Meet Patricia
As a fourth-generation acupuncturist, Patricia was exposed to the power of acupuncture from an early age. Trained by her father, she learned the time-tested techniques that have helped bring over 3,000 pregnancies to fruition. It is an honor for her to carry on this tradition, using proven methods to help women like you achieve their dreams of motherhood.
Patricia's commitment to women's health goes beyond acupuncture. She had the privilege of working alongside Dr. Diana Ramos, a renowned OBGYN and the current California Surgeon General, to research the impact of chemicals in our daily environment and their impact on women’s reproductive systems. Their research is published in “Vulnerable Populations: Women”, Chapter 9 of The Praeger Handbook of Environmental Health (2012). This experience solidified her passion for taking an integrated, holistic approach to helping with women’s fertility.
Helping women start families is more than a profession for Patricia — it's a personal calling. She is dedicated to providing compassionate care and personalized treatment plans to support you on your fertility journey.
Let's work together to make your dreams a reality.
Our Family Story
Our family's acupuncture experience starts over 100 years ago in our humble hometown in China. It made its way to the US in the 60s with Miriam Lee, one of the pioneering acupuncturists in the US. Back then acupuncture was illegal and she was arrested for practicing. With so many patients citing the efficacy of her treatments and protesting her arrest, she was released and immediately began focusing her efforts to legalize acupuncture in CA. Since she did not have children of her own, she passed down her knowledge to her nephew, Daniel Lee, who both lived with her and worked at her clinic for many years.
Daniel brought the family's acupuncture style down to SoCal in the 80s. At that time, there were few who treated fertility with acupuncture. It wasn't a common approach. Acupuncture was mostly reserved for pain management, not women's health. However, he was inspired to specialize in fertility based on the immense satisfaction he felt helping people achieve their dreams of parenthood. Over his 29 year career, he has helped with over 3,000 pregnancies. He passed down his experiences to his daughter, Patricia Lee who is proud to carry on the family's legacy.
Daniel Lee, Founder (not practicing)
Daniel N. Lee was a third generation acupuncturist. He was a licensed acupuncturist by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance. Born and educated in China, he received his medical training at Tianjin First Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He also held degrees in Doctor of Oriental Medicine and a Ph.D. degree in Oriental Medical Philosophy. He was a member of both state and national Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in the United States. Dr. Lee’s success in treating male and female infertility and variety of pains has earned him many referrals from his patients. Many of his patients are physicians in Irvine, Orange County and LA County in many specialties such as endocrinology, obgyns, internal medicine, ENT, ophthalmology, neurology, rheumatology, rehab-medicine, orthopedics, pediatrics, radiology, cardiology general surgery, endocrinology, gynecology and family medicine.
Dr. Lee was successful in treating both male and female infertility with acupuncture alone as well as in conjunction with IUI and IVF in Irvine. He has treated over 6,000 infertility patients in the past 19 years and achieved a pregnancy rate of 63% to 76%. A large number of his patients have previous failed IUI and IVF cycles with history of miscarriage, endometriosis, poor egg quality, high FSH and unexplained infertility.
Dr. Lee also published an article on the topic of improving fertility on your own, which was published in the summer 2004 issue of Orange County Resolve.
Dr. Lee started his private acupuncture practice in 1989 in Laguna Hills and in 2007 moved near the Irvine Spectrum area located centrally in Orange County. His infertility patients come not only from Irvine area, but also from LA County, Riverside County, Ventura County, San Diego County. Others make a day trip from San Francisco and Bay Area. Some come as far as Arizona, Oregon, Michigan, Texas, New Jersey and even from Spain and Germany.
