Ka Kit P. Hui, MD
- Acupuncture|
- Integrative Medicine|
- Internal Medicine
About
Ka-Kit Hui, MD, FACP is the Wallis Annenberg Professor in Integrative East-West Medicine and Professor and Director of the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine at the Department of Medicine of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Hui, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, is an internationally acclaimed educator and researcher and is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, with an expertise in Geriatrics. He is a recognized authority on Chinese Medicine and integrative medicine, and is bilingual in Chinese and English. Since 1990s, Dr. Hui has served as an advisor to the World Health Organization in different areas, including Standard Terminology in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Appropriate Integration of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) into Health Systems and Health Care Services, and Quality of Academic Education in Traditional Medicine. He has also provided consultation to the FDA, U.S.A, National Institutes of Health, health insurance companies, drug companies and the media, and has held visiting and honorary professorships in various universities throughout the world.
In December 1993, Dr. Hui founded the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, which is one of the first integrative medicine centers in the United States. His basic and clinical investigations, as well clinical practices as both generalist and consultant, have provided him with unique insights into the concepts of regulation, homeostasis and balance, as well as the complementarity of modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. He has developed a model system of comprehensive care that is a patient-centered, problem-solving approach emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and is safe, effective, affordable and accessible to all. The Center’s clinical program receives referrals from more than 500 physicians within UCLA for refractory problems, including many pain conditions, and continues to expand to meet the demand for a holistic patient care model within UCLA. Dr. Hui understands the importance of disseminating the Center’s innovative healthcare model so that more people can benefit from it. The Center’s extensive education programs offer fellowships, rotations, classes, workshops, conferences and events to physicians, medical residents, health care professionals, medical and non-medical students, and community members throughout the year.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowship
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- Sherman M. Mellinkoff Faculty Award, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 2026
- Dr. Ka-Kit Hui Award of Excellence in Integrative Medicine, UCLA Health, 2021
- Distinguished Physician Award, Chinese American Physician Society, 2006
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Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Research
Publications
- Wang Y, Hui KK. Moving beyond disease-centered care toward whole-person health. Integr Med Res. 2026;15(3):101361. doi:10.1016/j.imr.2026.101361.
- Chang E, Sie R, Mechure MG, Pak Y, Abbott R, Kuo T, Randle C, York J, Chang R, Jang AW, Cassano H, Mahajan AP, Hui KK. Implementing an Integrative Medicine Group Visit Facilitator Training Program to Improve Chronic Pain Management in the Safety-Net. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2026;15:27536130261453089. Published 2026 May 20. doi:10.1177/27536130261453089
- Rybicka M, Gąsowski J, Przeklasa-Muszyńska A, Dobrogowski J, Wierzbicka J, Hui KK, Ptasnik S, Kocot-Kępska M. NADA Ear Acupuncture and Medical Acupuncture for Pain- and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Prospective Clinical Trial. Brain Sci. 2024;14(3):205. Published 2024 Feb 23. doi:10.3390/brainsci14030205
- Abbott R, Hui EK, Kao L, Tse V, Grogan T, Chang BL, Hui KK. Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupressure for Perception of Stress and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Self-Acupressure for Stress (SAS) Trial. Am J Med Open. 2023 Dec;10:100056. doi: 10.1016/j.ajmo.2023.100056. PMID: 38125337; PMCID: PMC10732584.
- Cho YM, Hui KK, Perng WT, Wang YH, Wei JC. Chinese herbal medicine might be associated with a lower rate of joint replacement in patients with osteoarthritis: A 12-year population-based matched cohort analysis. J Ethnopharmacol. 2021 Jul 17;280:114419. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114419.
- Mattai SAD, Hui KK. Reframing Palliative Care: An East-West Integrative Palliative Care Model. Chin J Integr Med. 2021;27(10):723-728. doi:10.1007/s11655-021-3500-9
- Kao L, Hui KK, Hui E. A Patient-Centered Integrative Approach Improves Visual Field Defect: A Case Report. Glob Adv Health Med. 2021 May 26;10:21649561211021081. doi: 10.1177/21649561211021081.
- Zhang WJ, Pritzker SE, Hui KK. Factors affecting definitions of and approaches to integrative medicine: a mixed methods study examining China’s integrative medicine development. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2015, Article ID 458765, 12 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/458765
- Pritzker SE, Katz M, Hui KK. Person-centered medicine at the intersection of East and West. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 2013, Vol 1, Issue 1, pp. 209-215. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v1i1.653
- Hui KK, Hui EK, Johnston MF. The potential of a person-centered approach in caring for patients with cancer: a perspective from the UCLA center for East-west medicine. Integr Cancer Ther. 2006 Mar;5(1):56-62. PMID: 16484714 DOI: 10.1177/1534735405286109
In the News
- Pioneering Center for East-West Medicine celebrates 30 years at UCLA Health (UCLA Health)
- Acupuncture Vs. Acupressure: What’s The Difference? (Forbes)
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): At the Bedside (Core IM Podcast)
- Orchestrating Health With East-West Medicine: UCLA's Center for East-West Medicine Celebrates 25 Years (Acupuncture Today)
- Defining Health as a 'State of Complete Physical, Mental, and Social Well-Being' (Zocalo Public Square)
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Sherman M. Mellinkoff Faculty Award, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 2026
- Dr. Ka-Kit Hui Award of Excellence in Integrative Medicine, UCLA Health, 2021
- Distinguished Physician Award, Chinese American Physician Society, 2006
- Wallis Annenberg Endowed Chair in Integrative Medicine East-West Medicine, 2006 – present