Kirsten Karchmer, LAc

Kirsten Karchmer, LAc, is a Board Certified reproductive acupuncturist and former President of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine. Founder and CEO of Brazen, she is leading a women’s health revolution committed to significantly improving the lives and clinical outcomes of women with PMS, menstrual cramps, PCOS, endometriosis, and infertility. She earned her Master's degree from the AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. The author of Seeing Red, Karchmer has helped more than 10,000 women over the last twenty years to improve their health, menstrual cycles, and fertility.

In 2013, Kirsten translated her successful clinical programs into her technology enabled platform that uses machine learning/ AI to provide affordable and impactful reproductive solution. Conceivable was named one of the most innovative health tech start-ups from MedTech in 2015, and has been featured in Washington Post, New York Magazine, Tech Crunch, and the Huffington Post. She currently launched her new company Brazen to provide game changing software and products to improve the way people experience their periods.

Kirsten lectures internationally on women’s health, the future of integrative medicine, and using technology to better serve patients, providers, and healthcare systems. Kirsten has been recognized as one of the top female start-up founders to watch, the recipient of the Texas Trailblazer award for her innovation in health care.