Ann Belinkoff is an Acupuncture Physician (A.P.) licensed in the State of Florida, which also uses the Doctor of Oriental Medicine (DOM) title. She began her clinical practice in Boston in 1993, and moved to Vero Beach in 1995. Along the way, she co-created educational non-profit "Toyo Hari Association FL" to advance specific Japanese clinical skills. She taught yoga for 20 years in Vero.
She's a graduate of New England School of Acupuncture (NESA), which was the 1st accredited acupuncture school in the U.S. There, she trained in Japanese Styles with Steven Birch, then with Kiiko Matsumoto; both recognized internationally as leaders in this area. While in school she also volunteered weekly with the "Aids Acupuncture Clinic" in Boston. After graduation, her work focused on in-home care for post-radiation patients for 2 yrs, before relocating to Vero Beach.
Her post-grad training includes: Herbal Medicine with Ted Kaptchuck, OMD; a clinical rotation in TCM at Guang An Men Hospital, in Beijing, China; Toyohari, Korean Hand Therapy, and Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture. Most recently, she has become certified in the ReCODE 2.0 program, a precision brain health approach to prevent and/or reverse cognitive decline. She volunteers with Pelican Island Audubon Society.
