Rescue Acupuncture's resident acupuncturist, Dr Caleb Mortensen has over 15 years experience looking after the beautiful residents of Melbourne and now is located in Brunswick. Dr Mortensen practices a Japanese style where gentle treatment combines with experience to bring you back to feeling better. Combinations of Moxibustion add extra depth to your experience allowing for good health to return to your lives.

Acupuncture practice in the heart of downtown Minneapolis specializing in the relationship between mental-emotional health and gastrointestinal health.

Xin Zhang Zeck, M.S., L.Ac, is a licensed Acupuncturist who was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, Xin has been classically trained in traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCM), Japanese Kiiko Style acupuncture (KM), Acupuncture Physical Medicine (APM) as well as in Chinese Herbal medicine formulation.
Born and raised in China, Xin graduated college with a degree in Broadcasting and went on to host a highly popular Chinese television show that addressed health and education.
Upon arriving in America, Xin continued her postgraduate studies in Manhattan at the Tri-state College of Acupuncture where she obtained her master of Acupuncture Degree and Chinese Herbal program.
Xin has since obtained training and certificates in Oncological Acupuncture from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and is extensively trained in Cosmetic Acupuncture, Fertility Acupuncture, Pediatric Acupuncture and Pain Management.

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

A Sarasota resident since 1996 Ms. Bociek had suffered for years from disabling pain and was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. After exhausting Western medical treatment she turned to Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. She has since been living drug and pain free. This personal experience gives her a unique understanding of the physical, mental and financial toll an illness can take.

A native of Massachusetts, Kim Bociek received her B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her medical education continued at the East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota where she received her Masters degree in Oriental Medicine and is now a Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. With over 18 years of medical health industry experience she has treated a variety of disorders including pain management, arthritis, cancer, post stroke, insomnia and stress related illness.