Welcome to The Sifre Center
Founded in 1997 our mission statement is to provide the highest and most advanced level of comprehensive, professional, behavioral and complementary acupuncture to the community at large.
Our Purpose
To Increase Health & Wellbeing
- by providing professional, safe, and effective therapies backed by research and clinical outcome.
- by collaborating with clients and other health practitioners.
- by providing consultations and guidance within the field of complementary-alternative health care
- and mindfulness-based practice.
- by reducing stress.
Meet Santiago Sifre
"The comprehensive medical acupuncture experience utilizes the classical examination method of the pulse-taking and tongue examination, as well as the patient's biochemistry to guide the treatment process."
Santiago graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture (1996) and was mentored by Chinese master Tomas Tam. He is a highly skilled diagnostician and eclectic practitioner with a significant level of experience in areas such as pain and inflammation, degenerative diseases like cancer and diabetes and mood disorders. Santiago has helped hundreds of women have a natural, vaginal birth and has helped successfully turned tens of breached babies. He is also one of a few acupuncturists in the Miami-Dade area with significant experience treating children. Santiago worked as an acupuncture physician and researcher at the University of Miami School of Medicine and at Community Healthcare of Broward, where he headed the HIV acupuncture program. He has done extensive work in institutional settings as a clinician and consultant; and has presented and written on the subjects of acupuncture, relaxation, complementary-alternative medicines (CAM). He has practiced and taught Tai Chi, meditation and Qigong since 1986.
Meet Karina Geiger
"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."
Dr. Karina Geiger is dedicated to enhancing the well-being of families, children and everyone in between. Dr. Karina holds a passion for holistic approaches that can significantly improve health and well-being, specially in women’s health, fertility, and the process of conception; as well as pediatrics, having worked with children for over 10 years. She received an Acupuncture Physician Diploma in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture from the Acupuncture Massage College, in Kendall Florida. She also has a Masters in Occupational Therapy from NYU in New York and a degree in Psychology from Newcastle University United Kingdom. Karina’s practice addresses inflammatory disorders, pain, fertility, pregnancy, induction, postpartum care, lactation support, attention deficits (ADHD ) and other family and pediatric health issues.