David Lerner
Integrative Medicine Practitioner, Licensed Acupuncturist
Heart Of Wellness
About
- Licensed Acupuncturist in Washington State since 1994
- Specializes in acupuncture, herbal medicine, and nutrition
- Combines the principles of Asian medicine with a holistic, evidence-based approach to support overall well-being
- Focuses on identifying the underlying causes of symptoms and utilizing available resources to support disease prevention, management, and reversal
- Works closely with holistic and allopathic practitioners through an extensive referral network to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care
- Practice is designed for individuals seeking to optimize health, slow biological aging, and increase healthspan
- Utilizes Neuropuncture, a neuroscience-based acupuncture system integrating electro-acupuncture, myofascial release techniques, and Asian medicine meridian theory
- Trained in acupuncture point injection therapy using procaine to help release myofascial trigger and motor points
- Clinical focus includes acute and chronic pain conditions
- Clinical focus includes neurological disorders
- Clinical focus includes mood disorders
- Clinical focus includes digestive health concerns
- Clinical focus includes gynecological conditions
- Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine (M.TCM), Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NIAOM), 1994
- Completed Traditional Chinese Medicine postgraduate training at the Beijing Cancer Institute and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, training with physicians specializing in oncology, gynecology, gastroenterology, and dermatology, 1997
- Diploma in Comprehensive Nutrition, Huntington College of Health Sciences, 2010
- Completed ETMS Integrative Medical System training with Nutritionist and Master Herbalist Donnie Yance and Dwight McKee, MD (2009–2020)
- Completed a Functional Medicine Clinical Apprenticeship at The Hirsch Center for Integrative Medicine, working alongside Evan Hirsch, MD, with extensive experience in functional medicine (2010–2015)
- Completed ReCODE 1 training in The Bredesen Protocol, an evidence-based approach designed to prevent or improve cognitive decline, taught by Dale Bredesen, MD, 2016
- Certified Wahls Protocol Practitioner, trained by Terry Wahls, MD, in a clinically validated nutritional and lifestyle program for neurological, autoimmune, and metabolic disorders, 2020
- Served as Clinical Faculty at the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (2000–2003)
- Served as Herbalist at Kang Wen Community Clinic for Chronic Illnesses (1999–2002)
- Served as Guest Lecturer at Jade Institute and Bastyr University (2003–2014)
- Author of Chinese Herbal Medicine Uses in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, published in Clinical Perspectives in Gastroenterology (2000)
- Author of Health Benefits of Vitamin D, published in Puget Sound Oncology Nursing Journal (2009)
- In-network provider for Regence/Uniform, Premera/Lifewise, and other insurance providers
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