Leslie Roeth is a strong believer and advocate of holistic healing.  Mind, body, and spirit are always taken into account when diagnosing a patient.  The first thing she learned when studying Chinese Medicine is that there are no diseases, just imbalances.  The job of the healer is to find the imbalance and bring it back into harmony.  It sounds pretty simple, but it is actually a very profound and complex form of medicine.

Leslie’s first experience with acupuncture was in Santiago, Chile in 2005.  She had been planning a backpacking trip through the Northwest portion of South America (she was living in Chile at the time), intent on making a stop to trek through Machu Picchu in Peru.  The night before the bus left, she was on her way home from a party and sprained her ankle.  She was told that she was probably going to have to be in a cast for a month or longer.  Instead of getting the cast, she went to an acupuncturist whom a friend had recommended.  After seeing him twice a day for a week, she was able to leave for her trip and successfully trek across Peru and Ecuador.

Following this awesome experience with acupuncture, Leslie was curious to know more.  She began an acupuncture and Chinese Medicine program in Chile, but she decided it was the wrong fit for her.  After some deep soul searching, she found a wonderful program in Berkeley, California.  She started the Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine program at Acupuncture Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, California in 2008 and graduated in 2011.  This program was 10 trimesters, including over 3,000 credit hours and over 1,000 hours of clinical practice.  She was a student intern at the school clinic and also at the Jewish Community Free Clinic.  She also interned in San Francisco with Dr. Lifang Liang, a gynecologist who combines Chinese Medicine with her Western medical training for a high rate of success treating infertility.

After passing the national licensing board exams, Leslie moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina and opened an acupuncture practice.  She is very excited to bring her love for this medicine back to Ohio.