PRACTITIONERS
YAMEL TORRES
Yamel Torres is the founder and Sifu of the Chinese Martial Arts and Seven Star Wellness Center which opened its doors to the Chicago community in 1998. Prior to opening his school, Yamel was an Electrical Engineer and Software developer, earning a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Master of Science in Computer Science from DePaul University. He later transitioned to a career in the healing arts and earned a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, where he also served as a faculty member. Yamel deepened his knowledge and skills by earning a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in August of 2017. Dr. Torres runs his private practice in Lakeview, providing Acupuncture and herbal medicine for the past ten years. Dr. Torres is also part of the Intergrative Medicine practice at Edward-Elmurst medical group. Additionally, Dr. Torres has studied Traditional Martial Arts since the age of 12 and has been teaching for over 22 years. When he is not seeing patients, Dr. Torres teaches traditional martial arts at his school.
Clinical Interests:
Digestive Problems; Pain Management; Psycho-emotional; Headaches; Women's Health; Palliative Care ( Oncology Acupunctutre); Sports Medicine, Integrative Medicine; Colds and congestion.
