About


Costa Acupuncture opened twelve years ago in Culver City.  We consider ourselves fortunate to be able to treat the members of our community.  Each of our acupuncturists are dedicated to provide excellent treatment to our patients.

Michelle Wong, L.Ac.

MichelleMichelle Wong is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese medicine and western Functional medicine. She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s of Science, and from Dongguk University, Los Angeles with her MS in Oriental Medicine. She has studied at both the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center, and at Dongguk University in Seoul, Korea.

Michelle specializes in women’s health, with a special interest in facial rejuvenation techniques utilizing the best in traditional Asian beauty secrets and cutting edge natural skin care. As the primary research associate to Dr. Shui Yin Lo, for the applications of Stable Water Clusters in health care, she is an expert in Thermal Meridian Imaging. Michelle speaks to physicians throughout the US about the science of stable water clusters and acupuncture meridians, and leads Qi gong retreats at 4000 ft in Mt. Baldy, CA.

David Johnston, L.Ac.

DJpicDavid is a licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, board certified by the State of California. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Rutgers College and studied Traditional Chinese Medicine at Samra University where he maintained a Summa Cum Laude GPA.  David completed his Masters in Oriental Medicine at Dongguk University and received advanced certification with post-graduate studies of Korean four-needle and Master Tung techniques from Dr. Tao C. Choo. David completed a Residency at the new Samra University where he receives advanced training in pulse diagnosis.

David has treated thousands of patients in the California Workers’ Comp system with a variety of orthopedic issues, primarily low-back, neck, knee, and shoulder issues, along with PTSD. David has studied both facial and facelift acupuncture, the Wakefield protocol, the Balance Method and the Korean facelift method.  David also worked in a clinic for promoting weight-loss with auricular acupuncture where he helped hundreds of patients reach their weight loss goal through a combination of acupuncture, diet, and exercise.