Weidong Lu

Dr. Lu has over thirty years of clinical acupuncture experience. He has established the Oncology Acupuncture department in 2000 at the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is also an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Additionally, Dr. Lu’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.