Meet Our Team
”A doctor to us means being an traditional chinese medicine practitioner, acupuncturist, herbalist, diet advisor, life mentor, and most importantly, a friend you can rely on.
Dr. Kaiyan Li is the principal practitioner and successor of Healing Pond Health Centre, specializing in Respiratory Medicine, Chronic Disease Management, Women’s and Paediatric Health, and Fertility Support. Kaiyan’s journey with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) first began while observing her father and grandfather’s practice, the healing properties of this medicinal branch allowed her fervent interest for TCM to blossom over the years.
Kaiyan officially began her TCM studies at Guangzhou University of TCM in 1993, one of the 5 elite TCM Universities in China, where she completed her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. degree for her research in Asthma management. From 1998 she was offered a position to work at the affiliated hospital of Guangzhou University of TCM. With 10 years of combined practice in Chinese and Western Medicine, Kaiyan utilizes her comprehensive understanding in both medical approaches to maximize treatment outcomes.
During the 2003 SARS pandemic, Kaiyan devoted herself to work at the frontline in Southern China and was honored the title of “SARS Battling Hero” by the state government.
After immigrating to Australia she continued her practice while also lecturing at Southern School of Natural Therapy and Endeavour College of Natural Health, before introducing Healing Pond Health Centre in 2015.
Kaiyan has attained a renowned reputation across Victoria for her holistic approach and outstanding patient care. By looking at the fundamental causes of health concerns, a treatment plan can be tailored for the most optimistic prognosis. Along with TCM treatments, her well-rounded strategy also entails dietary, exercise and other lifestyle recommendations.
For the past few years, Kaiyan has also founded various TCM workshops including: Food is your medicine, Fengshui and Health seminar series, “Glow from within” (Cosmetic Guashua), Guasha vs Hay-fever, etc. In these workshops, she dissects TCM theories into simple concepts through both an interactive and a “hands-on” session.
A quarter-life revelation after working in the corporate world for a number of years surrounded by stress and unhealthy lifestyles provided Dr. Debby Cheung with the realisation to return to what drove her passion in life - making a difference to people’s lives by helping them become the truest and best version of themselves.
Being a logical and realistic thinking who likes to lead by example, Dr. Debby Cheung utilises the ancient principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture to remind the body of its self-healing abilities. With particular interest and experience in treating Women’s Health conditions, Dr. Debby Cheung has helped clients regulate menstrual cycles, restore fertility to become pregnant, IVF support, as well as maintain and nurture pregnancy to the end with labour induction and into motherhood. Stress release and pain relief for musculoskeletal conditions is also at the foundation of her experience where she often is able to assist clients leave at the end of a treatment rejuvenated and changed for the better.
Treatments not only encompass TCM (Acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, Chinese herbal medicinal pills / powders) but also lifestyle advice, exercise, and diet; ensuring the best of both worlds of East and Western medicine for optimum health.
Dr. Debby Cheung believes that the ultimate goal is in preventative care where maintaining good health and wellbeing means people will become less susceptible to illness, recover faster, and their picture of health is intertwined into the fabric of their being.
Dr Yuxi completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture) and Diploma of Beauty Therapists. In 2019, she returned to China for courses in Chinese medicine at Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and worked at the affiliated hospital.
Outside school, Yuxi has been working at City Chinese Medicine clinic for 3 years and specializes in pain treatments and relief by Acupuncture. Such as muscle and joint pains, menstrual pains, stomach pains, etc. She has a unique free-hand needle technique with a strong sense of needles. She also specializes in beauty acupuncture and massage, Gua Sha treatments, and combining Chinese Medicine with beauty treatments.
Outside school, Yuxi has been working at City Chinese Medicine clinic for 3 years and specializes in pain treatments and relief by Acupuncture. Such as muscle and joint pains, menstrual pains, stomach pains, etc. She has a unique free-hand needle technique with a strong sense of needles. She also specializes in beauty acupuncture and massage, Gua Sha treatments, and combining Chinese Medicine with beauty treatments.
Acupuncturist, Dr Joanne (Jo) Duddridge (TCM) has been practicing traditional Chinese medicine since 2011. She has recently returned from maternity leave to join the extraordinary team at Healing Pond.
Jo's journey with Chinese medicine began after successful treatment as a preteen. Having been failed by so many other avenues, Jo was blown away by the effectiveness and wisdom the medicine offered. She instantly desired the knowledge to be able to provide to others the balance she had been gifted.
Jo's curiosity never wavered and she began studying straight out of high school. Here her respect and awe for the medicine was well and truly solidified.
Jo's practice is driven by the roots of traditional Chinese medicine that map out the intricate connection between the external environment and the body’s internal landscape. She is passionate about the utilisation of traditional Chinese medicine, practically, to harness the body's innate intelligence to heal itself and theoretically, to enable and empower her patients to both optimise and maintain wellness gained.
Most of all Jo feels immense gratitude to be a part of her patient's healing journey. She herself finds learning and growth with each person she works alongside.
Jo especially likes working with patients who are seeking help to address stress/emotional strain, digestive upsets, skin conditions as well as the management of pain.
Ye (Anna) Sun graduated from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in 2014, attaining a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Chinese Medicine. She worked at Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shenzhen Hospital for 4 years whilst pursuing her career in private settings in Guangzhou for two years.
Anna offers services in herbal medicine, Tuina (Chinese remedial massage), cupping, guasha and moxibustion.
She is passionate about treating digestive, nervous, breast, sleep-related, stress-related, and musculoskeletal disorders; women's health concerns, infertility, obesity, anti-aging treatments, and much more.