MSTOM, LAc, LMT

Klara Kadar is a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist and a Diplomat in Oriental Medicine (acupuncture and herbal medicine) certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).  Klara graduated from the prestigious Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York City, a full-time four-year graduate school renowned for its intensive program, where she earned a Master's of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM). Her rigorous training focused on the incorporation of both Eastern and Western medical paradigms for the treatment of illness in order to achieve optimum health.

Klara’s continued studies lead her to Beijing, China where she holds a certificate of training from the Beijing Traditional Medicine Training Center of WFAS. As part of her clinical training here in New York, Klara worked with Claudia Citkovitz at the Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, where she utilized her experience as a labor doula, providing acupuncture to women during childbirth for pain relief and improved labor outcomes. Klara has also worked alongside prominent practitioners of Infertility Acupuncture such as Moshe Heller and Mike Berkley, where she developed the passion and expertise for working with couples trying to achieve pregnancy. More recently, Klara expanded her expertise in the area of facial diagnosis and rejuvenation, studying with world renowned acupuncturists Lillian Bridges and Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, becoming certified in Constitutional Facial Renewal Acupuncture.   

Klara believes in incorporating a variety of styles in her practice of acupuncture.  From traditional Japanese acupuncture techniques, Chinese herbs, electro-acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, nutritional therapy, as well as massage, her ability to pull from multiple disciplines has rewarded her great success in the treatment of women’s health and infertility, pediatrics, emotional disorders, and men’s health. As a former licensed massage therapist, Klara’s tactile understanding of the body equips her for thorough care of sports injuries, pain syndromes, and musculo-skeletal issues.

As a former pre-med student, Klara’s interest in both western and eastern medicine has been constant.  She obtained a Bachelors in Psychology in 2002 and soon after began work in the spa and wellness industry.  The next several years, Klara’s developing appreciation for massage and acupuncture in the treatment of both physical and emotional concerns sparked her renewed focus of study in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

I strongly believe that health is a state of balanced wellness and not simply a lack of disturbances.  To me, this practice is not only a profession, but a way of life.  First in my studies and now in my acupuncture practice, I recognize how truly good health is a balance of both mind and body.  Its still amazes and inspires me to see how one can so dramatically benefit the other. 

A Medical Doctor of 35 years, who I greatly admire (and coincidentally was at the forefront of bringing electronic acupuncture to the west back in the 70s), once told me that 90% of medicine is listening to your patient and only 10% is diagnosing and treating the problem.  I believe that in acupuncture the same sentiment holds true.  If the mind is at ease, the body can follow.

- Klara Kadar