Hometown
Union City, CA

Undergrad
University of California, Berkeley

Medical School
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Hobbies, fun facts and interests
I grew up in Union City and completed my BA in Public Health at UC Berkeley, and paid the Bay Bridge toll to study medicine at UCSF. During undergrad, I became an EMT and was an executive in the Berkeley Medical Reserve Corps (BMRC) - a volunteer-based, federally deployable responder unit of EMT-Bs on the UC Berkeley campus. Since that experience, I have admired the breadth of knowledge and acuity of conditions in Emergency Medicine. Stepping into the ED with a fresh set of boots, I am excited to learn and mature as an emergency medicine physician. In my other professional career, I serve as a research consultant for Rx4good where I think through organizational challenges within the patient advocacy landscape. I am also interested in exploring the business side of medicine to improve community wellness and patient health.

During my free time, I enjoy drinking overpriced coffee, staying active, cooking/baking/grilling, and binging seasons of shows the same day they release on Netflix.

Why Fresno?
UCSF Fresno offers strong clinical training, the chance to do great work with an underserved community, kind residency culture, natural beauty that is a short distance away (as well as opportunity to work in nature through programs like ParkMedics), and great Mexican food.