Chief Residents Bios

I was born and raised in Claremont, CA and then moved to Honolulu, HI. I left the sunshine and beaches and traveled cross-country to attend college at Johns Hopkins University, graduating with a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology. I stayed on the East Coast to attend medical school at Liberty University.

My heart for local underserved communities stems from my church upbringing amidst Korean immigrants, as well as my continuous participation in homeless outreach and free clinics. I further realized during medical school that Family Medicine would best allow me to be an agent of healing to the community both inside and outside the hospital. My goal in medicine is to take an active role in improving local community health through pursuing my passions for full spectrum care, pediatrics, women’s health, and education. I am humbled to be training at Loma Linda where I can care and learn from diverse patient populations and collaborate and pray with like-minded mentors and peers.

Outside of medicine, I am a huge foodie and love conversing over good brunch and coffee as well as hiking, traveling, volunteering, being active in my church, and I love everything Disney.

Born and raised in Southern California, I am the eldest of three siblings. I first became interested in medicine when I went on a mission trip to Honduras. There, I experienced the power of healing that comes from both medicine and the teachings of Jesus Christ. My time at UC Riverside to pursue a future career in medicine made me realize I wanted to provide care to the general population and the underserved in my community. I believe everything I experienced since that mission trip and answering the call of God led me to Loma Linda University for medical school. At LLU, I fell in love with the commitment of Family Medicine physicians who could care for patients and their family in the same visit and see one grow from womb to tomb. Witnessing how the patients and physicians treat each other as family made me want to become a Family Medicine physician. LLUHEC embodies the mission and principles I was searching for, and I am so excited to be a part of the family. In my free time I enjoy drinking boba with my friends, playing games with my sisters, and binge-watching movies.

Proverbs 3:5-6.

I grew up in a small town in central Washington. My dad worked as a PA in urology and my mom worked as a nurse at the local hospital.  It has always been a dream of mine to be a physician. During college, I spent a year in Spain learning the Spanish language, traveling Europe, and developing a more inclusive worldview. After graduating from Walla Walla University with a degree in Spanish, I came to Loma Linda to learn the art of medicine. During my time in medical school, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and underwent extensive and life-saving treatment at LLUMC. This experience showed me the type of physician I want to be, one who is not only knowledgeable, determined, and wise, but also caring, kind, and empathetic. Family medicine is a natural fit for me as someone who is passionate about whole-person care and building patient relationships. In my free time, you’ll find me playing guitar, studying horology (the study of watches and timekeeping), flying airplanes, and going for walks with my wife and toy poodle, who we call Mr. Poods.