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Andreas Sandner‐Kiesling is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of acupuncture and cerebral hemodynamics. His key research areas include the neurophysiological effects of acupuncture, cerebral oxygenation, and transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD). Sandner‐Kiesling’s major contributions lie in demonstrating, through rigorous quantitative methods, that acupuncture can measurably alter blood flow velocity and oxygen saturation in the brain. His most cited work, “Effects of acupuncture on the oxygenation of cerebral tissue” (53 citations), used cerebral oximetry to show changes in regional oxygen saturation during treatment. In a landmark study (41 citations), he employed robotic TCD probes to objectively quantify increased blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery following acupuncture, moving the field beyond subjective reports. His 1997 German-language paper (21 citations) further established this robotic-TCD methodology for acupuncture research. By integrating advanced neuro-monitoring with traditional practice, Sandner‐Kiesling provided some of the first compelling evidence that acupuncture has direct, measurable effects on cerebral circulation—a foundational achievement for integrative neuroscience.