ABOUT MOLLY CHAUDOIR, LAc


Molly went into medicine to be a resource to people seeking to enrich their lives through increasing their health and decreasing their worries. 

Molly grew up in the middle of nowhere and spent much of her childhood exploring the woods and gardening with her mom.  She was always fascinated with plants and their use as medicine and spent hours reading about traditional medical practices from all parts of the world.  Her favorite school subject growing up was science and after high school she started her formal education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and received a Bachelor of Science.   After graduating she was heading towards graduate school and her life’s experiences veered her in an unexpected direction.  She moved to Santa Cruz, CA to attend Five Branches University and completed her Chinese Herbal and Acupuncture training. 

She has had the honor of studying with amazing practitioners both around the United States and in China.  In 2011 she was able to intern in hospitals and clinics in Hangzhou China where she worked with pain, fertility, neurology and oncology specialists.  She also completed an internship focused on fertility with Dr. Po-Lin Shyu in San Jose, CA.  Molly also has a special interest in traditional diets and has completed over 200 hours of post graduate clinical studies focused on nutrition and the clinical use of western herbs.

In her clinic, she integrates world class healing modalities and evidence-based treatments to help patients attain and maintain optimum health and live pain free lives.

 
Acupuncturist treating patient with a needle used in traditional Chinese medicine