Irina Rimel graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in 1998. She completed her internship at Elmhurst Hospital providing treatments in both inpatient and outpatient medical settings. She has completed her Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, is licensed in New York State and is certified in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

For the past 17 years Irina provided acupuncture treatments at Mount Sinai St Luke's and Mount Sinai West Hospitals in the outpatient and inpatient clinical settings