Maureen Lamerdin
O.M.D., L.Ac.
Maureen Lamerdin learned at an early age the value of energetic medicine and the vital role that it plays in allowing the body to heal naturally. A native to Lake Tahoe at 14 yrs. old Maureen received her first acupuncture treatment from the late Dr. Diamond in Reno, NV for severe frostbite of her hands and feet. The treatment proved to be so successful that it was later written up in medical studies. At age sixteen Maureen received her Masters in Reiki. Her competitive ski racing career brought her to Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs, CO where she studied pre-med. She continued ski racing at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT where she resumed her pre-med and environmental sciences studies.
Later going into pre-hospital emergency medicine and caring for patients with severe trauma and medical conditions and seeing the long term effects on these patients she realized the vital importance that preventative medicine has on health. She then enrolled in Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, NM where she received her Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine, (M.S.O.M.).
She is licensed by the state of Nevada as an Oriental Medical Doctor, (O.M.D.) and by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine as a Diplomate in Acupuncture. Maureen is a member of the Nevada Oriental Medicine Association, the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and the Society for Acupuncture Research. Her experiences working in emergency medicine, hospitals and various clinics (some of which include oncology, orthopedic and geriatric specialities) have shown her the needs of today's patient and provided her a foundation upon which to develop her practice. She opened Sierra Acupuncture & Healing Arts in Carson City in 2000, she also has a satelite office in Incline Village.
Ellie Chelli
O.M.D., L.Ac.
Elli Chelli's passion for Oriental Medicine started in 1991 when she studied acupressure as part of the curriculum for massage therapy at Ralston School of Massage in Carson City. She started her career in bodywork in 1992 and later managed the Cal Neva Euro Spa in Lake Tahoe for 13 years. In 2008 she began the Master's Program of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California and received her Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2012.
Elli practices Kiiko Matsumoto style acupuncture (Japanese), a comprehensive system which focuses on balance in body and mind. She also offers facial rejuvenation with microneedling (Acu Micro).
She is licensed by the State of Nevada as an Oriental Medicine Doctor (O.M.D.), by the State of California as a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.), and by the National Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine as a Diplomat in Oriental Medicine.
Maggie Tracey
O.M.D.
Maggie Tracey has been studying and working in the field of health and healing for most of her adult life. While earning her Master's Degree in Rehabilitation, she also owned and operated a health food store. In the mid 1980's while working in rehabilitation, she had the good fortune to meet Kam Ping Lee, a Reno doctor and acupuncturist. That meeting changed her life forever when Dr. Lee asked her to study acupuncture with him. That study fueled a passion for Chinese Medicine and acupuncture that led her to the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (ACCHS) in Oakland, California. Upon graduation from ACCHS, Maggie continued her studies for another year.
She is licensed by the state of Nevada as an Oriental Medicine Doctor (O.M.D.), by the state of Wisconsin as an acupuncturist and by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine as a Diplomate in Oriental Medicine. Postgraduate work includes Dr. Tan's Balance Method and Mary Elizabeth Wakefield's Facial Rejuvenation.
​Maggie is a member of the Nevada Oriental Medicine Association, the Wisconsin Society of Certified Acupuncturists, the California Society of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncturists without Borders.
Carla McClure
O.M.D.
Carla McClure is a graduate of Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California, with a Master’s of Science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MSTCM). She specializes in Women’s Health, 5 Element Acupuncture, Integrative Sports Medicine, trauma & orthopedics, and pediatrics. Carla brings 15 years of Western Herbology and diet and nutrition, as well as 18 years of sports and deep tissue massage, Applied Kinesiology, and reflexology. As an active athlete and coach, Carla provides excellent movement analysis and has helped athletes improve their performance with muscle re-education in posture and movement.
In her free time Carla enjoys both road and mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, swimming, Ultimate Frisbee, and in the winter XC and alpine and backcountry telemark skiing. She is also well traveled, speaks fluent French and German and moderate Spanish and enjoys going to new places.