Mitchel Chalek’s introduction to Asian medicine began in 1973 when he picked up a book by Tokujiro Namikoshi called “Japanese Finger Pressure Therapy – Shiatsu”. This led to enrollment in shiatsu school in New York with Wataru Ohashi, herbal studies with Jeffrey Yuen, and eventually his Masters degree in Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York. He has worked as an acupuncturist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Integrative Medicine Clinic where he participated in research development and supervision, and has maintained a private practice in Montclair, NJ since 1999.

He is currently a faculty member at Pacific College in New York City and The Eastern School in Bloomfield, NJ, where he teaches courses on Asian Medical Theory, Acupuncture, and supervisor in the acupuncture and herbal clinic.