fertility issues. Katy is also a certified practitioner of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

Katy has more than ten years of experience treating patients trying to conceive both throughout their natural cycles as well as when utilizing assisted reproductive technology (e.g., IUI & IVF). Her expertise covers all manner of fertility and gynecological concerns, including hormonal/endocrine disruptions (e.g., PCOS, thyroid disorders); endometriosis & fibroids; painful, irregular, and heavy cycles; PMS & PMDD; low ovarian reserve & egg quality issues; IVF, egg freezing and embryo banking; and “unexplained infertility.” Additionally, Katy recognizes that many of her patients benefit from extra emotional support on their fertility journey, and she prioritizes creating a safe and compassionate container to augment the healing benefits of acupuncture.

In addition to focusing on reproductive health, Katy is experienced in treating digestive disorders, pain conditions (ranging from musculoskeletal complaints to migraines), sleep disturbances, and allergies/sinus/asthma & other respiratory issues. Her training and interests also make her an excellent choice if you are seeking help with mental-emotional concerns such as anxiety and depression.

In addition to providing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, Katy is a certified EFT Practitioner and offers in-depth, personalized EFT sessions. You can learn more about Tapping and its benefits here

Katy is a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of New York and is board-certified in Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). After graduating with a BA in Anthropology from Columbia University, Katy completed an MS in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Pacific College. In addition to the training required for licensure, Katy has completed rigorous postgraduate training, including study in both Vietnam and Shanghai; additionally, she spent two years studying Five Element acupuncture with renowned teacher Lonny Jarrett and draws on this training when appropriate to provide an advanced level of care. Katy is a certified EFT Practitioner from the Sophia School of EFT. 

You’ll find Katy to be attentive, caring, down-to-earth, funny, and often irreverent. She’ll encourage you to love yourself exactly as you are, no matter what. (She’ll also encourage you to please be on time for your appointment!) In her spare time, Katy enjoys playing the piano, singing, and dancing every chance she can get! You can catch her singing her heart out on behalf of the earth every week at EarthChxrch.

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