Jose Armstrong, M.D.

Dr. Jose L. Armstrong was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He practices Internal Medicine and Pain Management, focusing on the use of acupuncture in the management of medical conditions. He received his medical degree from The Ponce School Of Medicine in 1986 and after completing his specialty training at Damas Hospital in Ponce, P.R. and two years as Chief Medical Resident, he came to North Carolina. Soon after, he developed his practice to focus in general medicine and pharmacotherapy for chronic pain. In 1994 he graduated from the Helms Medical Acupuncture for Physicians course and started using acupuncture progressively as the core of his practice. He has taught with the Medical Acupuncture For Physicians course since 1996. In 1997 he founded Carolina Healthcare Providers, one of the first and most complete multidisciplinary / integrated medicine clinics in North Carolina.

Currently, Dr. Armstrong's practice is 90% Medical Acupuncture. He is the Governor's Medical Appointee to the North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board. He is a member of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture and the American Academy of Pain Management. He finds great enjoyment in teaching Medical Acupuncture to physicians that want to make a professional life change decision of including acupuncture to make their medical practices more complete, humane and fulfilling. He sees Medical Acupuncture not only as a science but as a medical artform. The UNC Integrative Medicine Department consulted Dr. Armstrong in its early years of formation. He has provided consultation services for many similar practices in the state.