Acupuncture is becoming more and more popular as people seek alternatives to Western medicine.  Many of our patients have come to us after giving up on traditional methods used by many Doctors Today.  Acupuncture treats the underlining causes not the symptoms.

Welcome to Advanced Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Clinic, www.aachc.com.  For your safety only sterilized, high quality disposable needles are used.

Many insurance plans cover Acupuncture.

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There are three colleagues. Mr. Robert "Bert" Williams L.Ac. M.AOM received his masters degree from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland Oregon and completed an advanced clinical internship at the Nan Jing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanjing, China. He is currently practicing at the Lake Oswego clinic. Dr. Noriko Hosoyamada DAOM, L.Ac, practices at the Vancouver clinic part time. Ms. Janet Lurie, L.Ac., MaCOM, who will continue to cover any patient overload while Nikki is out of the office. Nikki is very sensitive to the needs and wellbeing of each and every one of her patients. That is why she pursued her higher level education, "To Better Help You"!

Biography of Nikki Medghalchy

Graduated from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland with a Master's degree (1999) and a Doctoral degree (2007) in Acupuncture and Oriental Herbal Medicine. She also trained and interned at the China Nanjing International Acupuncture University and Training Center in Nanjing, China, with a specialty in cardiovascular medicine, with further training in the doctoral program in women's health and geriatric medicine; also trained in Seoul, Korea during this period. A Diplomat of Acupuncture, certified by the National Commission for Certification, she holds an acupuncture license in the states of Washington and Oregon. She has training in Enzyme Therapy (Dark Field) for gastrointestinal disorder from Santa Fe, NM.

Nikki has a unique background in medicine. She was a dental hygienist and trained in nursing school in Iran. She moved to the United States in 1976. She was trained in dialysis as a patient care and equipment technician at the Diagnostic Clinic of Houston, with certification from Seratronics for the successful completion of the DRS4 Dialyzer Reprocessing System in Advanced Course. She trained in Biomedical Engineering at Texas Southern University of Houston until 1986, then moved to Vancouver, WA to continue her profession in home and center dialysis at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Nikki considers prevention the best cure to the disease process. She focuses on helping and educating her patients as how to take better care of themselves.

Our Practitioners

Biography of Noriko Hosoyamada

Dr. Noriko Hosoyamada, DAOM, L.Ac., CST, provides a unique treatment of two modalities—Acupuncture and CranioSacral Therapy (CST).

She holds acupuncture licenses in the states of Washington and Oregon. She earned a Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 2002 and 2009 respectively. “Dr. Noriko” is also a certified CST therapist by the Upledger Institute.

Both AOM and CST are holistic healthcare systems. While AOM focuses on restoring energetic balance in the patient, CST, a gentle hands-on technique, helps the patient release restrictions due to physical or emotional causes. She uses both AOM and CST to maximize their effects.

Dr. Noriko’s specialties are stress-induced health problems. Prolonged stress can disrupt almost all organ systems such as cardiovascular, immune, neurological, digestive, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and reproductive. Thus, stress contributes to a wide range of diseases including anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, tension and migraine headaches, TMJ disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, infertility, and menstruation disorders.

Biography of Amber Robidoux

Amber Robidoux, L.Ac. is a graduate of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, where she earned her Masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Amber’s rigorous four-year program included specialized training and clinical practice in acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and nutritional support. While at school, she pursued additional training in Structural Rebalancing, Tan’s Balance Method of acupuncture, and Japanese Meridian Therapy as well as advanced courses in TCM Theory and Acupuncture. She is a licensed acupuncturist in the State of Oregon and is a Nationally Certified Diplomate in Oriental Medicine through the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) in both acupuncture and Chinese herbs.

Prior to beginning her Masters program, Amber had a career as a Licensed Massage Therapist where she specialized in chronic pain relief and Cranial Sacral Therapy. Her desire to be more deeply involved in patient care inspired her to pursue her education and training as a Chinese medicine practitioner. It is through this background in the healing arts that Amber specializes in chronic pain, sleep disorders, and stress-induced syndromes.

Amber’s style is gentle, effective and participatory. She is committed to providing her patients with the highest standard of care based on an attitude of openness, warmth, professionalism and respect.