About Dr. Christina Walker, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, MEd,
Licensed Acupuncturist
Hi there! I’m Christina. I grew up in rural Ohio, moved to Pittsburgh to attend graduate school and became a teacher - focusing on English as a Second Language. While teaching, one of my students told me stories of his childhood in China. He told me that he when he was little, he broke his arm and his mother took him to a man who applied an herbal paste to his arm, used a few needles here and there, put his arm in a sling and sent him home. Everyday they went to see this man, who applied more herbs and did some acupuncture and within a month his arm was healed. I found this fascinating - no cast, no hospital, no surgery - just needles and herbs. I was amazed and intrigued... and wanted know more.
I searched online and found a tiny college out in Oregon that specialized in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine. I knew that this is what I was meant to do (though I’d never had acupuncture before). Once I was accepted, I sold most of my belongings and camped my way across the United States until I arrived in Oregon. After four years of acupuncture medical school, I then worked for my acupuncture college and also had a private practice for eight years. I moved back to Ohio in 2016.
Education:
I received my Masters in Education from the University of Pittsburgh and my Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. I received my Doctoral degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California.
I am licensed by the State of Ohio Medical Board, the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners and Nationally Board Certified in Acupuncture by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
I have been an acupuncturist for 18 years and a certified Qigong instructor for 17 years.
I am also an adjunct clinical supervisor for Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine for the past six years.
Licensed Acupuncturist
Hi there! I’m Christina. I grew up in rural Ohio, moved to Pittsburgh to attend graduate school and became a teacher - focusing on English as a Second Language. While teaching, one of my students told me stories of his childhood in China. He told me that he when he was little, he broke his arm and his mother took him to a man who applied an herbal paste to his arm, used a few needles here and there, put his arm in a sling and sent him home. Everyday they went to see this man, who applied more herbs and did some acupuncture and within a month his arm was healed. I found this fascinating - no cast, no hospital, no surgery - just needles and herbs. I was amazed and intrigued... and wanted know more.
I searched online and found a tiny college out in Oregon that specialized in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine. I knew that this is what I was meant to do (though I’d never had acupuncture before). Once I was accepted, I sold most of my belongings and camped my way across the United States until I arrived in Oregon. After four years of acupuncture medical school, I then worked for my acupuncture college and also had a private practice for eight years. I moved back to Ohio in 2016.
Education:
I received my Masters in Education from the University of Pittsburgh and my Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. I received my Doctoral degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California.
I am licensed by the State of Ohio Medical Board, the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners and Nationally Board Certified in Acupuncture by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
I have been an acupuncturist for 18 years and a certified Qigong instructor for 17 years.
I am also an adjunct clinical supervisor for Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine for the past six years.