Dr. Martina Sturm

Dr. Martina Sturm owns the clinic. She holds a doctorate in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science and a master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Emperor's College. Her undergraduate degree is a bachelor's in human physiology from UCLA, with an emphasis on exercise science and nutrition. She completed post-doctoral functional medicine training through Functional Medicine University and the School of Applied Functional Medicine, and a clinical residency under a physician board-certified in internal medicine and integrative medicine. She is a state-licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in California and Colorado and previously served as a California State-Designated Primary Care Provider.

Before opening the clinic, she worked as an emergency medical technician at the ER and trauma unit of USC-County Hospital, with experience in ambulance transport and field response. She then spent twelve years practicing internationally as a resident acupuncturist on major cruise lines. She ran a therapeutic personal training practice for six years and served as a sports medicine acupuncturist for the Chilean National Track Cycling Team. Over more than two decades she has worked in functional medicine, acupuncture, TCM, sports medicine, rehabilitation and high-acuity care, with hands-on orthopedic and neurological rehab.

Her clinical focus areas are chronic illness and multisystem symptoms, mold-related illness and detoxification support, gut health and digestive disorders, hormone and thyroid concerns alongside metabolic and blood sugar issues, integrative oncology support, and sports injuries and orthopedic pain. She holds certifications in clean needle technique, injection therapy, sports fitness and personal training, and mold and hormone literacy. She also teaches yoga, drawing on 200-hour teacher training.