Michelle Bombacie, MS, Dipl Ac, (NCCAOM), LMT, LAc
Program Manager
Michelle Bombacie is the Program Manager for the Integrative Therapies Program within the Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). She is a licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist, and is the lead acupuncture and integrative health supervisor in the pediatric clinic. Michelle co-authored a chapter in Evidence-based Non-pharmacological Therapies for Palliative Cancer Care, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Secrets, and Pediatric Integrative Oncology for the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) Textbook. She was a co-recipient of the first-place award for a research paper entitled Acupuncture for Pediatric Sickle Cell Pain Management: A Promising Non-Opioid Therapy from the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture.
Michelle served as co-chair of the Program Manager Special Interest Group for SIO and co-chairs a robust employee wellness initiative P.O.W.E.R. (Promoting Overall Well-being, Engagement and Resilience) in the Department of Pediatrics at CUIMC. She is the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health Institutional Representative for Columbia University and serves as a lead Healthy Monday ambassador locally, regionally, and nationally.
Specializing in Acupuncture Physical Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Michelle has led a family practice in Manhattan for twenty years treating patients undergoing cancer treatment and myofascial stress-related conditions. She was a member of the core faculty at Tri-State College of Acupuncture for over a decade where she taught acupuncture technique, supervised the student clinic, and developed curriculum for the Structural and Functional Anatomy courses.
Michelle received her Masters of Science in Acupuncture from Tri-State College of Acupuncture and her Massage Therapy education from the New York College of Health Professions. She completed the first official certification program in pediatric acupuncture in the United States from Jing Shen Pediatrics. Before studying acupuncture, Michelle was a professional dancer and Broadway performer. She taught dance and movement to undergraduate students at Collaborative Arts Project 21 (NYU Tisch School of the Arts), and choreographed for numerous dance companies in the tri-state area.
