Dr. Haewon Anna Kwun, DAc, LAc is a licensed and Board-certified acupuncturist in Maryland and Virginia. She has extensive treatment experience and has worked with a variety of patients in the US and South Korea.

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She grew up in a large family in South Korea and was raised by grandparents who loved to read books and teach her about nature during their travels together. Seeing her grandparents age and develop new diseases saddened her, and she always wanted to help them. This inspired her to read books on both Western and Eastern medicine from the age of 10, as she was always fascinated by how the human body works and its mysterious creation.

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As a young girl, Anna observed many people, including her grandparents and family members, taking numerous medications. She wondered why, despite all the medicines and doctor visits, people still suffered from illnesses.

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This motivated her to pray, study, and commit herself to the mission of helping others. After marrying, she had two beautiful children and wanted to raise them without relying on medications. She researched and studied herbs and nutrition as alternative medicines. Anna earned a Master of Science in Acupuncture and a Doctor of Acupuncture from Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (VUIM).

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After graduation from VUIM, she had the opportunity to intern at the International Education Institute of Korean Medicine at Kyung Hee University. One of her therapeutic methods involves using nutrition for each patient, leading her to study at Harvard Medical School's Executive Education program in Nutrition. Certified Tai Chi instructor. 

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Anna's primary focus has been treating and studying various conditions, including pain management for all ages, stress management, insomnia, muscular pain, headaches, pre- and post-back surgery conditions, joint pain, pre- and post-partum body pain, cancer pain management, women's health conditions, pediatric acupressure, alternative therapies, and chronic and acute diseases.

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Depending on her patients' conditions, she uses various techniques alongside acupuncture, such as heat therapy, acupressure, gua sha, cupping, tuina, and Tai Chi exercise. 

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Anna loves listening to her patients and caring for them. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with family and friends, reading books, cooking healthy foods, sharing meals, and playing the piano, violin, and vibraphone.