Jane Balmediano was born and raised in San Francisco and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Samuel Merritt University in San Francisco, California and a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communications concentrating in  Television and Video Production from San Francisco State University.  She earned her Master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, California.  She is an Acupuncturist licensed by the state of California and an Acupuncturist and Herbalist certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).  She is a specialist in wound and ostomy care certified by the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) that holds The Gold Standard for Certification® in this field.  She is currently working towards her license as a Family Nurse Practitioner at her alma mater San Francisco State University.  Jane has great respect and knowledge of traditional medicine and an ongoing interest and practice in inner cultivation practices.  She lives in San Francisco with her husband and their Standard Poodle.

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