About Our Team
M.D. qualified professionals with over 30 years acupuncture experience
China Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic is operated by Dr. Simon Mai and Dr. Nancy Zhu, M.D.-qualified practitioners with advanced certifications in acupuncture and physiotherapy.
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.
Qualifications:
- 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
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.
Qualifications:
- 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