About Mike Kovach A.P.
Credentials
Mike Kovach A.P. is a Licensed Acupuncture Physician under the Florida Board of Acupuncture and practicing in Pensacola, FL since 1997. He is nationally certified under the N.C.C.A.O.M. Mike is proficient in Chinese internal medicine and the use of acupuncture for pain management. He has obtained specialty training in the treatment of cancer patients from Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and is certified in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University.
Education
Mike is a graduate of the Florida Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (FITCM), a four-year, graduate level, accredited professional college with an all Chinese faculty. Before graduating from FITCM, Mike completed several thousand hours of internship at various acupuncture clinics in the Tampa, FL area. He has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a Master's degree in Mathematics. He holds an international Black Belt in Tai Kwon Do and is an avid Tai Chi practitioner.
Additional Background
Mike has always had a scientific mind. He graduated with honors as an engineering student at Florida Institute of Technology and obtained a masters degree in Mathematics from University of West Florida and has taught at UWF and Faulkner College. He prefers taking challenging continuing education courses that will truly help him in the treatment of his patients. He also takes additional medical courses that are not part of his continuing education requirements. This training lends a scientific and medical perspective to providing acupuncture and traditional Chinese medical (TCM) treatment.
