About
Dr. Pei Chun Chin holds a PhD in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) from the China Academic of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS) in Beijing, China. He is a Chinese trained, U.S. accredited licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist.
Dr. Chin completed his acupuncture, herbal and acupressure training in Taipei, Taiwan in 1987. During his pursuit of his master degree at San Francisco State University, he launched an acupressure class at the Golden Gate Park senior center teaching senior citizens acupressure, holding workshops, and giving weekly lectures about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for two and a half years.
While living on the East Cost, he joined the New England School of Acupuncture so that he could be accredited and practice acupuncture and Chinese medicine to help more people.
After relocation to Minnesota in 2003, he established a private practice and worked as a teaching clinician in the College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Northwestern Health Sciences University for six and a half years.
Under a strong desire to broaden his knowledge in TCM and to specialize in TCM internal medicine, he passed the entrance exam and joined the CACMS in Fall of 2010 to pursuit a PhD degree and focus his study on treating Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney diease (CKD).
During his full-time study in Beijing, Dr. Chin followed famous herbalists and acupuncturists in private TCM clinics and in public hospitals to learn and practice acupuncture and herbal treatments for the general public.
After publishing research journals in both Chinese and English, Dr. Chin received his PhD degree in 2015 and came back to the U.S. the following year.
Dr. Chin's specialities include:
- treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Leech Therapy
- Hormonal Imbalance
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Vitality
- Facial/ Overall Rejuvenation
- Sport Injury
- Pain Management
Dr. Chin holds licenses to practice acupuncture and Chinese medicine in Minnesota and California respectively. Currently he resides and maintains a private practice in MN.