About
Serin Lee
In the clinic she works with needles and hands; at the desk, with sentences and drawings. She wants the balance of body and mind to reach patients and readers in the same clear language.
Story
I am Serin Lee, a Korean medicine doctor who graduated from Dongguk University College of Korean Medicine. People often arrive with heavy heads, restless nights, and necks that will not turn. Listed one by one, the complaints look separate; followed as a story, they often meet the rhythm of a day. Early in practice I kept asking what it means to be a physician. Time simplified the answer: brighten a darkened expression, and begin trust by helping someone heal.
As a student I received the Grand Prize in the video category of the national contest against the disparagement of Korean medicine. In 2022, as first author, I published a review on acupuncture for respiratory disease in Frontiers in Immunology. Across clinic, research, writing, and illustration, I have tried to make Korean medicine clearer—not by making hard ideas careless, but by moving precise ideas into language people can understand.
As a clinic director at Tongin Korean Medicine Clinic, I cared for international patients and took part in efforts to share Korean medicine more widely. I learned then that even the same treatment can feel different depending on the clarity of explanation. Writing and drawing books on long-needle, thread-embedding, and cosmetic acupuncture was also a way to leave clearer marks for where the hand should go and how care continues at home.
I now practice at Duna Clinic in Seongsu, and keep notes, columns, and interviews on this page. My near goal is less a grand declaration than a trustworthy language, built in front of patients and readers. I hope that archive becomes groundwork for a future clinic and collaboration.