Acupuncture & Natural Medicine              Dr. Peng, Rockville, MD

Gang Peng OMD, Ph.D., L. Ac.

Dr. Peng is an acupuncturist and researcher. He is
principal doctor at his clinic - Acupuncture & Natural Medicine.
He is a graduate of Beijing University of (Traditional) Chinese
Medicine (M.B. or OMD) in Beijing, China and Wayne State
University (Ph.D.) in Detroit, Michigan. He is a well-trained
clinic acupuncturist and immunologist.

In addition to his private practice, he is also a member
(acupuncturist) of Pain and Palliative Care Service (PPCS)
at National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Maryland). He treats
patients who are in various clinic studies and have the needs
for acupuncture treatment.

Dr. Peng also has long-term interest in medical research. He was a research fellow at
National Institutes of Health. He conducted researches on inflammatory and infectious
diseases including HIV/AIDS. Of his researches, he contributed to the establishment of a
new potential anti-HIV mechanism.

Dr. Peng's approach for acupuncture

Dr. Peng's practice is rooted from Traditional Chinese Medicine. He conducts diagnosis and
therapeutic design based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and
acupuncture.

Dr. Peng emphasizes the concept of individualized medicine. Each individual has his or her
own body (physical) condition that contributes to the presenting symptoms or diseases. In
Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is important to consider individual overall body condition for
the therapeutic design. It is believed that only when overall body's condition is corrected, one
can fundamentally resolve his or her illness.

Dr. Peng follows closely current advance in basic and clinic research including acupuncture
and other therapies. He always informs his patients with update medical progress and
incorporates useful information into his treatment design.