u About
Our Medical Director . . .
Tsun-Nin Lee, M.D., is the Director of the San
Francisco Medical Clinic for the Treatment of Pain, P.C. He received
his B.A. degree in Chemistry from Columbia College in 1966, his M.D. degree
from New York University School of Medicine in 1970, and received his post-graduate
training in internal medicine at the University Hospital of Jacksonville,
Florida.
Dr. Lee has been licensed to practice medicine
in California since 1971. His primary professional interests are
in pain management and other complex medical conditions. He has published
numerous scientific articles in various medical journals and has been recognized
internationally, especially for his contribution as the author and proponent
of the Thalamic Neuron Theory, an important paper elucidating the pathophysiology
of chronic pain and chronic diseases.
Beginning in the late 1970’s, as the Director of
the Academy of Pain Research, Dr. Lee organized numerous meetings in conjunction
with the Cornell Medical Center and the UCSF School of Medicine faculty
to popularize the concept of a multi-disciplinary approach to pain management.
Since 1979, Dr. Lee has been the course chairman for the North American
Symposium on Acupuncture and Peri-Symposium Seminars and Workshops, an
educational program for physicians that has been co-sponsored by prominent
universities such as Cornell University, Stanford University, the University
of California at Irvine, and University of British Columbia. These
meetings have educated thousands of doctors from across the United States
in effective treatment methods for chronic pain. Dr. Lee was also
selected as one of a handful of medical specialists to meet and confer
with five top pain specialists from the Soviet Union in a program sponsored
by the National Institute of Health. Dr. Lee has also been the guest
of many TV and radio shows and has been the subject of many newspaper articles.
(See News Clippings)
Sample Publications
Regardless of how well acupuncture and herbal remedies
work, there are many divergent theories that attempt to explain the mechanism
of these treatment modalities. Dr. Tsun-Nin Lee's studies offer a
theoretical basis for traditional Chinese medicine using Western
medical models. The papers are breakthroughs that incorporate modern
brain research to demonstrate how ancient techniques work.
Dr. Lee has published many
articles on the subject. Following are two sample papers regarding the
Thalamic Neuron Theory (TNT) and two additional articles authored by Dr.
Lee.
t Thalamic
Neuron Theory: A Hypothesis
Thalamic
Neuron Theory: A Hypothesis Concerning Pain and Acupuncture
t Thalamic
Neuron Theory: Theoretical Basis
Thalamic
Neuron Theory: Theoretical Basis for the Role Played by the
Central
Nervous System (CNS) in the Causes and Cures of All Diseases
t Treatment
of Rhinitis with Acupuncture
t Injection
of Single Acupuncture
Locus in
Treatment
of Posterior
Shoulder Pain
Visit the website
where Dr. Lee trains Medical Professionals
to integrate
Acupuncture and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) concept to Allopathic
Medicine.
