Adam Simmons, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Neurology Education Research Interests Educational Interests

• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  Philadelphia, PA
  M.D.
• MetroHealth Medical Center
  Cleveland, OH
  Medicine Internship
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Boston, MA
  Neurology Residency: Harvard Neurology Program
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Boston, MA
  Movement Disorders
• Harvard Medical School
  Boston, MA
  Acupuncture Training: Structural Acupuncture for Physicians

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Dr. Simmons offers Kiiko Matsumoto's Japanese-style acupuncture for the treatment of a variety of conditions including pain, chemotherapy side effects, inflammatory conditions, and dry eyes.

Kiiko Matsumoto’s Japanese-style acupuncture emphasizes the use of palpatory findings for diagnosis and point location. Kiiko Matsumoto’s style of acupuncture is influenced greatly by the teachings of important Japanese acupuncturists such as Master Nagano, Master Kawai, and Dr. Manaka. She has fused their wisdom with insights from her clinical observations and her own translations of ancient texts such as the Nanjing (Classic of Difficult Issues) to develop her own style. By concentrating on the constitutional and structural roots of a person’s symptomatic complaints, the practitioner of this type of acupuncture is better able to assist the body to heal itself.

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Educational Interests

Dr. Simmons teaches neurology and evidence-based acupuncture at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Residents and medical students rotate in his clinics to learn about medical acupuncture as well as movement disorders. Also, Dr. Simmons teaches acupuncture through lectures and hands-on workshops as part of a third-year medical school program. He participates in seminars, lecture series, and syposiums on complimentary and alternative medicine for residents, students, and the lay public. He is a member of the University of Connecticut Health Center Program in Integrative and Complementary Medicine.

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