As both a licensed Occupational Therapist and Acupuncturist, Dr. Jessica Brophy is passionate about integrating evidence-based rehabilitation with Traditional Chinese Medicine to provide individualized, whole-person care. Her experience spans pediatric hospitals, schools, skilled nursing facilities, and outpatient settings, where she has helped patients of all ages improve function, mobility, and quality of life.

Dr. Jessica has advanced training in treating orthopedic, neurological, and chronic pain conditions. She is Level 1 STAR Institute Certified in Sensory Processing and certified in dry needling for the treatment of acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain. She also has extensive experience in neurological rehabilitation including stroke and traumatic brain injury recovery.

In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Jessica has developed a line of herbal wellness teas inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine and is certified in Level 1 Medicinal Cooking through the Japanese and Chinese Medicinal Food and Medicine Society (和漢薬膳食医学会). She enjoys helping clients incorporate nutrition and lifestyle strategies into their overall wellness plan.

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Dr. Ariel Ma’ayan, is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and medical qigong therapist with over twelve years of experience. With a particular focus on the Chinese medical Classics, he draws from a range of traditional Chinese medicine modalities, including acupuncture, cupping, and moxibustion. He also offers entirely needle-free treatments, using medical qigong as a gentle, non-invasive approach to care.

Having grown up steeped in the martial arts, Ariel has long been fascinated by Chinese medical theory, with qigong serving as his gateway into Chinese medicine. His curiosity extends beyond the traditional arts: in its more scientific expression, it led him to pursue a degree in Physics at Stanford.

Ariel is also a translator of martial, medical, and mystical texts; a longtime educator; a Dragon’s Gate Daoist disciple; a Zhengyi Daoist priest; and the sole proprietor of Cosmic Tortoise Tea. His diverse studies and practices continue to inform his approach to Chinese medicine, bringing together classical theory, embodied practice, and a lifelong curiosity about the human body and mind.

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Dr. Aileen strives to bring a warm, personal approach to each session, focusing on connection and creating a safe space to heal. She knows good things take time, and she meets each patient with that same patience and dedication. Her intention is to keep learning and evolving, striving to show up with deeper skill and presence for every patient she meets.

Outside the clinic, Aileen finds joy in baking bread, spending time with loved ones, reading, relaxing, and enjoying live music with her husband. She looks forward to meeting and treating you!

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Ms. Ying Pan is a skilled Certified Massage Therapist with over 15 years of experience providing professional medical massage treatments. She specializes in a wide range of Western and Eastern techniques, including Traditional Chinese Medicine Channel Theory, to relieve muscle discomfort, promote relaxation, and support the treatment of internal conditions. Ying is experienced in diverse massage modalities and is known for her patient-centered, service-oriented approach and adaptability in dynamic clinical environments.

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Dr. Tai’s interest in medicine began early. Growing up in China, he was raised by his grandmother—an OB/GYN physician who blended Eastern and Western medicine long before it became trendy—and spent his summers at his uncle’s TCM orthopedic clinic, messing around with herbs, plasters and needles. These experiences inspired his belief that healing can be compassionate, creative and deeply integrative.

Dr. Tai founded Mahjong Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine to help individuals of all ages feel like themselves again. He thrives on the challenge of treating patients with complex, multifaceted, not-so-ideal conditions where Chinese medicine’s holistic approach excels in addressing multiple symptoms simultaneously. He enjoys the challenge of the intricacies and excitement of the “unusual, unexplained and unknown.”

Outside of his private practice, Dr. Tai works as a clinician at Sutter Health’s Integrative Medicine Unit, where he treats inpatients in the Acute Rehabilitation, Oncology and Intensive Care Units as well as outpatients in the Emergency Department, Comprehensive Cancer Center and Pain Management Clinic. He is among fewer than 100 acupuncturists in the U.S. credentialed for inpatient hospital privileges and medical staff membership. At the hospital, he specializes in internal medicine, neurological conditions, cancer care, palliative care and pain management. He is also involved in collaborating with and educating Western internal medicine residents (MD/DOs) and TCM residents.

In addition to his clinical duties, he serves as the Dean and Assistant Professor at Oikos University’s Master of Science in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (MSAHM) program, where he provides academic leadership, oversees faculty performance and offers student support and instruction. He is also a faculty member at Five Branches University. He has contributed as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Asian Medicine education to national institutional accreditors recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, conducting site visits, curriculum reviews and accreditation evaluations of graduate programs in Asian Medicine.

Dr. Tai holds a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM), the highest, terminal degree in Eastern Medicine in the United States, and graduated with distinction. He also earned both a Doctor and Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine (DTCM, MTCM) from Five Branches University, as well as a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He completed his 3-year integrative medicine residency at Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland/Berkeley, CA, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year.

When not seeing patients or teaching, he is riding his thoroughbred, IP, swinging a mallet on the polo field, walking his Pomsky, Mahjong, feeding his two cats, March and Clicker, or singing in the shower.

Dr. Tai is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Sichuanese.

It’s our genuine privilege to care for you.

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