

About Me
My name is Nancy Legato, and I have been practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) since 2007 – first in the USA and now in Germany. I invite you to learn more about me and my journey with TCM.
Relevant Education and Work Experience
2003 – 2007:
- 3 1/2 year, full-time study at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, CA, USA
- Clinic Assistant, Massage Therapist at Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, the clinical practice of Misha Cohen in San Francisco, California, USA
2007: Graduation with…
- Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Licensed Acupuncturist, California, USA (License to practice TCM with acupuncture and herbal medicine in California)
- Certificates in Tui Na and Shiatsu
2007 – 2011: TCM Practitioner and Assistant Clinic Manager at Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Misha Cohen’s private practice in San Francisco
2009 – 2014: Volunteer/Intern at Robert Levine’s private practice in Berkeley, California, with further training in Pulse Diagnosis as well as Chinese and Tibetan herbal medicine
2011 – 2016: Clinical Care Manager at Charlotte Maxwell Clinic for Integrative Cancer Care in Oakland and San Francisco, California. CMC is a nonprofit organization in the Bay Area that offers integrative medicine to low-income women with cancer during and after their western cancer treatments. I provided treatments to patients and also coached volunteer practitioners on treatment methods for clients with cancer.
2016: Move to Germany!
2016-2107: Heilpraktiker Training at the Ausbildungsinstitut für Heilpraktiker in Nürnberg
2017 bis 2022: Dozentin for the TCM Training Program at the Ausbildungsinstitut für Heilpraktiker in Nürnberg
2017: Permission to practice as a Heilpraktikerin in Germany
2018: Opening of my private practice in Bayreuth
2018 – 2023: post-graduate training in Classical Chinese Medicine at the White Pine Institute in Massachusetts, USA, with Sharon Weizenbaum
2020: Opening of my transitional practice in Eckental
2022: Opening of my private practice in Nürnberg
Questions?
Tuesday: 9:00 – 18:00
Wednesday: 9:00 – 18:00
Thursday: 9:00 – 18:00
Friday: 9:00 – 13:00
09183 / 949 0588