Ancient Healing for our Modern World

 Dr. Chimento is the daughter of a father whose parents escaped the Holocaust & a mother who escaped the civil war in El Salvador. She comes from the union of refugees of different backgrounds who both upheld ideals of social justice and helping those in need. She was born and raised in San Francisco and still lives in the city today. She is happily married with two cats and takes pride in caring for her friendships and loved ones. Jessica found Traditional Chinese Medicine while on a path to law school and working as an intern for then Congressman Xavier Becerra. She is a graduate of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood and spent time during her doctoral program volunteering and earning hours at GLIDE clinic in the Tenderloin and the Sheriff department's Women's Resource Center giving community ear acupuncture treatments to some of San Francisco's most marginalized residents. She also interned in California Pacific Medical Center's inpatient stroke rehab and learned electro-stimulation techniques for stroke focusing on scalp acupuncture. You can find her at Blue Ova Health in Noe Valley, Nest Acupuncture in the Marina, and in her home office in the Outer Mission.