About Dr. Wang
Dr. Shaobai Wang is a medical doctor from China and a master acupuncturist licensed in New York, Connecticut and Wisconsin.
He is a former Columbia University Medical School visiting professor and research scientist (1991-2004) with more than 40 medical and acupuncture publications to his name and has been featured in numerous TV shows, such as CBS News, as well as radio shows, articles in magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, newspapers such as China Daily, and medical journals.
Dr. Wang was invited to speak about acupuncture and Chinese herbs by many medical schools and universities, and well-known companies, including Harvard University, Columbia University, NYU Medical School, Mt. Sinai Medical School and the Colgate Company.
He graduated from Henan and Guangzhou Chinese Medical Schools under an eight-year full-time medical program that included Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture and modern Western medicine.
Dr. Wang comes from a lineage of Chinese doctors and acupuncturists, with seven members of his immediate family practicing medicine worldwide.
He has clinical practices in Manhattan and Long Island, and resides on Long Island with his wife and two children.
Dr. Wang’s Biography
For over 40 years, Dr. Wang has transformed the lives of countless patients and medical practitioners through his expertise in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). A pioneer in the field, he has developed several groundbreaking treatments that have advanced the practice of acupuncture and herbal medicine.
In 1991, Dr. Wang was invited to Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons as a visiting professor, where he became the first acupuncturist in the United States to treat Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in children. His work has since extended to conditions such as ADD, ADHD, cerebral palsy, autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and hyperactivity. Additionally, he was among the first acupuncturists to successfully treat both male and female infertility.
Dr. Wang’s expertise has been widely recognized in the medical community. In 2001, he was the keynote speaker at the FACES national conference at New York University, where he presented on the treatment of epilepsy using Chinese herbal medicine. He has also been invited to speak about TCM and acupuncture at leading institutions, including Harvard University, Columbia University, NYU Medical School, Mount Sinai Medical School, and even corporate organizations like Colgate-Palmolive.
His work has been featured on CBS News and covered by both national and regional media outlets. In addition to treating a diverse patient base, Dr. Wang has provided care to physicians from prestigious hospitals such as Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital, Yale University Medical School Hospital, and Mount Sinai Medical School Hospital. He continues to serve as a TCM and acupuncture consultant for the Department of Mount Sinai Medical Schools.
An accomplished academic, Dr. Wang has authored more than 30 scientific papers published in China, South Korea, and the United States. He is also the co-author of a book on alternative medicine.
Dr. Wang received eight years of formal medical education in China, graduating from two medical schools with training in Modern Medicine, TCM, and Acupuncture. Recognized as one of China’s best young acupuncturists in 1991, he moved to the United States shortly after. From 1987 to 1991, he also served as the physician to the Polish Consulate in Guangzhou, China.
Timeline
China
1978
Studied at Henan Chinese Medical University in Henan, China
1983
Intern and Resident Physician at Luoyang-Yiyang Hospital, Luoyang, China
1985
Became a Fellow of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture at Guangzhou Chinese Medical University
1988
Physician to Polish Consulate, Guangzhou, China
1991
Selected by the Chinese Government as one of the top sixty youngest acupuncturists in all of China
America
1991
Dr. Wang at the Northwest Acupuncture Center in Chicago (1991). The president of the center, Dr. William Dunbar, asked Dr. Wang to demonstrate acupuncture techniques to the staff and students.
Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
1992
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
1995
Invited by SinoVision to host an acupuncture TV program.
Invited by the Chinese Voice for a thirty-minute acupuncture radio program, New York, USA
1996
Invited again by the SinoVision for another thirty-minute acupuncture TV program in New York, USA.
Invited by the International Channel for a thirty-minute acupuncture TV program in Los Angeles, USA.
1999
Research Scientist, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
2000
Collected in “Who’s Who”, New York, USA
2001
Invited as a main speaker in the FACES conference to talk about the treatment of epilepsy by Chinese herbs, New York, NY, USA
2002
Dr. Wang and Dr. Donald Kotler, M.D. and Chief of one of the departments at Columbia University (2002). 
Dr. Wang with Dr. Holt, M.D.(middle) and Chief of one of the departments in Columbia University (2002). On the left is the famous Greek doctor Ari Kapetanakis. At this time, Dr. Wang was a research scientist and visiting professor at Columbia University
2004
Interviewed by Dermatology Times
2005
Invited by Touro College to teach Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Became a Chinese Herbal Medicine and acupuncture consultant at Mount Sinai Medical School.
2006
Spoke about Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture at Columbia and Harvard Universities
Dr. Wang in the JFK room at Harvard University in 2006 when he was invited by Harvard University to talk about the comparisons between Chinese Medicine and Modern Western Medicine. The room used to be JFK’s dormitory when he attended Harvard University as a student. It was later converted to a hotel for Harvard University guests. 2007
Invited by KSO2 Sphinxtv NEWS to talk about acupuncture
2009
Invited by CBS NEWS to talk about acupuncture and modern medicine with Dr. Lapook.
Apologies, but part 1/3 is missing.
Part 2 of 3 Part 3 of 3 2010
Invited by both New York University Medical School and Mount Sinai Medical School to lecture about acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine
2011
Invited by the Colgate Company and New York University Medical School to talk about acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
2014
Awarded and Honored by the American Traditional Chinese Medicine Society Conference with Excellence in Performance, Commitment, and Dedication. Interviewed and quoted by China Daily focusing on Chinese Herbal Medicine
2015
Invited by Baruch College to lecture on “The Differences between TCM, Acupuncture and Modern Western Medicine”
Lectured on three occasions to worldly acclaimed Acupuncturist groups: The International TCM Union, American TCMAAA, and The International Taiji and Qigong Wellbeing Group on “Situ Zhen(司徒铃针法), Jinsan Zhen(靳三针针法), Tang Zhen(糖针) and The Three Basic Skills for Doctors” via WeChat.
2016
Honored Professor in his first medical school: Henan University of TCM
Invited as one of the main speakers at the 2016 Forum for Health Industry Cooperation China-Lusophony-Ibero-America, in Lisbon, Portugal. The picture above is with the former Health Administrator of Portugal at Forum. 
Spoke about Tangzhen 糖针/怡针/舒针 (Comfortable Acupuncture or Pleasant Acupuncture) at Harvard University Hospital
2017
Invited by Cornell University Medical School to lecture about acupuncture
Dr. Wang was invited to be on TV with George Lopez.
2018
Dr. Wang was honored as Vice-Chairperson of the 1st Board of Specialty Committee of Head Acupuncture
Dr. Wang featured on Viceland with Action Bronson.
2019
Dr. Wang appeared on an episode of “Try Living With Lucie”
Dr. Wang gave a lecture for the American Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture on Tangzhen.
2020
Dr. Wang treated NBA star Cole Anthony on “Gettin’ to the Point”
Dr. Wang treated social media star Overtime Megan on “Gettin’ to the Point”
2021
Dr. Wang treated NBA trainer Chris Brickley on “Gettin’ to the Point”
Dr. Wang was interviewed for an NBC News article regarding Gua Sha.
Dr. Wang gave a lecture to the American Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.
Dr. Wang gave a speech at the World Traditional Medicine Forum.
2022
Dr. Wang received these mugs from his patients!
Dr. Wang was featured in this Harper’s Bazaar article.
2023
Dr. Wang received this award from the Asian-American Acupuncture Association.
Dr. Wang gave a speech at the American-Swiss TCM Summit Forum in Zurich.
2024
Dr. Wang was elected as president of the American TCM Society (ATCMS), which is one of the most active and influential organizations in the world’s Chinese community in its field. For info regarding ATCMS, please visit atcms.org and atcmsny.org
Dr. Wang gave a lecture for the L. AC. in the Tri-State Area.
Appointed as the Deputy Director Member of Science and Technology Working Committee of the World of Acupuncture-Moxibustion.
Dr. Wang’s clinical work is approved by Peking University’s Professor Han Jisheng, a famous academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Wang was invited by the Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Society of Australia to give a presentation on “Sugar Needle.”
2025
Keynote speech at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Technology Exchange Conference in Zhengzhou，China
November 2, 2025
Invited by Princeton University to lecture traditional Chinese medicine in the Frist Campus Center 302, where Albert Einstein had lectured.
November 16, 2025
December 2025
Elected Vice Chairperson of the 3rd Board of Specialty Committee of Emergency and Critical Care of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies
