Acupuncturists

Russell Brown, L.Ac, MTOM, founder & owner

After graduating from University of California, Berkeley with a degree in journalism, Russell returned home to Los Angeles and enjoyed a career in feature film development, working on some fun movies—including The Fast and the Furious films and Cruel Intentions—and some truly terrible ones for which he fears he may someday be karmically punished.

At a breakfast in 2002, he eavesdropped on a conversation at the table next to him where a woman was talking about going to acupuncture school. On a whim, he quit his job and enrolled at Emperor’s College the next day. After graduating with a Master's of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine and passing the California State Board exam, he opened Poke Acupuncture in Los Angeles, CA in 2009.

In addition to his work at Poke, Russell was the in-house acupuncturist for the Alexandria House, a transitional home for women in LA, and has operated pro-bono acupuncture clinics for the HIV/AIDS community both in San Francisco (Immune Enhancement Project) and L.A. (Being Alive).

His writing on wellness has been published in several outlets; he wrote a book on meditation titled Maya Angelou’s Meditation 1814; and he performed "reality TV acupuncture" on Paris Hilton for her show in 2011. Russell also took a year off from being a professional acupuncturist in 2008 to run the Folsom Street Fair.

Russell treats everything, but areas he prefers include emotional disorders, chronic pain, stress-related conditions, sports injury, and contemporary existential crises.

Appointments available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday

For appointments on Sunday and Friday, please contact Portia or Kate at https://www.deepergenius.com
For appointments on Monday, please contact Rachel at https://www.day-acupuncture.com