Dr Travis McIndoe – Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncturist | Master Herbalist

Founder of Balance Point Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine

Dr. Travis McIndoe is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Dr. TCM) and founder of Balance Point Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine, a leading destination for Kelowna acupuncture. With over two decades of clinical experience, he has built one of the most established clinics in the Interior of British Columbia. He is known for achieving rapid, often immediate, pain relief and for his exceptional skill in pulse diagnosis.

Advanced Training to Provide the Best Kelowna Acupuncture Services

Dr. McIndoe holds diplomas in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbalism from the Alberta College of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, which at the time served as the Canadian branch of the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He also earned a Master’s degree in Acupuncture from Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, one of the largest and most respected TCM universities in China.

Conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Dr McIndoe spent more than a decade living and working in Taiwan, where he gained advanced clinical training in acupuncture, herbal medicine, and integrated therapies. During this period, he immersed himself in both traditional and modern approaches to Chinese medicine, gaining invaluable cross-cultural experience. In addition, his postgraduate studies include certifications from Zhe Jiang University of Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou, China, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanjing, China, and the Taiwan International Medical Training Center in Taipei, Taiwan. Offering Kelowna acupuncture care for the past two decades has been one of his greatest professional joys and honors.

He also completed clinical internships at Taipei Hospital, Nanjing University Hospital, and Zhe Jiang University Hospital, as well as at several leading private clinics in Taiwan. Moreover, his ongoing pursuit of mastery has taken him across Asia, Europe, North America, Sri Lanka, and Costa Rica, where he continues to study with top acupuncturists and herbalists to refine his clinical skill. Dr McIndoe is proud to bring Kelowna acupuncture services that draw on his years of training and experience.

Mentorship by Modern Masters

Throughout his career, Dr. McIndoe has been profoundly influenced by several world-renowned masters of Chinese medicine and acupuncture, whose training and mentorship shaped his precision-based, results-driven clinical style:

Nanjing University PHD

Professor Ai Bing-Wei (艾炳伟) — a leading clinician and professor at Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine — is renowned for his expertise in acupuncture and moxibustion for internal and metabolic disorders. His precise, structured approach to clinical practice left a lasting impression on Dr. McIndoe, refining his understanding of methodical, results-driven treatment.

Modern Masters from Taiwan

Dr. Hsu Zhong-Hua — a leading physician in Taiwan, who headed the national TCM task force during the SARS outbreak, demonstrated how Traditional Chinese Medicine can effectively integrate with modern healthcare. His leadership and clinical excellence deeply inspired Dr. McIndoe’s respect for evidence-based practice within TCM.
Dr. Yang Wei Chieh — the leading and direct disciple of Master Tung Ching-Chang, widely regarded as one of the most brilliant acupuncture minds of the modern era. Dr. Yang was world-renowned for preserving and advancing Master Tung’s lineage, and his teachings deeply influenced Dr. McIndoe’s understanding of the system’s depth and clinical power.
Pulse Master Zhang Wei Yen — internationally recognized for his extraordinary sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy through pulse reading. Dr. McIndoe trained under Master Zhang in Taiwan, including a hands-on internship at his clinic, refining the pulse diagnosis skills that now form the foundation of his clinical precision.
The late (great) Dr. Richard Tan Teh Fu — founder of the Balance Method, one of the most influential acupuncture systems in the world. Dr. McIndoe spent time at Dr. Tan’s clinic and in his home, learning directly from him and gaining invaluable insight into balancing meridians for powerful and immediate therapeutic results.

Expert in Pulse Diagnosis

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, pulse diagnosis is one of the most advanced and difficult skills to master. It is often regarded as the highest expression of diagnostic art. Mastery requires years of focused study, sensitivity, and clinical experience. Practitioners learn to feel subtle pulse qualities that reveal the body’s internal state and balance.

For Dr. McIndoe, pulse diagnosis is central to his clinical approach. He draws on decades of experience and training under world-renowned pulse masters. Over time, he has developed his own refined style of pulse interpretation. This method helps him diagnose with accuracy and use the pulse as real-time feedback during treatment. By reading the pulse throughout each session, he can see how the body responds and adjust his technique instantly. In this way, Dr. McIndoe turns pulse diagnosis into a living dialogue with the body—one that guides precise, immediate, and lasting healing.

Kelowna Acupuncture for Degenerative Eye Diseases

MicroAcupuncuture

Dr. McIndoe has completed the highest level of advanced certification in MicroAcupuncture under Dr. Andy Rosenfarb. Dr. Rosenfarb is a world-renowned expert in ophthalmic acupuncture and integrative eye care. He is known internationally for combining acupuncture and functional medicine to support vision recovery.

Through this advanced training, Dr. McIndoe brought MicroAcupuncture—a specialized system for eye conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and retinitis pigmentosa—to the Interior of BC. His work offers patients new hope for preserving and improving their vision. Dr McIndoe is proud to bring Kelowna acupuncture that is highly specific in the treatment of degenerative eye diseases.

AcuNova

Dr. McIndoe traveled to Denmark to study the AcuNova system directly with its founder, Dr. John Boel—an internationally recognized expert in acupuncture for degenerative eye diseases. Dr. Boel is renowned for developing modern neuro-acupuncture techniques that integrate Traditional Chinese Medicine with contemporary science to support vision recovery.

Through this advanced training, Dr. McIndoe introduced AcuNova therapy to the Interior of BC, expanding access to specialized care for conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and retinitis pigmentosa. His Kelowna acupuncture practice offers patients a leading-edge, integrative approach to preserving and improving eye health.

Providing Kelowna Acupuncture Service since 2009

As one of the Okanagan’s most experienced and internationally trained Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dr. McIndoe focuses on helping patients restore health by addressing the true root of illness. His approach unites classical wisdom, modern clinical insight, and decades of study under world-renowned doctors, guiding patients toward lasting balance and renewed vitality.