Dani is a Licensed Acupuncturist and holds a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine. She has a Masters of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM). She also holds a Masters in Education from the Institute for Humane Education and Cambridge College and a Bachelor’s from UC San Diego in Sociology with minors in Environmental Studies and Law.

Dani’s fascination with Chinese Medicine began during her volunteer work in a holistic women’s recovery program and deepened when her beloved parents were diagnosed with breast and colon conditions. This allowed her to witness the pivotal role of preventative medicine in their treatment.

She takes pleasure in creating tailored, goal-oriented treatment plans, approaching each case with diligence, much like a detective, to uncover clues from the body, mind, and spirit, helping patients regain balance. She also enjoys sharing the theoretical and wisdom aspects of this ancient medicine with curious individuals. Dani specializes in treating gastrointestinal issues, migraines, allergies, arthritis, neuropathy, fatigue, pediatrics, oncology, menstrual and sleep irregularities, as well as mental health, addiction, complex trauma, and climate crisis grief. She emphasizes a safe, welcoming, and trauma-informed clinical experience for patients.

Outside the clinic, Dani embraces nature, whether it’s in a garden, on a hiking trail, during camping trips, kayaking, or exploring on snowshoes. She also enjoys creative pursuits like upcycled art, baking, cooking, volunteering and quality time with her partner and cats.

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Julia is a Licensed Acupuncturist. She was led to study acupuncture through her own transformative experience with the medicine. She earned her Master of Acupuncture and is now pursuing her Doctorate from the Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher and is working towards an advanced certification in Functional Medicine.

As a practitioner, Julia is passionate about providing care that combines evidence-based science with the innate wisdom of the human body. She believes healing is a collaborative process and cares deeply about incorporating sensitivity, listening and patient empowerment into healthcare. She enjoys treating a variety of conditions, including digestive disorders, autoimmune diseases, allergies, headaches, anxiety, sleep disturbances and menstrual cycle imbalances.

Outside of the treatment room, Julia is a singer and songwriter. She enjoys a good laugh with her partner, friends, and family, watching spooky movies and cuddling with her cats.

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Staycie works with patients to expand their spiritual, emotional, and physical awareness by using straightforward and deep-level treatments. She has experience helping patients with chronic conditions such as pain, stress/anxiety, and autoimmune diseases; psycho-emotional disorders; metabolic and gastrointestinal issues; and addiction support. She earned a Doctor of Acupuncture with Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialization (DACCHM) from Maryland University of Integrative Health.

Staycie is fond of scientific research and strives to find a balance between scientific and holistic approaches to healing. She also enjoys broadening her knowledge of different Chinese Medicine strategies and theories. She enjoys wandering around varied landscapes, knitting, creating art, and taking online dance classes when not seeing patients.

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Alaina has been a Licensed Massage Therapist for 12 years. She practices Swedish, deep tissue, and sports massage. She is also certified in prenatal, hot stone, and cupping.

When not in the clinic, she is a runner and triathlete. She enjoys being outdoors and being active in the community. Alaina also has studied Art Education, and can be seen in the fabulous Fluid Movement floating productions. She believes her love of movement and outdoor fun brings a healing energy to her practice.

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Kourtney is fascinated by the power of touch, the mind, body, spirit connection, and the body’s ability to return to homeostasis when in balance. She offers an intuitive, and integrative approach to her massage sessions and especially interested in therapeutic massage and nervous system regulation.

Kourtney’s massage may include Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue, Stretch Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy and Energy Healing. She hopes her clients leave the table feeling more in tune and in better aligned with themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. Kourtney is a graduate of Holistic Massage Training Institute in Baltimore, MD. She is also a Basic Master Level Shamballa Energy Healer.

Prior to massage, Kourtney taught yoga for over 7 years. Outside of the clinic she is a mother, nature lover, gym goer, and life long astrology student. She considers it a great honor to collaborate with you on your wellness journey.

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Kim has worked in a variety of healthcare settings over the last decade (including Women’s Health and Pain Management) and has seen how patients benefit from folding acupuncture care into their medical care. She is a natural educator and has worked in-house as well as on a larger, national scale to share the best data on acupuncture’s most effective uses. Kim loves to laugh and is a wife and mom of two boys.

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Isabel is overjoyed to share the profound healing power of Chinese medicine with her patients. With roots in the local sustainable agriculture movement, some of her favorite topics are nutrition, seasonality, and our connection to the natural world. Her holistic care is grounded in the belief that our bodies, like the earth, require balance and attention.

Specializing in treating patients of all ages, Isabel thrives in guiding individuals through times of change, providing gentle, transformative treatments to help them find harmony and wellbeing. She also loves working with those struggling with mental health, headaches/musculoskeletal pain, and helping new parents prepare for pregnancy and birth. Outside of the office you can usually find her at the thrift store or a pilates class.

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Sarah received her Masters in Acupuncture from the Maryland University of Integrative Health. Prior to her acupuncture studies, Sarah earned a Master’s in Social Work and Public Policy from the University of Chicago and worked in adult literacy education and in multiple levels of government. Sarah is constantly curious about the way that systems and individuals influence each other’s wellness, and this interplay is foundational for Chinese Medicine. When not practicing, Sarah loves porch-sitting, exploring power dynamics, snacking, and adventuring to places near and far.

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Yan offers a combined background in Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine. In 1987, she received a medical degree from Shanghai Medical University and practiced as a radiation oncologist. In 1998, Yan completed her PhD with a focus on the interactions between the human body and pharmaceutical drugs. However, acupuncture, above all, is what she was meant to do in life. Her deep love and neverending curiosity towards Chinese culture and medicine have all come together to motivate her to be a lifelong learner, thinker, explorer and practitioner. In order to better serve her patients, after graduating from Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2009, she continues to participate in workshops in China and implement meditation, Tai Chi, Chinese Medical literature and Ancient Chinese philosophy as part of her everyday self-cultivation routine. Yan cherishes every minute in the treatment room with her patients in supporting their journey towards wellness.

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Dr. Stacey Kargman is a Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist.

With more than 26 years of clinical practice, Dr. Kargman has had a broad range of experiences that help inform how she supports her patients’ individual needs. As a Complementary Medicine Doctor, she has a wide variety of patients of all ages, with both acute and chronic conditions, and improves their health as well as quality of life. Dr. Kargman’s primary modalities include acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutritional/lifestyle counseling, hypnotherapy, and craniosacral therapy. Her specialties include women’s health, hormonal balancing, fertility support, gastrointestinal disorders, allergy testing/elimination, endocrine imbalances, mood disorders (including chronic anxiety, depression & panic attacks), as well as management of chronic pain and migraine headaches.

Dr. Kargman enjoys working collaboratively with other healthcare providers to provide the best, most comprehensive care for her patients.

When not in the office, Dr. Kargman enjoys spending time with her wife and children (both 2 and 4 legged), creatively cooking, exploring the outdoors (hiking, kayaking, or biking), playing pickleball and traveling the world with camera in hand.

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Alexandra McElwee, L.Ac. studied Traditional Chinese Medicine at AIAM in her home state of Columbus, Ohio and has been in practice since 2014. She is most passionate about treating mental health and internal conditions (digestion, sleep, hormonal imbalances), as well as musculoskeletal pain issues. Alexandra incorporates a variety of modalities into her treatments including aromatherapy, breathing and grounding techniques. Her favorite part of being an acupuncturist is being the facilitator of ‘adult naptime’ in a society that values productivity over rest and wellbeing. As patients blissfully doze during their treatments, it is a beautiful reminder that we are all truly human beings, not human doers. Outside the clinic Alexandra can be found hiking in the woods with her pup Niko, rock climbing, cooking, creating textile art (or resting!).

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Tara loves being able to physically and energetically assist in bringing the body back to homeostasis. She is very integrative in her approach to bodywork, incorporating both Western and Eastern techniques of healing. Overall, she leans more towards an Eastern approach to healing, as Ayurvedic Bodywork & Traditional Chinese Medicine are her favorite modalities to study.

Tara has been a Birth Doula since 2018 and services families throughout DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Along with prenatal massage, Tara loves working on postural and structural issues relating to the muscles and fascia in the body. Her style combines Swedish, Deep Tissue, Aroma Acupoint work, and Myofascial Release.

A Fashion Merchandising student at LIM College, Tara also uses her talents to merchandise the product and retail sections here at Mend. When she’s not working with clients, Tara spends her extra time curating her brand that focuses on Alternative Wellness and Alternative Fashion through an Anthropological approach.

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Susannah brings compassion and over 20 years of experience to her practice of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal medicine, the Arvigo Techniques of Abdominal Massage, and Reiki. She is a native Marylander who lived in Colorado for 23 years and graduated from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1999. She studied abdominal massage with Dr. Rosita Arvigo in Belize and has worked in multiple settings, including private and group practice. She also served as the director of the Southwest Acupuncture College, Boulder Campus. Susannah is passionate about natural medicine, and while she has a general practice, she specializes in women’s health. Her sessions often include Reiki, gentle abdominal massage, and herbal consultation. Susannah has a Master’s Degree in Medical Anthropology and has traveled in Peru, including as a practitioner in a clinic for underserved Andean communities. She and her husband recently relocated to Baltimore, and she enjoys practicing Neelakantha meditation and yoga in her free time.

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Claire has been practicing acupuncture for 12 years in a variety of settings. Claire studied and apprenticed under Bob Duggan - the founder of Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH). She fell in love with acupuncture for its simplicity, its ability to address the root of complex symptoms, and its qualities of treating a client deeply and holistically. In addition to her work at Mend, she offers acupuncture and meditation for those in Recovery with Kolmac Recovery Center. When Claire is not with patients she is a practicing yogi, in the woods, a food lover and gardener.

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Jessica holds a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) from American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in San Francisco, CA. She often uses Japanese, auricular, and scalp acupuncture modalities.

She is most interested in treating the symptoms of both gynecological and neurological disorders. In addition, she enjoys helping patients with acute or chronic pain conditions.

She is curious about the interconnectedness of culture, healing, and disease and is committed to promoting health equity and conducting research on treatment effectiveness, with regards to alternative, complementary, Eastern, and supplemental therapies.

Her work has been published in Medical Acupuncture, and she has presented posters at conferences held by the Society for Acupuncture Research. In addition to treating patients, Dr. Payne is completing research she began as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Washington.

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Dr Jaqui Oetzel, DACM, L.Ac has her Masters degree in acupuncturist and Chinese medicine (graduate of New York College of Health Professions), her Doctorate degree in the same (Pacific College, CA) and nationally board-certified Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM). Prior to becoming an acupuncturist, Jaqui worked in health care for over 20 years. Throughout the course of her career, she experienced first hand the limitations of conventional medicine. She fell in love with Traditional Chinese Medicine for its efficacy and ability to offer non-pharmacological support to her patients; she eventually went on to study the medicine herself. Jaqui is a natural educator who loves partnering with her patients. She is particularly interested in treating women’s health, GI disorders, and pain management. In her free time she loves spending time in nature, near the ocean, and with her husband and family…between the two, they have four adult children, 11 grandchildren. On any given Sunday their home is filled with love, laughter and great food.

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Anya received her massage training from the Fortis Institute, she carries a dual license for massage therapy and skin care. She has taken on the nickname “Magic Hands” by her clients and has been known to heal headaches, calm the nerves and release tension. By sharpening her senses Anya’s intuition listens to your body’s needs. Using a variety of techniques with an ever-building tool belt- Anya enjoys working with the amount of pressure needed to get the job done. That could be the gentle 5 grams of lymphatic drainage and cranio sacral or lowering the table to deepen the work. Anya has been a life long advocate for acupuncture and bodywork. She believes that one modality/healer is never as effective as many working together to create homeostasis. She is excited to be apart of your wellness journey! 

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Licensed Acupuncturist Disha Sud, L.Ac. received her Masters of Acupuncture degree from the Maryland University of Integrative Health, and is a proud Doctoral Candidate for spring 2023.

Disha is passionate about helping her patients reduce suffering and live their optimal lives through the gifts of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Disha enjoys supporting patients with chronic pain conditions, digestive issues, migraines/headaches, insomnia, and anxiety/depression. She has a special interest in women’s health and supporting women through all stages of their lives such as with their menstrual cycles, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum care, menopause, and other hormonal imbalances.

In addition to acupuncture, Disha incorporates different modalities of Chinese Medicine in her treatments such as fire cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, and Chinese nutrition and dietary therapy counseling.

Disha is highly empathic and has a calm and loving personality that helps her patients feel heard and understood. When not in the clinic, Disha loves to travel, watch movies, be out in nature, and try new foods.

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