Dr. Gu's work in research and publishing have earned him the respect of his peers. Honors and research grants are designed to encourage evolution of the scientific body of knowledge surrounding acupuncture orthopedics.
1987 First place honor for the Scientific Research Award of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1989 Awarded youth research grant from the Chinese Health Ministry
1990 First place honor for the China Medicine Award as part of the Science and Technology Awards announced yearly by the Chinese Health Ministry.
1994 Outstanding Paper Award from the first Conference of World Traditional Medicine. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1997 Gold Award of best paper from the fourth Conference of World Traditional Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. USA