about our clinic
Established in 1994, our acupuncture clinic has been one of the premier clinics in the Greater Boston area for almost twenty years. Founded and operated by Weidong Lu, we offer a variety of services with a focus on acupuncture. We pride ourselves on individualized care, with patients from New England and beyond.
ABOUT weidong lu
Born and raised in Ningbo, China, Weidong Lu has over thirty years of clinical acupuncture experience. Aside from his private practice, Weidong also established the Oncology Acupuncture department in 2000 at the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of the world’s leading cancer hospitals, where he still leads the current team. He is also an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Additionally, Weidong’s research in the field of integrative oncology has been the recipient of numerous grants, including from the National Institute of Health. His research primarily focuses on the symptom management and supportive care of oncology patients using integrative therapies, including acupuncture. He has published over 60 research papers and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work nationally and globally, including countries in North America, Asia, and Europe.
SELECTED CREDENTIALS
M.B. from Zhejiang Medical University (1983)
MPH from Harvard School of Public Health (2002)
PhD in Integrative Medicine from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (2009)
Chairman of Committee on Acupuncture at the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (2004 - Current)
Former Chair of the Chinese Herbal Medicine Department at New England School of Acupuncture
ABOUT ALEX M. LU
Alex M. Lu, L. Ac is a fourth-generation traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. Following in the footsteps of her father, Weidong Lu, Alex was exposed to the benefits of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine from a young age. She received her BA in anthropology from Mount Holyoke College and graduated in 2023 with a Masters in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS University, and in 2024, she joined Lu Acupuncture PLLC as a licensed acupuncturist.
Alex employs a holistic and evidence-based approach to acupuncture and pain management and strongly believes in a multidisciplinary perspective in healthcare. She is passionate about promoting acupuncture for underrepresented groups and treating the whole person, not simply the symptoms.
When not in the clinic, Alex enjoys spending time with her wife and naughty cat, traveling, and exploring the local restaurant scene.
