Meet Dr. Danièle Saint-Cyr
Dr. Daniele Saint-Cyr, DOM, AP, is the founding acupuncture physician of St. Armands Acupuncture, a longevity and integrative medicine practice on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, Florida. A board-certified Doctor of Oriental Medicine and licensed Acupuncture Physician with thirty-five years of clinical experience, she sees patients from across Sarasota, Lido Beach, Longboat Key, and Siesta Key at her studio inside Gauthier's.
Clinician and Clinical Educator
Dr. Saint-Cyr earned her Master of Science in Oriental Medicine, Magna Cum Laude, from the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts — now East West College of Natural Medicine — in Sarasota, where she has been a faculty member since 2004 and currently serves as an instructor and supervisor at the student medical clinic at Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Bradenton.
Specialized Training in Longevity Medicine
Her practice is built on decades of post-graduate study with leading clinicians in the field.
For aesthetic acupuncture, she trained in the Mei Zen protocol under Marie Elizabeth Wakefield and Marta Lucas — the same evidence-based facial protocol used in clinical research.
For active aging pain relief, she studied the Balance Method under Dr. Richard Tan and distal needling for pain and internal disease under Dr. Brad Whisnant.
For neurological recovery and stroke rehabilitation, she completed advanced training in scalp acupuncture under Dr. Zhu. She is additionally certified in Auricular Therapy (Drs. Li-Chun Huang and Jim Shores), Acupuncture Point Injection Therapy, and Cold Laser Therapy.
Integrative & Eastern Medicine
As a Functional Medicine Practitioner trained in Functional Blood Chemistry and Hormone Testing, Dr. Saint-Cyr extends her practice well beyond what acupuncture alone can address.
Patients navigating perimenopause, menopause, hormonal shifts, chronic inflammation, and digestive concerns work with her on integrative protocols that combine acupuncture, targeted lab work, nutrition, and medical-grade supplementation.
Personal Mission
Her path into integrative medicine was a clinical one. After her first decade as a licensed massage therapist watching patients return for the same chronic pain, she pursued the deeper question: what was driving the inflammation underneath.
Her own husband's recovery from a major stroke — full mobility regained, pain considerably reduced under her care — made the case privately before the practice made it publicly. In the years since, she has worked with thousands of patients on the slower, more careful work of reducing inflammation, restoring movement, and treating the cause rather than the symptom.
Longevity as a Lifestyle
Dr. Saint-Cyr is bilingual in French and English. She holds a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license and remains an avid sailor — a habit, she'll tell you, that has kept her honest about what staying active into your seventies and beyond actually requires.
She sees patients by appointment at the St. Armands studio.