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Dr. Tara Foster LAc DACM MSTCM Dip OM
Dr. Foster completed her medical training at The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine(ACTCM) in San Francisco, California. At ACTCM she completed her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) as well as, earning a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine(MSTCM). She is also license Nationally with NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine)
In San Francisco she worked in the Community Clinic at the school with many different types of patients with ailments such as Pain, Digestive Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy, PCOS, Fibroids, and Lyme's Disease. She also worked in outreach free Auricular Acupuncture Clinics with homeless and low income populations. She opened a clinic in Arcata, CA in January of 2021 and worked with many patients with a variety of disorders including Ulcerative Colitis, SIBO, IBS, Lyme's Disease, Chronic Fatigue, Auto Immune Disorders, Grief, Anxiety, Reproductive Issues, Post- Covid Disorder, Covid, Pain Management, Headaches, Migraines, Meniere's Disease, Herpes Virus Complexes, Fertility, and much more. She recently moved to Marin County and is practicing in San Anselmo and San Francisco near UCSF Mount Zion.
Dr. Foster holds herbalism dear to her heart, she has extensive training in Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine as well as, many years of training in Traditional Western Herbal Medicine. She attended Dandelion Herbal Center, interned at the Herb Pharm in Southern Oregon and has grown medicinal herbs from seed to medicine for several years.
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