Dr. Sommerville, founder of Holistic Health Rhode Island, received her degree from the New England School of Acupuncture, the oldest graduate school for the study of East Asian Medicine (EAM) in the United States. She is licensed to practice EAM in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island and earned the credential of Diplomate of Acupuncture from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

In addition to her clinical experience, Jewel worked in collaboration with Harvard Osher Institute to design and implement research studies which examined the effectiveness of EAM; she was credentialed and treated patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital as part of a study examining the effectiveness of acupuncture with IBS.

Dr. Sommerville has taught classes at Brown University as part of an elective examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and served as a teaching assistant at the New England School of Acupuncture. She has written numerous articles for publications throughout New England and presented on topics ranging from stress to complementary medicine's role in substance abuse recovery. Dr. Sommerville believes quality of care, as well as the patient-practitioner relationship, are of utmost importance and combines her triaining in Japanese and Chinese Herbal Medicine to assess, diagnose and treat your condition.

E-mail: jewel@holistichealthri.com