Meet the Staff

Bridget S. Bongaard, MD, FACP Integrative Medicine read bio sketch	Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL Residency: Internal Medicine, Bowman Gray - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Fellowship: Endocrinology; Bowman Gray - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC Integrative Medicine - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
Rebecca E. Ransom, NCTMB, LMBT	Rebecca Ransom, NCTMB, LMBT, is a licensed massage and bodywork therapist educated at the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca, New York. She holds both state and national certifications in massage therapy. Previously she worked for Carolinas Integrative Health and has joined the staff of NorthEast Internal & Integrative Medicine. She is specially trained deep tissue massage, neuromuscular therapy, La-Stone therapy, integrative reflexology, aromatherapy, and medical massage. She is a member of the AMTA.
Steven Siroky, L.Ac., MSTOM	Steven Siroky is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Diplomate of Oriental Medicine certified by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Mr. Siroky is a graduate of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego where he received a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSTOM) in 2005 and certification as an Oriental Bodywork Therapist (OBT) in 2003. His education includes over 3300 hours of training in acupuncture, Chinese herbs, biomedicine, patient counseling, nutrition, massage and bodywork. Steven opened his own private practice in San Diego, CA after graduating where he specialized in autoimmune diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, pain management, depression, and psychological disorders. He relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina in September 2006, and he is currently licensed in both California and North Carolina. Steven has also had extensive training with world renowned experts in Japanese Meridian Therapy which is a highly effective, gentle style of acupuncture used to balance the body and mind to promote health and wellness. The emphasis of this style of treatment is on using the meridians, or the body's energetic pathways, to diagnose and treat disease. Each treatment is individually tailored to meet the patient's present condition and needs for optimum results. Steven believes that medicine should be practiced with purpose, passion and compassion. He believes that practitioners of Oriental Medicine must act with a sincere sense of purpose for helping those in need, have a passion for doing so, and have a profound sense of compassion for what their patients are going through. He believes that through these fundamental values, we can build a partnership with our patients to help restore them to health and well-being.