Rosa N. Schnyer, DAOM, IFMCP, LAc

Dr. Rosa N. Schnyer, a doctor of Chinese medicine (DAOM) and certified functional medicine practitioner (IFM), is a clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin, and adjunct faculty at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM). Dr. Schnyer is the author of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Depression; A Manual for Practice and Research and Curing Depression with Chinese Medicine, and lectures extensively on mental wellness. She has served as past co-president of the Society for Acupuncture Research and as a research consultant to Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, The Beijing Children’s Hospital and the New England School of Acupuncture. A practitioner for over 35 years, Dr. Schnyer has pioneered innovative research methodologies that better reflect clinical practice. She maintains a private practice in Austin, Texas, where she offers an emergent whole-person approach that integrates Chinese medicine and functional medicine principles and practices to support the management of chronic illness and stress-related disorders.

Previous Articles

The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S. (Pt. 4)
December 1, 2025 (Vol 26, Issue 12)
Distress and the Human Heart-Mind: The Other Pandemic
March 2022 (Vol. 23, Issue 03)
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TCM’s Potential in Preventing and Treating Cognitive Decline
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