About the practitioner

Dr. Elizabeth Collins was a full time Emergency Medical Technician prior to obtaining her Masters degree from the Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine in Seneca Falls, New York.  She is trained in both Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture.  She completed an internship at the world renowned Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou, P.R. China, and has comprehensive training in Zheng Gu Tui Na bodywork from Tom Bisio, L.Ac. in New York City.  Additionally, she studied the treatment of acute and chronic pain at the EASTMedicine Seminar Series at the University of Westminster, London, UK.  With experience in both Western and Eastern spheres, she is committed to bringing a well rounded, holistic approach to each patient encounter.

Facts:

• Founder and Directrix of The East West Company
• ​Licensed Acupuncturist in Rhode Island since 2014
• Meditates daily
• Enjoys a good late-night solo dance party with a glass of wine
• Olympic-level user of curse words
• ​Reads tarot & is a natural intuitive
• Admires and collects vintage fashion & one of a kind art
• Is owned by several cats
• Studied classical opera at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY from ages 16-18, and rock, soul and jazz thereafter

Curriculum Vitae: 
Professional Career: 
2014 - PRESENT
-The East West Company, Providence RI
Acupuncturist, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Herbalist

2015-2016
-Spring Lotus Acupuncture, North Kingstown, RI
-All-In Community Acupuncture, Wakefield, RI
Acupuncturist

2012 - 2014
-Seneca Falls and Campus Health Centers, Canandaigua VA, Trumansburg Clinic
Acupuncture Clinical Internship

2008 - 2011
-Monroe Ambulance, Brighton Ambulance, Victor Farmington Ambulance, Henrietta Ambulance, Rochester, NY
Emergency Medical Technician 


Education: 
2019: 
-Traditional Tui Na Series, Tom Bisio L.Ac, NYC, NY
-Kresser Institute Functional Medicine, Chris Kresser, L.Ac., CA

2018: 
-Architecture of Hypnosis, University of Toronto, Dr. Mike Mandel, Toronto, Canada

2017: 
-First Responder Training: Chinese Medicine Trauma & First Aid, Ray Cramer & Frank Butler, DAOM, NYC, NY
-Anatomy for Acupuncture & Tui Na Human Cadaver Lab, Frank Butler, DAOM & Christina Ippolito, DC, L.AC, Seneca Falls, NY
-Chinese Trauma Medicine & External Applications, Frank Butler, DAOM, NYC, NY

2016: 
-Chinese Medicine in Oncology: Supportive Care for Cancer Patients, Frank Butler, DAOM, NYC, NY
-Clinical Grand Rounds: Orthopedic Care, Frank Butler, DAOM, NYC, NY
-Anatomy for Acupuncture & Tui Na Human Cadaver Lab, Frank Butler, DAOM & Christina Ippolito, DC, L.AC, Seneca Falls, NY

2015:
-EASTMedicine Intensive on the Treatment of Acute & Chronic Injury, pain management, and Stasis, University of Westminister, London, UK
-Treatment of Stroke in Chinese Medicine, Claudia Citkovitz, PhD, L.Ac., NYC, NY

2014
-Zhe Jiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
-Cosmetic Acupuncture: Mei Zen Face, Neck and Abdominal Protocols, Martha Lucas, L.Ac, NJ
-Constitutional Facial Acupuncture, Mary Elizabeth Wakefiled, L.Ac, Seneca Falls, NY

2011-2014
-Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, Master’s in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, Seneca Falls, NY

2008
-Monroe Community College, Certification in Emergency Medicine, Rochester, NY

2004: 
-State University of New York at Geneseo, Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Geneseo, NY