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Hi, I'm Dr. Hadar.

A Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine, functional & naturopathic practitioner, and former nurse who left conventional medicine because she couldn't keep watching "normal labs" miss what was actually wrong.

I work with people who've been told they're "fine" but know they're not — and I help them find the root cause, restore their vitality, and feel like themselves again.

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Dr. Hadar Sophia Elbaz, DACM

Dr. Hadar Sophia Elbaz

DACM, AP, Dipl. OM

Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine·Functional & Naturopathic Medicine·California & National Board Certified

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My Story

From the army, to the ER, to the root cause.

I grew up in Israel and finished my military service before moving to New York to study nursing at Hunter College. I thought I was on the standard path — degree, hospital, scrubs, shifts. And then I saw what nursing actually looked like from the inside.

I watched brilliant people prescribe medication after medication for symptoms nobody was asking why about. I watched patients leave with a label and no plan. I watched "your labs are normal" land on people who were anything but. And I knew, very clearly, that I wanted to practice medicine differently.

I moved to San Diego and earned my Master's in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in 2006, then went back to complete my Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) in 2017, followed by training as a Naturopathic practitioner. I trained at the San Diego Cancer Center, working with chemo and radiation patients to ease pain and side effects, and at Sharp Coronado Hospital with patients recovering from severe injury — including in sub-acute and inpatient care.

That mix of acute hospital experience and root-cause Eastern medicine is the lens I bring to every patient now: rigorous enough to take complex cases seriously, gentle enough to actually listen.

How I Practice

Functional medicine that finally feels human.

Four commitments I make to every person I work with.

Root cause, always.

Symptoms are the smoke. We're here for the fire. Every plan starts with the same question: why is this happening in this body, right now?

Continuity over crisis.

Most healthcare only shows up when things break. I'd rather walk with you month after month — adjusting, refining, catching things early.

Modern science, ancient tools.

Functional labs, peptides, and targeted nutraceuticals sit next to acupuncture, herbal medicine, and detoxification. Whatever your body actually needs.

You're the expert on you.

I read the labs. You read your body. Real progress happens when both voices are in the room.

Credentials & Training

Trained in the science. Practiced in the art.

  • Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine (DACM)

    Pacific College of Oriental Medicine · 2017

  • Master's, Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Pacific College of Oriental Medicine · 2006

  • Naturopathic Practitioner

    Functional & integrative training

  • California & Florida State Board Certified Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

    AP — Acupuncture Physician

  • National Board Certified — Dipl. OM

    NCCAOM Diplomate in Oriental Medicine

  • Hospital Training

    San Diego Cancer Center · Sharp Coronado Hospital (inpatient & sub-acute)

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Beyond The Clinic

I practice what I preach — usually at 5am.

I don't ask anyone to live in a way I'm not willing to live myself. I train hard, eat well, prioritize sleep, and chase the kind of vitality I want my patients to feel. When I'm not seeing patients, you'll usually find me in open water, on a bike, on a run, lifting, traveling, or with the people I love.

  • Ironman triathlete

    Swim. Bike. Run. Repeat.

  • 2× Bronze, Maccabiah Games

    The Jewish Olympics

  • Practicing in Florida & California

In Her Element

Athlete. Doctor. Human.

The training, the trophies, the long bricks at dawn, the produce on the cutting board, the NAD+ before clinic — this is the life behind the protocols.

"The body isn't broken. It's been ignored. My job is to listen carefully enough to translate what it's been trying to say."

— Dr. Hadar Sophia Elbaz, DACM

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Follow along for the everyday version of all of this — root-cause tips, training, what I'm cooking, what I'm reading on labs, and the occasional behind-the-scenes from the clinic.

Ways To Work With Dr. Hadar

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Whether you're ready for deep, personalized care or just looking for a little daily glow — there's a way in.

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Application-only 3 or 6-month functional medicine programs. For people ready to go deep on root causes and build a personalized protocol.

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