Allison Howard is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and doctor of Chinese medicine practicing in Santa Fe with over 20 years of clinical experience. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine from Emperor’s College in Los Angeles, spent time in Taiwan and China for extended studies and has completed an orthopedic specialty and been board certified by the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics.

She was an acupuncturist on staff at Providence Tarzana Hospital for over 10 years, in addition to her private practice, and has worked at UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Center, at the Los Angeles Free Clinic and in the chemical dependency ward of Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital. She has spent time studying pediatric acupuncture techniques in Bali, Indonesia and working in clinic there. While working primarily with acupuncture, herbs, nutrition, functional medicine and Asian medical theory, she also draws on her background as a certified massage therapist and integrates tui na (Chinese medical massage), cupping and craniosacral therapy into her practice.

She has been licensed by the New Mexico, Arizona and California State Acupuncture Boards and holds a diplomate in acupuncture and herbology from the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Dr. Howard also spent two years studying functional medicine and was certified as a Functional Medicine Practitioner (CFMP) in 2017.

Dr. Allison Howard invites you to experience vital well-being, not just the absence of disease. She uses the beauty, simplicity and power of Chinese medicine as a way to awaken and balance not only the body but the mind and spirit as well.