About Us

Dr. Huan Ma comes from a long family line of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors and completed his PhD in acupuncture and internal medicine at Tianjin University of TCM. He has served as the supervising physician at the Acupuncture and Chinese Affiliated Outpatient Clinic of Tianjin University and was a contributing author to Integration of TCM and Western Medicine Emergency and Practical Internal Medicine. He is a Diplomate of Acupuncture certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. Dr. Ma is dedicated to teaching and developing acupuncture in America and has served as Associate Dean of Acupuncture Clinical Services at Northwestern Health Sciences University, where he still works as a full-time professor. Dr. Ma is a renowned specialist in pain management and in the treatment of the most difficult and complex of medical cases.

Tao Gong completed her bachelor’s and master’s of acupuncture at Tianjin University of TCM. She was a staff physician at the Tianjin Internal Medicine Clinic and has served as a clinical supervisor and professor at Northwestern Health Sciences University, where she still works as a full-time professor. Dr. Gong has extensive clinical experience in treating gynecological issues and providing cosmetic acupuncture treatments. She is a Diplomate of Acupuncture certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.

Jessica Brown graduated with a master’s degree in Oriental Medicine from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minnesota. She grew up in North Dakota and studied cultural anthropology and biology with an interest in integrative medicine at North Dakota State University in Fargo. Jessica completed a study abroad program at Tianjin University of TCM in China in 2009. She is a Diplomate of Acupuncture certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.

Andrew Fritsch graduated in 2008 with a master’s degree in Oriental Medicine from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minnesota. He grew up in Wisconsin and studied natural resource economics at Duke University in North Carolina. He worked in Denver for five years before moving to Minnesota to practice acupuncture. Andy will be relocating to Norway in the near future to practice Chinese Medicine. He is a Diplomate of Acupuncture certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.