PQ Kang, OMD

After years of bad, repeat sinus infections, I started seeing Dr. Kang. He has been very understanding and effective in both clearing up and preventing the infections. I have almost no problems with my sinuses — except when I neglect my herbs!

Dr Kang has been tremendously wise and compassionate in taking care of my rather serious autoimmune health issues (a few times very weak and constant fatigue over the years). He has helped me overcome these issues with regular consistent herbal tea prescriptions for the past 17 years.
There have been many times I felt I would not have the strength to make it through a season but with dr Kang’s contagious confidence and direction and taking his treatments with acupuncture and being committed to cooking the natural (no pesticides) teas & drinking them twice a day, I have regained a sense of wellness and am now thriving.
Dr Kangs personality is a blend of the aBuddha nature (compassionate) and Christ like unconditional care for all his clients.
I understand his prices seem high at times for the combination of teas and acupuncture. I believe it is 70.00 for acupuncture and 10.00 per herbal tea bag (a day or two worth of herbal tea) …
For some clients they might want to ask him of the two treatments options, acupuncture or personal natural herbal tea to brew, is the most helpful for your individual case. For me, regular cooking of his personalized herbal formulas, have proved to be the most valuable for treating my autoimmune issue.
I see one bad review here and I understand we all have different experiences with health oractioners. The person reviewing mentioned something about language differences. I feel dr Kang has an excellent awareness of the English language and even though he has a moderately strong accent… He speaks slowly and clearly and I feel there is good communication between us.
Dr Kang was a high level doctor at Beijing hospital for. Many years. I believe while there he also practiced neurology and a type of anestegiology by using needles only. Wow! I feel dr Kang has the smarts and courage to take risks and put himself out there for each of his clients. I highly reccmend this man as a doctor you can count on on your medical team!
Blessings and be well

Being a Western MD, I have the greatest respect for Dr. Kang. I actually have been taking my 3 y.o. daughter to him for allergies/​skin rash treatment to supplement the conventional treatment she has been getting from Stanford allergy clinic.
He has been prescribing herbs that have helped quite a bit.
It is important to keep in my mind though, that Eastern therapies do work slower than Western medications and require adjustments to the diet and lifestyle as well. I would envision them more like a marathon rather than a sprint. The goal is to fundamentally change the balance of one’s elements and, like any fundamental change, it does require time and perseverance. I would not get discouraged if there is nothing happening after a few visits — it is for a ling run…
Very worth it!

II went into the clement st. clinic for the first time. Waited in the waiting room. Then the doctor asked me in his office. Never introduced himself and i’m still unsure. I’m guessing he was Kang. He made me feel like a piece of profit and not a person in need sense the first moment I stepped into his office…
The place was decorated nicely and looks great but really, it was very cold, had no music and felt very lonely. The doctor left me alone in the room a lot. I always felt forgotten. I even cried at first cause I had needles in my back with electrical currents and I had no clue where my doctor had gone… from what seemed to be 20 – 30 minutes. He didn’t seem to be listening to what was wrong with me that is why I still have 95% of the same back problems as I did when I first walked into the clinic. I paid 90 $ for something that didn’t work and felt some what humiliating because I had to save up my money for this. I ended up leaving, crying. I also tried talking to the doctor after he told me «okay, finished» leaving in a rush but the herbalist at the front said he was too busy for me… because some reason no one but the doctor writes any paper work. I really felt like a nobody.

I would give NO stars if I could. This guy, like someone else mentions, is a total rip off. He just gives you this speil that seems that it seems he has rehearsed many times before… and then overcharges you for herbs that, in my case, wound up MAKING ME SICK!!! I’m returning the herbs to him today and if he refuses to take them back, I will call someone to find out how to lodge an official complaint. You can’t take advantage of people just because they don’t speak your language and trust you.

Dr. Kang is a master herbalist and I always get great results from his treatments. He is especially fantastic for skin disorders.

Dr. Kang is the best! After going weekly to the dermatologist for 2 months for a mysterious rash which they could not find a cause nor cure (and having 3 biopsies and blood tests), Dr. Kang gave me the most horrible tasting bags of wood and weeds and rocks that I had to boil into a tea. But it made the rash go away in a week. AMAZING.
The tea is hard to drink but it is worth it. Have a small glass of apple juice handy to drink right after.

My shoulders are forever in a knot. We used to have a massage therapist come to our office and he would always tell me that I needed to book an hour long session with him at their office to get rid of the knots. He also told me that acupuncture would probably fix it right away, but he wasn’t licensed to do acupuncture in CA — just China. He also told me that it would take me over 4 sessions of massages at $ 85/​hour to get rid of the knots.
That is the reason why I sought an acupuncturist. Yes, I admit it, I was too cheap to pay $ 340 to get rid of the knots in my shoulders. I walked into the Guang CI TCM Clinic and met Dr. Kang. He scared the beejeezus out of me at first, but I returned another day where I was greeted by Melissa. I love Melissa!
Melissa treated me for my «shoulder problem,» where she told me that there was really nothing for me to worry about because my range of motion, etc. was just fine. I almost felt suckered by the massage therapist, but if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have met Melissa.
Although I don’t have any major physical ailments, my parents do. After my first visit with Melissa, I suggested that my parents come here for a couple of treatments too. Melissa and Dr. Kang have done wonders for my mom, and for that we are forever grateful.
Although Dr. Kang scared the beejeezus out of me, I think he rocks!

I love Dr. Kang. I’d never been to a Chinese doctor and since I didn’t know anything about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), I was really resistant, but I’m glad I listened to my friend and finally went to see Dr. Kang.
I’ve had pretty intense back pain off and on for 20+ years and I’ve gotten a lot of relief in the past few months by seeing Dr. Kang for accupuncture, cupping, and hands-​on healing. (I did also try the Chinese herbs for a couple weeks but I couldn’t make myself take them regularly.) I’ve walked in stooped way over like an ancient woman with osteoperosis and walked out an hour later with an estimated over 80% improvement.
My back isn’t totally healed yet, because as Dr. Kang says, it takes awhile to heal a couple decades of problems, but I have hope now for the first time in many years. He always makes me feel better and I am trending upward every week.
PS: There is also a clinic in Palo Alto that’s open on Tuesday and Thursday (the SF clinic is open Mon, Weds, Fri, and Sat.). Check the website for the address for the Palo Alto clinic.
PPS: I also get great cream from him for eczema. If I put it on my hands every night, the eczema completely clears up. If I don’t do it for a week it starts to come back. I would try Dr. Kang for just about any health issue – I have had great results with him.

Helped with my sciatica. Took several visits, but was able to minimize my pain dramatically in a couple of weeks when physical therapy has not been able to do in a couple of months. Dr. Kang may be a bit abrupt, but he’s good. Price is reasonable at $ 70 per session (cash or check only).

I’ve been to a couple of different acupunturists before, but Dr. Kang beat them hands down. Dr. Kang had no preliminaries, but looked at me and almost immediately knew what was up with me– including that the previous 2 days had been stressful, just looking at my tongue for about three seconds. He hit all my points immediately and I felt better after a single treatment than after several treatments from other acupuncturists. He’s got a PA office close to the Cal Ave Caltrain station.