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Dr. Cynthia Bodas, DAOM

Cynthia smiling at Kailua Acupuncture & Wellness clinic

Dr. Cynthia Bodas, DAOM

Certifications & Education

  • Board Certified Acupuncturist, current and actively licensed in the states of Hawaii and California.

  • Nationally certified by NCCAOM, as Diplomate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

  • Postgraduate Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree with specialization in Pain Management and Women’s Health from Five Branches University, CA.

  • Masters' degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University, CA.

  • Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry, with an emphasis in Pathogenic Microbiology, SJSU.

  • Extensive externship at the National Hospital of Traditional Medicine in Vietnam with medical rotations in the post-stroke recovery unit, as well as the Dermatology Diseases, Oncology, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics.

  • Certified in Advanced Japanese Acupuncture, as well as practicing Classical Chinese Medicine.

Fun Facts

  • Speak Vietnamese fluently

  • Spent a month living in Southern France

  • Re-roofed family home with my mom at age 12

Hobbies

  • Reading, gardening, and hiking

  • Engaging in self-care rituals that include Meditation, Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan, and swimming in the ocean

  • Love to eat and trying out new local restaurants

  • An animal advocate, volunteered with the SPCA

  • Volunteered with Veterans Support Clinic to provide acupuncture support to Military Veterans before the Veterans Affairs started providing acupuncture coverage to veterans

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