Yao Zhang received her MD from Hebei Medical College in 1982 and her MS from China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Beijing) in 1987. She is one of the first ten practitioners to be certified (NCCAOM) as a Chinese Herbalist in the United States and has practiced acupuncture and herbal medicine since 1983.

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In 1993, Yao founded NEAOHS in Arlington, and later clinics in Northborough and Sudbury, MA. Yao taught at the New England School of Acupuncture for nine years and practiced acupuncture and herbal medicine at the Spence Center for Women’s Health in Cambridge, MA. She specializes in OB-GYN issues and internal medicine.

Deguang graduated from Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Heifei, China in 1984 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and from China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing with a Master's degree in Acupuncture & Medical Qigong in 1987. After graduation, he became a research staff, focusing on TCM and Medical Qi Gong, at the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing until 1991. In the same year he became a graduate student in Psychosomatic Medicine Department, Tokyo University. Deguang also practiced TCM at the Institute of Diabetes Mellitus & Obesity, Kanagawa, Japan, and in Moscow, the Soviet Union for short periods.

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In 1997, Deguang relocated to the United States and became a licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist of Massachusetts and started practicing in the Women’s Health Center of North Shore Medical Center in Danvers, MA. In 1998, Deguang became an instructor of Medical Qigong & clinical supervisor of acupuncture and herbal medicine at New England School of Acupuncture. Simultaneously, Deguang also worked as an acupuncturist and instructor of Qigong & Taichi at the Cancer Center of Mass General Hospital.

Quan Zhou received her Bachelor’s Degree of Medicine from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 1991 through a 5-year full-time program and holds a Master’s Degree in Human Nutrition with the University of Alabama. Quan is a licensed Acupuncturist and a nationally certified Diplomate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine with National Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She has also been a clinical faculty for the New England School of Acupuncture of MCPHS University since 2003.

Over the past 32 years, Quan has been practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine in China, Singapore and the U.S., working at the Wangjing Hospital (China), Singapore General Hospital, Boston Medical Center (BMC), Lowell Community Health Center (LCHC), and private acupuncture clinics as well. At BMC, Quan worked with and supported cancer patients.

With her education and experience, Quan has deep insight into both Eastern and Western medicine. She believes that the ultimate goal of health care is to guide people to discover the natural healing power within themselves, allowing them to enjoy balanced, healthy lives.

Her expertise lies in the areas of chronic and acute pain, allergy, digestive conditions, stress related problems, headaches, migraines, anxiety, depression, neurological disorders, respiratory issues, supportive treatment for cancer, fertility, reproductive health, women's health and difficult-to-treat conditions in conventional medicine. She always finds great joy in helping patients return to health with acupuncture, ear therapy, cupping, gua-sha, and acupressure.


Quan enjoys cooking, gardening, and swimming in Massachusetts living with her husband and two children.

Mr. Zichen (Jason) Zhang comes from a multigenerational family with deep roots in medicine. His grandparents were leaders in their medical fields—his grandmother was a renowned obstetrics and gynecology specialist in his hometown, and his grandfather was hailed as the top orthopedic surgeon in that city. Other members of that generation were also respected ENT and dental specialists. In the following generation, members of his extended family, including his father’s cousins, became Chinese Medicine practitioners and a dermatologist. Deeply inspired by this heritage, Jason has dedicated his career to bridging traditional Chinese medicine with modern clinical care.

Jason began his formal training in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in 2006, earning a Bachelor of Medicine in Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Tuina, and Chinese Herbal Medicine from Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hefei, China. After graduation, he pursued research and clinical trial design in the U.S., earning a Master of Science from Northeastern University in Boston.

With a passion for advancing TCM in the U.S., Jason enrolled in the New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS University, where he studied both Chinese and Japanese acupuncture styles. He trained at the NESA Acupuncture Treatment Center, Bedford VA Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), earning his Master of Acupuncture degree, NCCAOM certification, and Massachusetts acupuncture licensure.

With nearly two decades of experience in TCM—including three years in clinical trial regulatory affairs—Jason specializes in individualized treatments for pain relief, emotional well-being, post-operative rehabilitation, and complex health conditions. He continues to study the classical texts of Chinese medicine and translate ancient knowledge into modern, effective care for his patients.

Dr. Lu is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with a focus on pain management. He earned his Doctorate in Acupuncture and Master's degree in Chinese Herbal Medicine from the prestigious Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS University).

Dr. Lu has developed a unique Three-Steps-Pain-Management method and has helped many customers stay pain free:

Step One - Immediate pain relief from the first session
Step Two - Tissue repair and regeneration to address the root cause of pain
Step Three - Long-term wellness through personalized lifestyle and dietary guidance

Dr. Lu is skilled in various acupuncture modalities like traditional acupuncture, electroacupuncture, fire needling, cupping, and tuina. He personalizes treatment plans based on your specific needs and preferences. He even offers a "Needle and Pain-Free" protocol for those sensitive to needles.

Dr. Lu is also a seasoned herbalist who has successfully treated conditions like depression, anxiety, insomnia, and infectious diseases using traditional Chinese herbs.

Xiao Wu (Michelle) is a licensed acupuncturist and board certified herbalist. She is also an adjunct faculty at New England School of Acupuncture, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science University (NESA, MCPHS University). Xiao obtained her MD degree in Guizhou Medical University and her Ph.D. degree in the field of cancer pathology in the Peking University Health Science Center in China. She was a pathologist and practiced medicine in China. In 2000, Xiao came to the United States and completed her post-doctoral fellowship in anti-angiogenesis in cancer treatment and stem cell regeneration to treat cardiovascular diseases at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. In order to combine the Western Medicine and the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), she started her three-year-long journey to learn Traditional Chinese Medicine at NESA, MCPHS University. She graduated with a Master's degree in Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine and Japanese Style Acupuncture.
After graduating from MCPHS University, Xiao has actively participated in orthopedic and pain management education in the university. Based on her foundation in the Chinese and Western Medicine, Xiao is skilled at providing herbal medicine and acupuncture, including Japanese acupuncture, to patients with orthopedic/pain conditions, pediatric diseases and mental concerns.

Ms. Wang graduated with an MD from Liaoning Traditional Medical College (China) in 1988 and subsequently worked as a Physician in Charge and as a gynecologist at the Liaoning Traditional Medical Hospital and Liaoning Postal Hospital practicing acupuncture, herbal medicine, and Tui Na therapeutic bodywork. She has many years’ clinical experience in OB-GYN issues and pain management.

Hing Lan Lo emigrated to the U.S. in 1986 from Hong Kong where she had worked as a teacher, researcher, and community worker. She worked as an RN in oncology before receiving a master’s degree in Oriental Medicine (MAOM) from the New England School of Acupuncture in 2002.

Ms. Lo believes acupuncture is a powerful tool for individuals to access their wholeness and healing power within, enabling the body to relieve pain and promote well-being. Her special interests are acute or chronic musculoskeletal pain management, radiation and chemotherapy support, autoimmune diseases such as IBS and MS, headache, stress reduction, depression, addiction recovery, menopausal issues, allergies, and sinus problems. Ms. Lo also uses adjunctive therapies such as acupressure, qigong, cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, electroacupuncture, and herbal prescriptions.

Mei-Huei Tu graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture in 1993 and continued to study a wide variety of acupuncture styles and modalities. Mei studied Chinese philosophy including the I Ching, Tai Chi, and Chinese medical classics. She practices acupuncture in the Master Tung style, which she learned from Dr. Wei-Chieh Young, one of only three direct disciples of Master Tung in North America. She also practices biodynamic craniosacral therapy, lymph drainage therapy, and bian stone therapy, which uses the healing power of bian stones applied and massaged on muscles and joints.

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Mei believes we are an integral part of nature and that all life is precious and interconnected. She views the body as having great powers of self-healing and sees herself as a facilitator of each patient’s healing journeys. Mei can provide treatment without needles at the patient’s request and her gentle style is suitable for sensitive patients. In her practice, she specializes in treating anxiety and depression, pain, and stress-related disorders.

Eric Tang began his career at the age of 18 as an army medic specializing in acupuncture. He completed further studies for 2 years at the hospital level and worked clinically until 1988 when he relocated to Japan. For five years he practiced acupuncture and Oriental Bodywork at a Tokyo clinic and made the Boston area his home in 1993. Mr. Tang specializes in muscular pain conditions including pain management and tension relief. He also utilizes acupressure foot massage and facial rejuvenation massage.

Qigong Master Yang’s practice of Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong for over twenty years enables him to both sense and emit energy associated with Qi (bio-electromagnetic fields). This ability allows him to detect and localize lesions in the human body and effectively heal medical problems. Master Yang is a member of the Chinese Medical Qigong Association and was a principle Qigong instructor at the Keiwa Qigong Institute in Tokyo, Japan, and in China. He has been practicing Medical Qigong in the United States since 1997, specializing in depression, heart disease, blood pressure imbalances, stroke, asthma, sciatica, paraplegia/hemiplegia, blood sugar imbalances, and thyroid conditions.

Bizhang Shi studied Tuina in Shanghai TCM college and got  the license of national massage therapist in Shanghai China before he moved to America in 2016. He got his MA massage license in Salter School and started his own massage clinic in downtown Boston in 2018, which is one of the few all 5-stars reviewed clinics in this area.

In 2020, Bizhang went to the MCPHS for his master of acupuncture and graduated in 2023. Then, he got his MA Acupuncture license in 2024. Bizhang effectively combines acupuncture with massage techniques and demonstrates greater sensitivity and attentiveness in palpation than regular acupuncturists. He has achieved excellent results in treating common shoulder, neck, and back pain and sports injuries. He provides varying degrees of relief for symptoms associated with different types of sub-health conditions，such as insomnia, anxiety, and digestive disorders, earning high praise from his patients.

Amad Elia brings a unique and holistic perspective to healthcare through his extensive academic background and nearly a decade of clinical experience. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a minor in Economics, from Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan, where he developed a strong foundation in critical thinking, policy analysis, and socioeconomic frameworks. Motivated by a passion for integrative health and traditional healing systems, Amad went on to earn a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago, receiving rigorous training in acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and Eastern diagnostic techniques.

For the past nine years, Amad has operated a thriving private practice in Michigan, where he has built a reputation for clinical excellence and compassionate care. He also spent three enriching years as a practitioner at an integrative health clinic on Martha’s Vineyard, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centered treatment strategies. His clinical specialties include pain management, neurological disorders, gynecological and reproductive health, and complex infertility cases. Drawing from both ancient wisdom and evidence-based practices, Amad utilizes acupuncture and herbal therapeutics to address the root causes of illness and restore balance to the body and mind.

Outside the clinic, Amad is a lifelong learner and adventurer. He enjoys reading across a wide range of disciplines, volunteering with dog fostering programs, and embracing the challenge and mindfulness of extreme sports such as skydiving and kitesurfing. Deeply committed to community, healing, and personal growth, Amad continues to be guided by a holistic philosophy that honors both the science and spirit of medicine.