Peter Kadar, L.Ac., D.O.M.
Peter has been our director since we opened in 1987. Peter is a licensed acupuncturist in New Jersey and New York and has been practicing Oriental Medicine since 1979. He was trained at the New England School of Acupuncture and at the Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. Peter can read, write, and speak Chinese. He holds the degree "Doctor of Oriental Medicine" from SAMRA University and is a Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology from the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists.

Peter has been on the faculty at the Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine in New York and is currently teaching at the Eastern School of Acupuncture in Montclair. He is a former member of the New Jersey Acupuncture Examining Board and has served on Oxford Health Plan’s Acupuncture Advisory Board. Dr. Kadar has appeared many times on television and radio and has lectured and written many articles promoting the growth of Oriental Medicine in the U.S. He lives in Morristown with his wife, Lisa Brick, and their two children. In addition to the healing arts, Peter’s interests are Buddhism, meditation, running, yoga, tennis, gardening, and traveling.

Helen Hongwen Chen, L.Ac., M.S.T.O.M.
Helen Hongwen Chen is a licensed acupuncturist with over 12 years of professional experience. Since joining the Acupuncture Center of New Jersey she has successfully helped thousands of patients to heal through acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, nutritional counseling and other holistic therapies. She has acquired many skills and developed an expertise in treating a wide variety of painful conditions, digestive disorders, immune system weakness, and female reproductive concerns.

Born and raised in China, Helen was steeped in Chinese healing culture and witnessed her own relatives practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine in hospitals. She earned a B.A. from Fudan University in Shanghai and came to the U.S. in 1988.  She earned a M.S. from Pacific College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in New York where she graduated at the head of her class. She was on faculty of PCOM for several years, teaching acupuncture and Chinese herbology courses. She continued her training with the renowned Dr. Huang Xianming in Queens, NY and completed an internship at Elmhurst Hospital Physical Therapy Department.  Helen has returned to her hometown of Hangzhou, China for lengthy visits where she has worked at Red Cross Hospital acupuncture department under the supervision of Dr. Hu Maifeng. 

Punita directed the Acupuncture and Herbal Wellness Clinic in Bloomington, Indiana for several years until she and her family moved to New Jersey in 2008. Punita is a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant where she integrates Western physical medicine therapeutics with her knowledge and skill in Traditional Chinese modalities of healing. Punita is very skilled in helping people with painful conditions and has a strong interest and background in women’s health and fertility issues. Punita is a long-time yoga practitioner and enjoys music and her family.

Rachel’s journey into the world of acupuncture began at a very young age, thanks to her mother’s passion for finding alternative, natural ways to wellness and healing for the family. From a young age, Rachel was exposed to Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, homeopathy, Reiki and other non-traditional healing modalities. Her own desire to learn this medicine ignited after receiving her B.A. in Journalism. It was a moment of “instant knowing” that led her to the realization that her path in life was to become a healer. Before becoming an associate, Rachel worked at the Randolph Pain Relief and Wellness Center, and maintained her own practice of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine alongside acclaimed Dr. Nicholas Abrishamian of Chester, New Jersey. Here she learned how to incorporate proper nutrition, western supplementation, homeopathy and the use of blood work to help detect illnesses and imbalances in the body, into her own health and wellness practice.

Rachel was voted one of NJ’s Top Doctors for 2011/2012 in the field of Acupuncture, and is certified by Mary Elizabeth Wakefield in Constitutional Facial Rejuvenation. Rachel’s acupuncture style is gentle and rhythmic, while her demeanor is calm and encouraging. Her ultimate goal is to teach patients how they can be well and stay well, and to empower them  to maintain a positive outlook throughout their journey to a healthier and happier self. Today she is happily situated in her profession where she strives to bring out the best in her patients on both a physical and spiritual level.

Lisa Brick, L.Ac., C.P.C.
Certified Professional Core Energy Coach
Lisa synthesizes the sum of her experiences, expertise, and insight by empowering clients to invest their energy in lives increasingly more aligned with their core values.  She helps them to discover how to unleash their potential and creativity through recognition and a conscious utilization of the seven levels of core energy. The outcome of being able to utilize all seven levels is an increase in well-being, creativity and effectiveness in personal and professional realms of life. 

Long an innovator, experienced in creating personal and professional successes for herself in both likely and unlikely circumstances, she began practicing acupuncture in Massachusetts in 1979, long before acupuncture was recognized or respected as a medical profession in this country. After moving to NJ in 1983, Lisa and her husband, Peter Kadar, created The Acupuncture Center of New Jersey.

After the birth of their first child, Lisa chose to be an at-home mother, while continuing to support Peter in achieving unprecedented growth and success in the emerging field of Chinese Medicine. In addition to the occasional practice of acupuncture, she helped family and friends identify their inner values and utilize them to impassion their lives and reach for what was truly important to them.  She would later recognize these skills and techniques as the practice of “coaching.”

In 1994, Lisa began the process of creating a charter school with a curriculum infused with the ideas of sustainability in Morristown, New Jersey. Unity Charter School opened its doors in 1998 and is now in its second decade. She stepped down from her position as Board President and Interim Director of the charter school in 2000 to assume management of operations at the Acupuncture Center of New Jersey, while attending to the care for and end-of-life issues of her parents.

Lisa’s kidneys failed in 2008, a result of Polycystic Kidney Disease, a genetic condition. Later that year, after a period on dialysis, she received a healthy kidney from her nephew Jared. She invested herself creatively and powerfully during her year of kidney failure and subsequent period of transplant recovery. She lived through these experiences with peace and grace, a testament to her ability to “walk her talk.” 

While recovering, Lisa enrolled in the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) where she was introduced to the seven levels of energy, a brilliant body of understanding by Bruce D. Schneider, founder of iPEC.  She graduated from iPEC in 2010 and is energetically utilizing all of what she learned in her life and with her clients. 

Today Lisa synthesizes the sum of her experiences, expertise, and insight as a coach and owner of Power & Purpose Coaching, in addition to being an involved partner at the Acupuncture Center of New Jersey. Lisa lives creatively with power and purpose, focuses on innovative possibilities in existing situations, and designs and implements new opportunities for enjoying and appreciating the experience of being. She takes great joy in empowering others, family, friends, and clients, in aligning their lives with their core values and loves to share the pleasure as they unleash their potential and creativity through a more conscious direction of their core energies. 

OFFICE STAFF
We are indeed blessed to have attracted some very fine people to work with us. It is a testament to the harmony and generous spirit that exists in our office that most of our employees have been with us for years and claim that our office is the best work environment they have been in.

Kevin Michaels is our Office Manager. He is exceptionally skilled at all levels of office administration. His keen intelligence, attention to detail and eagerness to help make him invaluable to our office. Kevin was trained as a massage therapist and managed the student clinic at the Somerset School of Massage. Kevin has worked with us since 2003.

Kayleigh Callan joined our staff in February 2011 and has a great passion for Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is currently finishing her Masters of Science degree at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York. As part of the administrative staff, Kayleigh is detail-oriented, personable and brings positive energy to all aspects of her work. Kayleigh holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from The College of New Jersey and is also a very talented singer.

Lynn LeBlanc shares our passion for the outdoors and the natural world. She has been active in various environmental organizations. Lynn is very efficient and adroit in multi-tasking and handling all aspects of her administrative work with us. We have been happy to have Lynn as part of our team since 2002.