Practitioner Profile
Michelle Gellis is a Licensed and Board Certified Acupuncturist. She is on the Faculty of Yo San University, Doctoral Program, and former Faculty Member and Clinic Supervisor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (formally the Tai Sophia Institute). Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Seton Hall University School of Business in Computer Science, MS Masters Degree in Acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute.
Ms Gellis holds the distinction of being one of the very few acupuncturists in the country certified to teach acupuncture facial rejuvenation certification classes on a national level to other acupuncturists. In addition to acupuncture facial rejuvenation, Michelle teaches classes on facial cupping, gua sha and treating neuromuscular facial conditions such as Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis , Trigeminal Neuralgia, TMJ and Bells Palsy with acupuncture. She has been published in The Journal of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture Today, the Maryland Acupuncture Society Newsletter, The Acupuncture Desk Reference as well as featured in Her Mind Magazine, Howard County Business News and Be Well World Magazine.
Links to Publications:
- Her Mind Magazine: Consider the Alternatives
- Acupuncture Today: An Ancient Art for Ageless Skin
- Acupuncture Today: Using Facial and Scalp Acupuncture To Treat Neuromuscular Facial Conditions
- Chinese Medicine To Go
- The Eastern Facelift
- Cupping Therapy’s Comeback
- The Energy Within Us
- Acupuncture Gets a Facelift
- Treatment of Neuromuscular Facial Conditions, Michelle Gellis, Journal of Chinese Medicine