Johns Hopkins - trained neurologist (MD) & NCCAOM board - certified acupuncturist (#A - 88932). My unique integration of fMRI - guided needle placement and myofascial release techniques has been adopted by Mayo Clinic’s Pain Rehabilitation Center.Evidence - Based Impact:

• 83% migraine reduction in 120 patients (published in JAMA Network Open)
• Developed "Acu - Detox" protocol for Mount Sinai’s opioid recovery program
• TEDMED talk "Needles vs Neurons" viewed 1.7M + timesForget "energy flow" metaphors – I show patients real - time ultrasound scans of tissue decompression during treatments. What emperors called "qi stagnation" we now measure as cytokine levels. The poetry remains; the proof is scientific.