Acupuncture
Mike graduated from a four-year accredited professional degree program at Southwest Acupuncture College* in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The program included over 3,000 hours of classroom and clinical training in the 5 branches of Oriental medicine: acupuncture, herbal medicine, physical therapy, nutrition, and exercise/breathing therapy. Course work also included training in Japanese acupuncture, mental health, OB/GYN care, treatment of children, and ear/scalp acupuncture.
Mike is board certified by the NCCAOM** earning the designation Diplomate in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM), which allows them to prescribe Chinese herbal formulas in addition to the practice of Oriental medicine and acupuncture.
Though fully capable of treating any condition through acupuncture, Mike has enjoyed the challenge of treating individuals with sports related injuries and rehabilitation.
Additionally, Mike earned his BA from the University of Tennessee in December 1999, lived and studied in Japan in 2001, studied in China on two separate occasions in 2005 and in 2009. In February 2010, after 3 years of private practice in Alabama, Mike moved to Denver to begin a new chapter in his practice.
