Dr. Kirsten Kruse

Dr. Kirsten Kruse runs Shén Acupuncture + Reiki Studio, which she founded, and she works there as a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Her credentials are L.Ac and DCM, and she has passed three board examinations. Training came at Northwestern Health Sciences University, where she earned a Master of Acupuncture and a Doctorate of Chinese Medicine, graduating valedictorian and summa cum laude from both programs. Earlier, she received a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and spent time in finance at a Fortune 500 company before moving into acupuncture. She sees Traditional Chinese Medicine as both an art and a science. Her clinical acupuncture work has taken place at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Center, The Pediatric Specialty Care Journey Clinic and University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital. After training she opened the studio as her own clinic, and it welcomes patients from every background.