Yu Gu, BA, BSC, Ph.D., MBAcC, is a fully qualified acupuncturist, insured and accredited by the British Acupuncture Council. Yu is committed to working to professional guidelines and adhering to strict clinical hygiene standards.
In the past 20 years, Yu Gu obtained the Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, the Master Degree of Acupuncture in Chinese Medicine, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (University of Aberdeen), and a second Bachelor’s degree after 3.5 years study and practice in the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, UK.
Yu Gu is the third generation of a traditional Chinese medicine family who practices TCM for more than a century. Grandfather (1904-2003) – Dr. Mingsan Gu was a nationally reputable Chinese medicine herbalist who practiced until 95 years old. He was officially awarded as one of the top 10 Distinguished TCM Doctors (十大名医) by the Chinese Ministry of Health in 1991. His expertise was to treat a wide variety of difficult conditions including cancer, gynaecology, internal diseases, etc.
Yu Gu’s father Dr. Yanfang Gu inherited the wealth of knowledge from grandfather and has practiced more than 40 years with a good reputation nationally. He has a wide range of expertise treating difficult conditions, and also specialised at treating cancer & renal patients.
As the 3rd generation of the TCM family, Yu is passionate about acupuncture. Yu has inherited the TCM knowledge and experience from her family and has years of experience in the clinic. She enjoys treating a wide variety of patients and conditions using both TCM and Five Elements approaches to achieve the wellbeing of physical and mental levels.