Patrick Grassi is a licensed acupuncturist, anaesthesia nurse, specialist in integrative health, and federal expert in TCM naturopathy (OdA AM, Swiss Confederation). With 20+ years of healthcare experience spanning emergency care, anaesthesia, traditional Chinese medicine, researches and treatments of emotional impacts on biology,… he uniquely bridges biomedical science with classical healing traditions.
Founder of “Au Bout de l’Aiguille", a private practice integrating acupuncture, naturopathic consultation, and bio-emotional medicine, Patrick has served hundreds of patients with high satisfaction rate. He specialises in chronic pain and illnesses management, burnout prevention, functional disorders, etc… developing new paradigmes that allow to integrate modern scientific concepts with ancient wisdom.
As an official federal expert for the Swiss OdA AM regulatory body, Patrick evaluates and certifies naturopathic practitioners, contributing to professional standards in integrative medicine. His clinical philosophy combines scientific rigor with humility before traditional wisdom, emphasising patient empowerment and the belief that symptoms carry meaning and that crises are opportunities for growth.
Patrick's global perspective is informed by humanitarian healthcare work in Nicaragua and in Nepal. He is fluent in French, Italian, he speaks basic English, and Spanish, a little of German and brings a passion for cross-cultural healthcare integration.
His research interests include bridging TCM and biological medicine, psychosomatic pathways in chronic disease, burnout recovery protocols, and preventive medicine models