Dr. Shiu-Lin Tsai is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics Executive Committee, Section on Integrative Medicine. She is Board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine and in medical acupuncture. She is recent past Co-Chair of the Special Interest Group in Pediatric Integrative Medicine in the Pediatric Academic Society, and teaches locally and nationally on pediatric integrative medicine and medical acupuncture topics and skills.
Recent publications:
Tsai SL, Bombacie M, Licursi M, Qian Y, Stiles GM, Lee MT. Acupuncture for pediatric sickle cell pain management: A promising non-opioid therapy. Complement Ther Med. 2020 Mar;49:102314. Epub 2020 Jan 10. PMID: 32147028.
Hall M, Bifano SM, Leibel L, Golding LS, Tsai SL. The Elephant in the Room: The Need for Increased Integrative Therapies in Conventional Medical Settings. Children (Basel). 2018 Nov 16;5(11):154. PMID: 30453586; PMCID: PMC6262478.
Tsai SL, Niemtzow RC, Brown M, Gold MA, Graff DM, Quah-Smith I, McClafferty H. Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine in Pediatrics. Med Acupunct. 2018 Apr 1;30(2):61-67. PMID: 29937956; PMCID: PMC6011360.
Tsai SL, Fox LM, Murakami M, Tsung JW. Auricular Acupuncture in Emergency Department Treatment of Acute Pain. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;68(5):583-585. Epub 2016 Jun 8. PMID: 27287548.