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Pacific College Alumni Profile - Andrea Beth Damsky:
Andrea Beth Damsky came to San Diego from Berkeley
in 1997 to attend PCOM. She graduated in 2002 and practiced in San Diego for 2 years
before relocating to Cottonwood, Arizona.
Originally from New York, Andrea Beth was prompted to study Chinese medicine after
receiving treatment in San Francisco for her fibromyalgia. She is delighted to offer
both acupuncture and herbal remedies as options to her patients through her private
practice and at the Spa at Sedona Rouge in Sedona AZ.
Most of her patients come for pain relief, but Andrea Beth is also interested in
internal medicine. She has done numerous presentations on the benefits of Chinese
medicine for cancer survivors, women in menopause, and those living with fibromyalgia
and chronic fatigue. She has also done outreach to the gay and lesbian community,
offering health services to a population that frequently has difficulty finding
compassionate and understanding practitioners. She was interviewed for a forthcoming
textbook on fibromyalgia as both a patient and a treating specialist. Women's medicine
is another of her specialties, including everything from menarche to menopause.
She is currently creating CEU classes for massage alumni at Northern Arizona Massage
Therapy Institute, and Arizona School of Integrative Studies. The focus of these
classes is to educate massage practitioners about the benefits of acupuncture and
Chinese herbal medicine.
Andrea Beth worked for PCOM as a tutor for 3 years, and in the herb pharmacy.
She was active in the school's Student Council, and served as the school's delegate
representative to the student lobbying organization within CSOMA. After graduating
from PCOM, she continued to serve the college by participating on the school's
Curriculum Advisory Committee, proctoring year-end exams, and as a Teacher's
Assistant in various classes.
She is a frequent contributor on the Chinese Herb Academy and Traditional Chinese
Medicine e-mail discussion lists, and is a member of the National Organization of
Women Business Owners. In October 2005, she became certified as a Community Emergency
Response Team member. Her training enables her to assist fire, police, and rescue
workers in first-response efforts during a disaster, emergency, or terrorist event.
Beth is the Director of Acupuncture Detoxification Services at Desert Canyon Addiction
Treatment Center in Sedona, Arizona
Andrea Beth's hobbies include hiking and singing. She apprenticed with a cantor
while living in Berkeley, and is trained to lead synagogue services as a cantorial
soloist. She participates in an eclectic, liberal form of Judaism called Jewish
Renewal, and hopes to create a lay-led prayer community in the Cottonwood area.
Her future dreams include recording her own songs, and training for ordination
as a rabbi, with a focus in pastoral care.
Andrea Beth Damsky, L.Ac.
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine
753 N. Main Street, Suite C-1
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
(928) 274-1373
Congratulations, Andrea Beth, on all your success!
If you are an alumnus of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, and would like to share your personal success story, please email us at
media@pacificcollege.edu
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