About Our Director

 

                 Joyce ZaffarUllah, MS, RN, L.Ac.

 

 

Joyce Zaffar Ullah, MS, RN, L.Ac., is a Registered Nurse and a NCCAOM Certified Acupuncturist.  Joyce did her Masters in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture at NY College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.  She also studied abroad at the Shanghai International Acupuncture Center and interned at Yue Yang Hospital in China.

 

 

She specializes in the treatment of cancer pain, women's health issues, digestive disorders, pain management, anxiety, depression, weight loss and lower back and neck pain.   She combines her traditional Chinese medicine training with her Western medical experience to offer the best medicinal healing of Eastern and Western philosophy.

 

 

Credentials & Professional Affiliations

 

 

Masters of Science / Acupuncture

Registered Nurse / New York State

Licensed Acupuncturist / New York State

Diplomate of Acupuncture / NCCAOM; National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Holistic Nurse - Board Certified / AHNCC; American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation

Medical QiGong Practitioner / Therapist

Reiki Practitioner /  Clinical Aromatherapist

BCLS / American Heart Association

 

 

Giving Back

 

Joyce donates her time to various non-profit organizations.  She has volunteered as an Acupuncturist and served on the Board of You Can Thrive, a multi-level wellness program for breast cancer survivors. 

 

After Hurricane Sandy, Joyce volunteered with The Global Alternative Healthcare Project; providing acupuncture for residents whose homes have been devastated and may have been displaced in the Rockaways / Bell Harbor.

 

During Heart Month in February, Joyce educates patients and their family members about safe use of Aromatherapy for stress management at New York Presbyterian Hospital; where she has also organized Wellness Day for the staff, so they may receive massages, reflexology, aromatherapy, and reiki.