Dr. Kristel Hart focuses on increasing overall wellness including treatment of pain and sports injuries, improving gastrointestinal health and alleviating stress/anxiety and fatigue. A fellow of the Acupuncture and TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine from Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She completed an externship at the Meiji University of Integrative Medicine in Kyoto, Japan. Dr. Hart did her residency at the Acupuncture and Wellness Center with renowned acupuncturist Bob Doane where she learned medical pulse diagnosis and distal needling techniques.  She completed her Masters degree in TCM at Emperor’s College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.  She has worked in many integrative healthcare facilities including: Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank, CA, Venice Family Clinic in Venice, CA, Remedy Place in West Hollywood, CA and Lotus Integrative Medicine in Santa Monica, CA.

Dr. Hart is a professor at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the primary investigator for a clinical trial she conducted in conjunction with the surgeons of the Turek Clinics and Beverly Hills Hernia Center to develop a safe and effective Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal formula for the management of acute postoperative pain.  In a double blinded randomized placebo controlled trial, the TCM herbal formula created by Dr. Hart reduced pain faster than traditional pain pills alone. This paper was published in American Surgeon Journal in June 2023.

Dr. Hart is a certified yoga and meditation teacher as well as Reiki master. She is an avid traveler who has lived in Europe and India. She is fluent in Spanish, French and German and is conversational in Hindi and Greek.