Dr Hung D Tran
Dr Tran, our medical director, is a UK trained medical doctor and specialist in Classical Chinese acupuncture. He is currently in private practice in London.
Having obtained his Western medical qualifications (MBBS) from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, Dr Tran spent his junior medical year gaining experience in general abdominal and urology surgery, respiratory, and endocrinology medicine (which embraces conditions such as diabetes and hormonal disturbances).
Dr Tran further undertook postgraduate (vocational) training in general practice medicine in the NHS. During this time he worked in the hospital specialities of - accident and emergency, obstetrics and gynaecology, and in psychiatry at East Surrey hospital. He completed his training in general practice in East Surrey and Inner London.
To complement his Western medical training, Dr Tran undertook postgraduate training in Oriental medicine. He completed a two year course in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture before being granted full membership to the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC). This included a full exposition of Chinese medical theory, diagnosis and supervised clinical attachments. To further refine his clinical skills, Dr Tran spent four years working under the close supervision of Master Nguyen Tinh Thong, a highly regarded physician and teacher of acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine.
Very early on Dr Tran felt a great affinity with acupuncture and undertook deeper studies into the Classical styles of Chinese medicine with several modern day master practitioners such as Japanese acupuncture with Kiiko Matsumoto Sensei; Classical Chinese Acunpucture with Master Jeffrey C Yuen; The Balance method of acupuncture with Dr Richard Tan.
Further clinical training included a clinical internship in Vietnam in the art of bone setting, a traditional discipline which employs fast, precise movements to re-align joints and bones in conditions ranging from osteo-arthritis to complex breaks.
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Dr Tran holds a postgraduate diploma in medical Qigong (a system of breathing exercises which restores, builds up and directs vital energy) and has completed a course in Chinese pre-prepared herbal medicine.
Dr Tran is a life long Buddhist who believes deeply in the power of meditation and the continuing wisdom of the Buddha's teachings in today's world.
Drawing from this rich and profound medical knowledge and upon his clinical experience, Dr Tran is able to select the treatments most in tune with both the patient and their specific condition. He has evolved a unique understanding of how best to approach the care of his patients and their family.