Heming Zhu

I have 38 years of experience in Western medicine and Chinese medicine in practice in university, hospital, and private clinic settings, in teaching Western medical doctor students and acupuncture and herbal medicine graduate students, in research about mechanisms of neurological diseases, epigenetics in oncology, and acupoints and dry needling.

My vision in practice is that everyone can live better. Patient-centered medicine can help people live their best life in harmony with body, mind and spirit.

My mission is to treat diseases, prevent illnesses and promote wellness.

My philosophy in practice is treating patients as full human beings by providing health-wellness care as well as disease care.

I apprenticed with my grandfather in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Zhu Danxi’s Nourishing Yin School. I am also a 5th generation practitioner of Cheng’s acupuncture. It is my privilege to offer Western people the option of TCM when needed. I have mastered a variety of techniques and skills, such as TCM acupuncture, 5-Element acupuncture, electronic acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, bleeding, Chinese herbal medicine, acu-herb rejuvenation, Chinese dietary consultation, Fu’s subcutaneous needling (FSN), trigger point acupuncture, dry needling acupuncture, Pi acupuncture, Cheng’s acupuncture, and health-wellness coaching.

My clinical practice covers the common and recurrent diseases and symptoms that have not responded to biomedicine, such as fascial and musculoskeletal pain, arthritis, neurological disorders (Parkinson’s diseases, post-stroke, Bell’s palsy, cerebral palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathy), cardiovascular diseases (coronary artery disease, post-heart attack, hypertension), GI diseases (indigestion, gastritis, stomachache, constipation, diarrhea, colitis), respiratory diseases (common cold, asthma and seasonal allergy, viral infection), urinary infection and stone pain, and chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, low libido, menopause, cancer management, among others.

I published the article Dry Needling is One Type of Acupuncture in Medical Acupuncture, a peer-reviewed, Western medical doctor-acupuncturist predominant journal. The article was named a High Impact Article in 2016 and was recommended as a continuing education course for Western medical doctors.