Acupuncturist Anthony Fazio, L.Ac., C.A. is nationally certified and licensed (in NY and NJ) to practice acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. He began his studies of Asian healing arts in 1987, at the Ohashi Institute of Shiatsu, completing the advanced shiatsu levels and basic instructor training. In 1991 he began his acupuncture training at TriState Institute in Stamford, Connecticut, transferring to the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NYC in 1993. At TriState and Pacific, he trained in diverse acupuncture styles including Vietnamese, People’s Republic of China (Traditional Chinese Medicine-TCM), Korean, Japanese, and Classical Chinese. At Pacific, he also studied TCM style of herbology. Graduating from Pacific in 1996, he traveled to China to study at Heilongjiang College of Acupuncture in Harbin. Upon his return to the US, Anthony opened his acupuncture practice in Suffern, NY and Morristown, NJ. Anthony pursued further education in Classical Daoist Herbology, studying for three years with Jeffrey Yuen at the Swedish Institute in NYC. In 2000, Anthony and his family moved to Ithaca, NY, where they established a private practice, naming the business Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture.

In addition to maintaining his practice in Ithaca, Anthony is an Adjunct Instructor in the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine graduate school of the New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, NY. He teaches Tai Ji Quan, and the History and Philosophy of Chinese Medicine, a course he designed and composed. He has been on the teaching staff since the program began in 2003.

Anthony has studied martial arts for twenty years, including Aikido, Iaido, Yang style Tai Ji Quan, and both Daoist and Buddhist Qi Gong.

Pat Dolson, Office Manager, has had several careers. Trained in Theater Lighting and Design at Ithaca College and Carnegie-Mellon University, she worked in regional theatre in New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. Changing direction, Pat returned to Ithaca to work at a vice president’s office in Cornell University. She used early first word processors and became interested in computing and database design. Wanting to live and work in New York City, she relocated to NYC in 1981 to begin an 18-year career with AT&T. While working at AT&T headquarters in NJ, she met Anthony at an introductory Aikido class. Years later, they married. Pat retired from AT&T in 1998, the better to assist Anthony with his work, and to help create Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture.