Professional Experience__________________________________________

• Jordan Hoffman Acupuncture is a well-rounded clinical practice consisting of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicinal Herbs with nutritional and lifestyle counseling, bodywork, and a sincere desire to create a truly integrative medical practice by advocating closer ties and greater coordination between Western physicians and Chinese medicine practitioners.  Specializing in Addiction, Internal Medicine and Pain Relief.
• December 2009: began my training as an Associate with Matt Van Benschoten www.mmvbs.com
• August 2009:  volunteered doing acupuncture for Remote Area Medical, Los Angeles.  www.RAMUSA.org
• December 2005-February 2009:  Acupuncture and Bodywork at Passages Malibu Addiction Cure Center
• September 2008 The Good Medicine Event, Hollywood
• June 2007 Sony Studios Health Fair in Culver City
• April-July 2007 "Your Belly & You: An Integrative Approach to the Health of Your Digestive System." Presentations took place at Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy in the Pacific Palisades, and at Whole Foods Markets in the greater West LA area
• April 2007 Pacific Palisades Health and Environment Fair
• 2007-present: providing Pre & Post-Op Acupuncture care for patients undergoing Cosmetic Procedures
• Treated over 450 patients at Emperor’s College Clinic and Venice Family Clinic
• Certified Massage Therapist since 1999
• Taught numerous workshops in Sports Injury Treatment and Prevention, and Massage Stretching Techniques
• Over 15 years of experience in martial arts, yoga, meditation and nutrition

Licenses, Certifications, and Memberships___________________________

• California License in Acupuncture (CAB), 2006
• Nationally Board Certified (NCCAOM) with Diplomate Status in Oriental Medicine including Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, and Biomedicine, 2006
• Certified in First Aid and CPR, American Red Cross, 2005
• Clean Needle Technique, Council of Colleges, 2005
• Member of the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, 2006
• Certified Massage Therapist, 1999

Education_____________________________________________________

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4-year Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine from Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, June 2006.
• Certified Massage Therapist since 1999 specializing in Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, Thai Massage, Acupressure and Massage Stretching Techniques.  Over 900 Education hours.
• Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1994: Political Science, International Relations; Phi Beta Kappa with Honors.

Personal Interests_______________________________________________

• First Degree Black Belt in two different styles of Aikido, a peaceful, non-aggressive Japanese martial art; over 10 years of study including 3 ½ years while living in Japan.
• Foreign languages:  Japanese, Spanish, and Russian
• Yoga, meditation, traveling, hiking and pouring through textbooks on Western and Chinese Medicine