Instructor in Medicine

Dr. Ahn graduated from NYU medical school and completed his residency at University of Michigan Medical Center. He worked as a hospitalist at Massachusetts General Hospital for two years before starting a research fellowship with the Division. His interests include disparities in health care, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and applications of systems biology to the acupuncture model. He obtained a Master’s degree in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is certified in acupuncture and continues his apprenticeship with an acupuncturist once a week. He is currently directing investigations as part of an NIH K career award focusing on the electro-magnetic mechanisms of acupuncture neuropathy. He also serves as a Hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.