Dr Rosemary Alexander MBChB, MRCP, Dip Ac (Shanghai)

Dr Alexander has been practising acupuncture for over 20 years. She worked for 16 years as a General Practitioner within the NHS, specialising in rheumatology. She recently changed to work privately to allow her to develop her special interests. Dr Alexander initially trained in Traditional Acupuncture in China and Sri Lanka and practised acupuncture in Hong Kong and China for three years. She was a registrar in General Medicine and Rheumatology in London teaching hospitals and Senior Registrar in Rheumatology before deciding to do GP training, coinciding with an increasing interest in acupuncture. She also practises as a holistic GP and has an interest in other complementary therapies, e.g. for the menopause and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Dr Alexander has had several papers published on acupuncture and was an elected member of the British Medical Acupuncture Council for 3 years. She is an accredited specialist with all major medical insurance companies (BUPA, PPP, WPA etc.).