DR MELISSA B JORDAN, DAHM, AP, LLC
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Melissa Smith is a nationally board certified physician in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She is a Diplomate with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and is licensed through the Florida Board of Health.  Melissa graduated from the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine, one of the top schools in the country, renowned for its apprentice style and clinical training for Acupuncturists and Chinese Herbalists. Melissa joined the Jacksonville community in 2004 moving from Seattle, Washington. She has been practicing Chinese Medicine in Jacksonville since the fall of 2004. After working full time in a very busy and stressful medical setting, I realized in my heart that I wanted to be able to spend more time with the patients than was possible for me in the current medical model. Maintaining my heart in medicine is very important to me. I came to realize the importance of taking the time to really sit, listen and care for each patient as being essential in their healing process. I feel passionately about being able to take the time to truly care for those individuals who come to me for healing. After taking a class on the philosophy of Chinese Medicine in undergrad and studying and experiencing the healing power of Chinese Medicine first hand while attending the naturopathic medical program at Bastyr University, I realized, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) had everything I wanted to offer to patients in my practice.