Our husband and wife dynamic duo have been practicing Traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicine and acupuncture since 2001. The couple has been voted Best of Boise and Top Doc of Eagle many years in a row. They treat all difficult, chronic, illnesses, pain, injury and women’s health including: infertility, miscarriage, hormonal imbalances, menopausal challenges & any and all pain syndromes. They take the most difficult infertility cases in the U.S. through telemedicine with their mastery in sophisticated and complex herbal medicine, functional medicine testing and nutraceutical therapies. The Burrises have had nearly 700 babies born from their work and have been featured as medical authorities and experts in the Idaho Statesman, The San Diego Union Tribune, USA Today, Fox News and NPR radio. Doctors of TCM and acupuncture , who once treated infertility, now refers all of her infertility patients to the Burrises due to their unprecedented depth of knowledge, experience and success. Reproductive endocrinologists have referred their own wives for a natural approach to their own infertility. Ms. Burris is completing her dual doctorate in 2024 in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Mr. Burris has two additional years of training in martial arts, meditation and medical massage from the Taoist Sanctuary in San Diego. Ms. Burris was featured as “The Babymaker” on the cover of HERLIFE magazine and was honored by Evergreen herbs as one of their Top doctors in the U.S.. Both of the happily married couple taught graduate students at their alma mater, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine now known as Pacific College of Health Science in San Diego in a variety of classes and Mrs. Burris was the first person to be honored by their alma mater as as success in the field of TCM and acupuncture .

I'm excited to join this community and commit myself towards building a brighter future for all of us. I look forward to helping you and your family get healthier and happier. Our community's health begins with each of us. I'm here to serve you.

At Acupuncture of Powell, we work with you to develop a treatment plan unique to your health concerns. Whether you've you had acupuncture in the past, have tried everything else without success, or you desire the wellness maintenance acupuncture provides, we welcome you.

Mehrdad Joukar M.D. (Iran), L.Ac.
California Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist
Acupuncture, Pain Management, Weight Loss

Education/Research

Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MSAOM)
South Baylo University, Los Angeles, CA 2011-2013

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Iran 1989-1997

Clinical Research, USC, Keck School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 2009-2010

Licenses/Certificates/Awards

State of California Acupuncture License #15905 2014
CPR AED First Aid Certificate 2013
Clean Needle Technique Certificate 2011
Functional Capacity Evaluation Certificate 2010
Committee on Clinical Investigations Research Certificate, USC, CHLA 2009
Good Clinical Practice Research Certificate, USC, CHLA 2009
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certificate (ECFMG)
# 06694699 2006
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Passed All Steps: Step 1, Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge), Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills) and Step 3 2004-2008
Clinic Excellence Scholarship Award, South Baylo University 2013
Academic Excellence Scholarship Award, South Baylo University 2012
Links:
http://www.acupuncture.ca.gov/
http://www.chla.org/
http://www.ecfmg.org/certification/index.html
http://www.usmle.org/
http://www.southbaylo.edu/web2/ca/current/scholarship.htm


Publications

Oral and Poster Abstracts, Pituitary Iron and Volume in Transfusional Iron Overload Diseases, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Cardiology Department 2009
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20712782

Acupuncture, Chinese herbs and Chinese pulse diagnosis to identify and treat the Chinese medicine root cause of health problems.