Kristine Tohtz, DC, DABCA, LAc, CACCP, CIFM© graduated magna cum laude from the National University of Health Sciences in April 2001. While attending chiropractic school, she also began working toward a Diplomate in Acupuncture and in August 2009 received her Diplomate in Acupuncture from the American Chiropractic Association.  

After attending two supervised medical internships in Beijing and Hangzhou, China, she found advanced studies to be warranted and obtained her Masters of Science in Acupuncture (MsAc) through the National University of Health Sciences graduating summa cum laude in August 2014. 

She has completed an advanced certification in Pregnancy and Pediatric care through the International Chiropractic Pediatric and is a trained post-partum doula. She also successfully completed training to in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy and earned a certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM).  

She teaches continuing education nationally to healthcare practitioners of all types on the topics of acupuncture, dry needling, pregnancy, nutrition and pediatric care.  She is presently an assistant professor at Keiser University.