OUR MEDICAL STAFF

Martha Odegaard, LAc, OMD, Dipl. O.M. (NCCAOM)

Dr. Martha Odegaard, Licensed Acupuncturist, Oriental Medical Doctor, has studied holistic medicine since the 1970’s while still an undergraduate at the Claremont Colleges in Claremont, CA. She began her career to be a Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) in 1979 and shortly after began studying Chinese medicine in Chinatown, San Francisco. She then spent three years studying Shiatsu massage in Tokyo, Japan, followed with a degree in Acupuncture and Herbology from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA and an Acupuncture License in the state of California in 1987. She then completed an internship in Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China, and completed her Oriental Medicine Doctor degree (OMD) from South Baylor University in Garden Grove, CA in 1988. She opened her practice in La Jolla, CA in 1987 and has been the owner, director and chief medical provider of her clinic since then. She also studied functional medicine/nutrition with Dr. Scott Vrzal, DC and others, and has incorporated nutrition with Western and Chinese herbs in her practice. She is Arizona and California Acupuncture Licensed and is a Nationally Certified Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

Dr. Odegaard embodies the definition of holistic medicine and has enjoyed helping people experience the best health possible for the past 37 years. She can help you with acupuncture, traditional Chinese herbs, Western herbs, nutrition, or all of the above—just give us a call to schedule an appointment to see how you might make the best choices for your health!

If you would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Odegaard. just give us a call at 928-445-2900.