About Maura Twomey
Maura Twomey, a native of Ireland, holds a Master's Degree in Oriental Medicine (MAOM) from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA). She is also a 1991 MBA graduate of Simmons School of Management in Boston. Maura spent time in an advanced internship at the Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in Hangzhou, China.
Maura Specializes in Womens Health physical and emotional and especially in the areas of cycle regularity, painful periods and menopause. She treats fertility and infertility issues, working with both men and women in this area. She is very effective in working with teenage girls adjusting to hormone changes during the high school years.
Maura is a member of the American Pregnancy Association. She is also a member of the Greater Boston Business Council (GBBC). She creates an environment in her practice that is welcoming to the members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered communities.
Maura is licensed to practice Acupuncture by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, Committee on Acupuncture. She holds diplomas in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She is also a Certified Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist. Maura has interned in several clinics in the greater Boston area, including Center for Women at Mount Auburn Hospital, Pathways to Complimentary Therapies, the AIDS Care Project, Dimmock Community Health Center, and Victory Programs at the Shattuck Hospital Detoxification Center.
Maura worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on a clinical research study investigating the beneficial effects of Tai Chi on Chronic Heart Failure. She was also an acupuncturist on an NIH (National Institutes of Health) funded clinical trial on Acupuncture and Irritable Bowel Syndrome conducted by Harvard Medical School, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She also taught at the Charles River Shiatsu School.
Maura served on the Board of Directors of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Society of Massachusetts (AOMSM).
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