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Dr Sam Kwag is an AHPRA-registered Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbal Medicine Practitioner with over 10 years of experience in Melbourne. He graduated in 2014 with a double degree in Chinese Medicine and Human Biology from RMIT University.
He has extensive experience in supporting various conditions, including:
Dr Sam has a special interest in Mental health, fertility, pregnancy, IVF support, postpartum care, and pediatric health. As a father, he witnessed firsthand the challenges of pregnancy, C-section recovery, and postnatal depression, inspiring his passion for supporting women through the benefits of Chinese Medicine.
Growing up in a family where Chinese Medicine was the first choice for healthcare, he was deeply influenced by his grandfather, an acupuncturist, and developed a lifelong passion for the practice.
Since 2015, Dr Sam is dedicated to Korean SAAM & SAM BU acupuncture, presenting seminars in Melbourne and Sydney since 2018. His herbal medicine approach is based on the Dongui Bogam, a UNESCO-registered Korean medical text compiled in 1613.
As the fourth generation of practitioners in her family, Dr. Zhu has grown up influenced by a wealth of experience in traditional Chinese medicine. She graduated with honors from RMIT University with a double degree in Chinese Medicine and Human Biology.
She has gained extensive clinical experience from both the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China.
Julia uses her gentle acupuncture skills, Chinese herbal medicine, and diet therapy advice to treat a wide range of health issues. She has high success rates in helping women become pregnant naturally or by providing IVF support.
She treats:
Julia is a member of the Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) and nationally registered and accredited by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia. (CMBA) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (AHPRA)
Dr Dandan graduated from Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. She gained her
clinical experiences through internship in the affiliated hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Jiangsu Hospital of Chinese Medicine in China. She has been involved in her clinical practice in Singapore since.
Dr Dandan completed her postgraduate studies of PhD in Chinese Medicine from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
Dr Dandan also holds full registration of nursing both in Singapore and Australia. With her nursing background, she combines both western medicine and eastern medicine into patient treatments. She treats all kinds of acute and chronic health issues such as:
She also provides cosmetic acupuncture and facial scrubbing.
Dr Dandan speaks English and Mandarin.
Dandan is a member of the Federation of Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture (FCMA) and nationally registered and accredited by the
Chinese Medicine Board of Australia. (CMBA)and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.( AHPRA)
Dr. Yuen, graduated as a medical doctor from University of Calgary, Canada and was later awarded with Master Degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology by the National University of Malaysia.
She was then extended her interest in studying Traditional Chinese Medicine and granted with the Master Degree in Applied Science (Acupuncture) from RMIT in Australia. She is a qualified acupuncturist registered with the Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria and Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency (AHPRA).
She has marked interest and substantial experience in managing various health problem, especially in women’s health at all stages. She strongly believes the considerable advantages of integration of Eastern into Western medicine in maintaining the best health possible.
She aimed to offer quality acupuncture and other ancient Chinese Medicine treatments in optimizing health, as well as providing a preventive health care for those who are simply seeking for alternative way of healing and to enhance general well-being.
Dr. Yuen able to converse fluently in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay.
Dr. Yuen is a member o Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA)and and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (AHPRA)
Dr Jack graduates from Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and he also hold Master degree of Clinical research from University of Melbourne.
He has outstanding reputation for using evidence-based acupuncture to successfully treat a variety of conditions. Jack has always been keeping updated with current research evidence in medical world and practice evidence based medicine.
Dr Jack provides Acupucnture, Meridian Flow Massage and Chinese Herbal Medicine. He analyses each client’s needs carefully, and advise an individual management plan such as exercise and diet plan to encourage optimal results for clients achieve long-term and sustainable results.
He spent many years working both locally and internationally as a Holistic Acupuncturist, and have been involved in various research projects both in Australia and China.
He also helps patient with:
Jack speaks English and Mandarin.
He is a member of Federation of Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture (FCMA) and nationally registered and accredited by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia. (CMBA) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (AHPRA)
Joey is a registered acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner who holds a double degree in Health Science and Applied Science (Chinese Medicine) from RMIT University. She has her placement at Tong Shin Hospital (Malaysia). As part of the training, she gained some experiences in seeing many patients with musculoskeletal pain issues, digestive issues, menstruation problems, skin problems, as well as stress and anxiety.
Joey is a passionate, caring, and friendly person who enjoys the patient journey and working together with her client to achieve optimum benefit. She loves the characteristics of the holistic approach in Chinese Medicine and always aims to find the root cause of the disease. She is passionate in communicating with patients to help them achieve their health goal, both physically and mentally. She also believes that Chinese medicine has the healing power to awaken the body using the combination of acupuncture and herbal medicine to achieve a better outcome.
Her major interests are internal medicines, musculoskeletal issues, gynaecology and fertility issues, cosmetic facial acupuncture and mental illness. She may use different modalities such as acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, tui na and herbal medicine to tailor a treatment for her clients.
When outside of the clinic, Joey enjoys hanging out with friends, watching movies and traveling.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
Internal medicines.
Gyneacology and fertility issues.
Cosmetic facial acupuncture and mental illness and musculoskeletal issues.
LANGUAGE:
Ella is fluent in English and Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay.
Yukyung graduated from RMIT University with Master of Applied Science (Acupuncture) and Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy)/ Bachelor of Health Science.
Yukyung’s education in pain and movement of the body started at her early age when she started to learn the Korean martial arts – Taekwondo. She was invited to come to Australia to share her passion and knowledge of Taekwondo. Then she realized that there are so many connections between sports and health and this guided her to study Acupuncture and Osteopathy.
Yukyung believes in the combination of hands-on treatment and seeing body movement with a holistic approach as the key to bringing optimal results to relieve your complaint. Her priority is always to find the root cause of your symptom and its causing factors, not only focusing on your current symptom.
Yukyung loves teaching Taekwondo while she is not treating patients. She has been doing Taekwondo for more than 20 years and has also been appointed as a coach for the Australian Taekwondo national team since 2016. With her wealth of knowledge in Osteopathy, Chinese Medicine, and sports coaching experience at all levels, she finds out the best treatments and advice for each of her patients.
She is fluent in English and Korean.
Tim graduated from RMIT University with Master of Applied Science (Acupuncture) and previously completed Bachelor of nursing and midwifery from University of Tasmania.
Tim started studying acupuncture whilst working as a registered nurse specialising in acute care neurosurgery. He has extensive experience in providing holistic care for patients suffering from neurosurgical conditions and spinal disorders. Although he loved caring for patients and found the job rewarding, he always thought he could do more for his patients.
Tim is a friendly and caring practitioner who’s fluent in English and Korean. He has great interest in combining western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine to identify the root cause and provide optimised outcome for his patients. His main interests are.
– Pain management including muscles or joint pain and accident rehabilitation
– Sports injury
– Headaches and migraine
– Digestive problem
– Immune system
– Skin conditions
– Cosmetic acupuncture
Tim enjoys playing sport, running, eating, and eating too much. He is an ex div 1 social mix futsal champion x2.
Dr Daming is a registered acupuncturist and Chinese herbal medicine practitioner with a Bachelor of Chinese Medicine and a Bachelor of Health Science from RMIT University.
In clinical practice, Daming has a special interest in acute and chronic pain management with acupuncture, cupping, tuina massage and Chinese herb medicines.
Daming finds that Chinese medicine is very helpful in relieving and managing ailments related to work, lifestyle and aging factors as Chinese medicine has dealt with those issues over two thousand years and built up tremendous knowledge and methods in relation to treating those symptoms and syndromes.
Special interest:
Daming is nationally registered and accredited by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia. (CMBA) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (AHPRA) He is a member of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Society of Australia.
Language: Daming is fluent in Mandarin and English.
Dr Rachael Lim is known to be a friendly, warm and reliable. She holds a double degree in Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine) with distinction from RMIT University.
Rachael is passionate about digestive issues, mental health, skin problems and pain management. She believes that balancing one’s diet and lifestyle choices are important as many health issues tend to arise from them. She also has a special interest in women’s health conditions including menopause, irregular periods, period pain and pregnancy support.
Outside of medicine, Rachael enjoys a wide range of music as she plays the piano and drums. She is also an outgoing person and enjoys outdoors activities. She is a member of AACMA and speak fluent Mandarin and Cantonese.