Photography by Tory Smith
Dr. Diana Yang, L.Ac., DACM
Diana is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and huge animal lover. She has been in practice since 2016.
She received her Doctorate degree from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and her Master’s degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her Bachelor’s degree is from the University of the Pacific, from a time once upon ago when being a dentist seemed like the correct choice.
Diana is a Subject Matter Expert Consultant for the Department of Consumer Affairs California Acupuncture Board Exam.
She is an active speaker, and has been a Presenter at various venues including: the Society for Acupuncture Research Conference (SAR), the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) World Conference, and both the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and California Institute for Integral Studies for various events including lunch talks, research presentations, alumni interviews, etc.
Diana has authored for Game Quitters and interned at reSTART.
During her time in graduate school, she received multiple merit grants, including the Acurea Medical Grant, and the Student Council Grant.
Diana has been a resident of Half Moon Bay for the last 20 years. Originally a San Francisco native, she is an alumna of the Convent of the Sacred Heart High school.
She is a self-proclaimed video game addict in successful recovery, a “First World Problem Solver, and a Thinker Outside the Skinner Box.”
She is a firm believer that gamers are some of the most brilliant people in the world, and that the way to win IRL is to "Think Outside the Skinner Box."
Photography by Diana Yang
dr. Benjamin c. Yang, L.Ac., OMD
Dr. Yang has been in practice for 40 years. He is a former chairperson of the State of California Acupuncture Board. He served as a Council Member of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health. He was the first acupuncturist to serve as Council Member on the California Industrial Medical Council.
He is proudly the first male member of the International Business and Professional Women's Club of San Francisco.
He is very proud of his daughter, Diana.