Biography:
Carmen Catalano is a 1999 graduate of The New York College for Health Professions, in NY, where she received a Master Degree in Oriental Medicine. She has diplomate status in Oriental Medicine and is certified in medical micro-needling for facial rejuvenation. She holds a Master of Music from the University of Connecticut. She has been in private practice in Cromwell, CT since 1999. She is on the medical staff of Hartford Healthcare, Hartford, CT, where she is a clinician at the Chase Family Movement Disorder Clinic, a part of the Ayer Neuroscience Institute. She is a preceptor in family medicine at Middlesex Health, Middletown, CT, working with family medicine MD and DO residents, and is vice-president of the National Guild of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She was a presenter in 2025 at the 2nd International Conference on Traditional & Modern Medicine in London, speaking about the Chinese Medicine concept of Jing and its relationship to the gut micorbiome. Carmen specializes in pain management for a variety of conditions.


Title : Mitigating the negative effects of MTHFR polymorphisms c677t & a1287c using the principles of the preservation of jing according to TCM