Pracitioners
Dr. Simon S. Mai
Dr. Simon Mai is an orthopaedic surgeon from China. He graduated from Zhongshan Medical School with a MD degree in 1983. When practicing Western medicine in the past, Dr. Mai incorporated acupuncture techniques, e.g. acupunctured anaesthesia was used during and after operations. He lived in England for seven years where he had a private acupuncture clinic and was a Clinical Research Fellow at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. In order to provide more effective treatments to his patients, Dr. Mai also completed a Physiotherapy Course in England. He moved to Canada in 1997 and set up China Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic in Port Coquitlam and in Burnaby, with his wife Nancy Zhu, M.D. He practises Eastern medicine incorporating Western therapeutic techniques since.
- Registered Acupuncturist and Doctor. of TCM of British Columbia, Canada (Reg# GD99019)
- Medical Doctor (China)
- M.Sc. in Medical Sciences (Orthopaedic Surgery)
- B.Sc. in Physiotherapy (England)
- Member of Canadian-Sino Medical Association
Qualifications
Dr. Nancy Y. Zhu
Dr. Nancy Zhu is a physician from China and also a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. From 1982 to 1990 Dr. Zhu practised in government hospitals in China, combining her expertise in western medicine with TCM. For example, using acupuncture and her knowledge of herbs to help her patients to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy. In 1991 Dr. Zhu moved to England with her husband where they set up an acupuncture and TCM clinic. Now she practices acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in our Port Coquitlam Office.
- Registered Acupuncturist and Doctor. of TCM of British Columbia, Canada (Reg# GD99018)
- Medical Doctor (China)
- M.Sc. in Medical Sciences (Immunology and Infectious Diseases)
- Member of Canadian-Sino Medical Association
Qualifications
Practise and Professional Activities
Both Dr. Mai and Dr. Zhu have been through high-standard professional medical training, and have more than 20 years of clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment of diseases. They apply acupuncture, tuina and herbal formulae for internal and/or external uses, and also integrate Chinese massage with Qi, or energy. They use typical Chinese Medical ways to remove the blockage of body channels, adjust whole body balance, improve blood circulation, and relieve pain and stress. Many patients received such treatments, especially those with problems difficult to be treated successfully by other healing approaches, found results that they did not think were possible. The practice are recognized by Government of Canada Veterans Affairs, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) and most Extended Health Plans.
Besides clinical practise, Dr. Mai and Dr. Zhu are also the instructors of Western Canadian Institute of TCM Practitioners. They give seminars in the community from time to time. Since February 2003, Dr. Mai has been chosen to speak weekly in the Program of Health, on the Radio station of AM1470. They have also been featured on television news. The purpose of these activities is to educate the public on how to prevent diseases and maintain health. The picture below and video on right are samples of a newspaper article (Langley Time, May 1999) and TV News broadcast on which the doctors have been featured. (click the pictures for detail)
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