Ella is a health care provider known for the kind and gentle approach she has with her patients, the effective treatments she provides to her patients, and the dedication she holds for her patients. She maintains a practice open to all, and she specializes in working with oncology patients.
Licensed as an Acupuncturist by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners, she holds a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and National Certification as a Diplomat in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and has Bowtech Certification in Bowen Technique.
Ella is quite active in building bridges that facilitate interdisciplinary approaches to patient care among allopathic and alternative health care practitioners. She served on the Integrative Cancer Care Advisory Board with Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, presented to the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Breast Cancer Support Group, and is a member of the Ethics Steering Committee of Oregon Association of Acupuncture Integrative Oncology.
Her extensive training serves as a backdrop to over twenty years of clinical experience. First and foremost, Ella is a clinician. The vast majority of her time is spent working hands-on with patients.
Her initial interest in health and medicine started many years ago, as she was researching alternatives for cancer care on behalf of a beloved family member. That led her to finding out everything she could about herbs, nutrition, acupuncture, and natural remedies - first as a family member, and later as student of western herbal medicine, homeopathy, and eventually as a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
While going through acupuncture school, Ella worked as a patient advocate in a hospital setting for an MD/surgeon whose integrity and service still stands as her model for excellence in care. Indeed, she continues to work closely with allopathic doctors (MDs) and their staff to generate the most positive outcomes possible for her patients.
She is certified and licensed as an acupuncturist by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners, and as a Licensed Massage Therapist by the Oregon Board of Massage Therapists.
To serve and treat each patient with compassion and respect.
To apply an integrated approach toward each person's optimal health by applying the principles and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture and body-centered therapies.
To raise awareness of the benefits of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture for individuals, their families, and for the larger healthcare community.
To develop helpful, effective, and safe methods specializing in the various support needs of oncology patients.