Kathy Chao, R.Ac is a Registered Acupuncturist.  She is a  member in good standing with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario, which is established under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Act, 2006. It works in consultation with the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to ensure the public has access to safe, competent and ethical services from qualified traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) professionals.  She is also a mmber of the Canadian Society of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture(CSCMA).

Kathy has been practicing acupuncture through TCM methods since graduating from the Ontario College of TCM and Acupuncture in 2004. Kathy's passion for this field aspires her to continuously extend her learning in this field through advanced acupuncture practicum. On the topic of establishing the TCM act(2006), her involvement and leadership on public health and safety was featured in 2005 on major Chinese newspaper articles.

Her fascination for acupuncture emerged as a young adult with her personal experience(due to poor health) of the wondrous healing benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine & acupuncture.  After seeing amazing results and creating a life style based on wellness, Kathy was inspired to understand the science behind this branch of alternative medicine and decided to base her career path to help others restore their balance with acupuncture.

Kathy Chao, R.Ac has been practicing acupuncture in Toronto since 2004, and in the Markham (Greensborough) area since 2008.  Having practiced acupuncture for 15+ years, she is very proud of her work and her establishment.  Her success in her work over the years in many ways is due to the many referrals she gets from her happy patients, referring their friends and and family, and from the doctors that she collaborate with knowing and seeing positive health benefits from their patients, and earning their trust in her profession.  Kathy has treated a large variety of ailments in a vast cross-section of the population, age wise, ranging from 6 - 85 years old!  Over the years, with many happy referrals, she has come across many fertility and infertility related disorders in particular.  Kathy has also teamed up with the Oncologist team at MSH to give treatments for post cancer patients to speed up recovery process for symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, numbness on hand/foot etc.

Kathy's experience, knowledge, compassion, kindness, sincere approach and her effective treatments on helping others attain better quality of life has brought many patients relief through mostly referrals.  Since she started her practice, some common ailments that she has treated with high success rate include: various of infertility cases, variety of chronic health issues, ranging from stress, anxiety, chronic pains, skin disorders, alleviating post chemo/radiation therapy symptoms, digestive disorders to various women's health issues.

Why choose your treatment with Kathy?

  -  Kathy is experienced(17 + years clinical), dedicated, knowledgeable, sincere, compassionate and supportive practitioner that loves what she does and brings her expertise in classical acupuncture to deliver the best acupuncture that works effectively for you 

- She collaborates with medical professionals that specialized in the field of infertility/gynecological conditions and oncology, and thus has a broader understanding of their methodology to better compliment your treatment with acupuncture

 - Your treatment is personally tailored as it specifically reflects your unique individual dynamics

 -  You are educated about what's wrong according to Chinese Medical principles in layman's terms, and the approach it can be healed according with to Chinese medical principles 

-  electro-acupuncuture, ear acupuncture, nutritional counseling & cupping are all part of the treatment if necessary upon practitioner's discretion

- Flexible hours, evening hours and weekend hours.

Kathy in Media

 Interview with Fairchild TV