About The Doctor

S. Erin Baldt, DA, received her training from Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, NM and is board certified by the National Certification Committee for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She is vice president of the Rhode Island Society of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Dr. Baldt’s internships have included: oncology, women’s health, and spinal pain. In 2002, after working for 2 years in a pain management clinic in Pawtucket, she opened Acupuncture & Wellness Ctr. of RI, Inc. (AWCRI).

She has staff privileges at Roger Williams Medical Center and has a professional affiliation with the New England Anesthesiology Pain Management Center. In February 2012, she joined the staff at the Miriam Hospital in the Oncology/Hematology Department’s infusion center. Patients receive acupuncture to relieve pain, anxiety, nausea, depression or any other symptom that he/she needs help overcoming. She is a regular presenter for the Pain Resource Nurse classes offered to RNs at the Miriam every four months. She has staff privileges at Roger Williams Medical Center and has a professional affiliation with the New England Anesthesiology Pain Management Center. Dr. Baldt is also a member of the American Academy of Pain Management. When Erin is not at AWCRI, she enjoys walks with the dogs on the beach near her home. Originally from Delaware, Erin has a B.A. in English from the University of Delaware and received her Acupuncture training in sunny Santa Fe, NM, and enjoyed living there very much before returning east. Her pastimes include: photography, volunteering for Amos House, horticulture, hiking, reading, collecting textiles, and learning new things. Erin is a member of the Irish Ceilidhe Club of Rhode Island and the Yankee Weimeraner Club. She is honored to be able to facilitate healing in her fabulous patients.

“Many times, it takes combining eastern and western medicine to help heal patients. Because of my affiliations, my experience, and interests, I feel like I have a foot in both worlds. I have a straightforward and results-oriented approach. I love to do what I do and it shows!”