About Practitioner

Sarah Piestrup

Licensed Acupuncturist, Diplomate of Oriental Medicine, Registered Nurse

Educational Background

Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Branches Institute, Santa Cruz, CA

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Advanced Studies

Jeffrey Yuen

Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture Program

Golden Shield Qi Gong

Qi Gong with Pacific Healing Arts and Mantak Chia

Facial Rejuvenation with Suzana Shen

Licenses and Credentials

Licensed Acupuncturist, Washington State Department of Health

Diplomat of Oriental Medicine, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Registered Nurse, Washington State Department of Health, California Board of Registered Nursing

Integrative Sports Medicine Certificate, Five Branches Institute

Clean Needle Technique, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Certified Qi Gong Instructor, Pacific Healing Arts

Certificate of Completion, Cranial Sacral Therapy I, Heartwood Institute

Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers, American Heart Association

Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Medicine Institute

Completed Colorado Outward Bound School Summer Wilderness Leadership Semester

Professional Experience

Private Practice in Traditional Oriental Medicine, Cascade Wellness Center, Leavenworth & Wenatchee, WA

555 Hours Internship including 414 individual patient treatments and 854 hours total clinical training including theater and rounds, Five Branches Institute Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Alumni Listings)

Administrative Nurse Supervisor, Seton Medical Center Coastside, Moss Beach, CA

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, San Francisco General Hospital, CA

Registered Nurse, Med Surg/ED Float, Mammoth Hospital, Mammoth, CA

Private Practice in Massage & Cranial Sacral Therapy, El Granada, CA

Volunteer, Sequoia Hospital Pain Clinic, Redwood City, CA

Veterinary Technician, Blue Cross Pet Hospital, Redwood City, CA

Societies and Memberships

Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture Research and Education Foundation

Washington Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Association

American Association of Oriental Medicine

Herb Society of America

National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance

American Acupuncture Council

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Gamma Chapter