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My fascination with the working of the human brain began in eighth grade and I knew in high school I would become a neurologist someday. I studied Biochemistry at Harvard College before entering medical school at Stanford and fell in love with the Bay Area. I returned to Harvard to do my internship and neurology residency at Brigham & Women's Hospital and at Massachusetts General Hospital. I got married in Boston and we came back to the Bay Area to settle down. I completed a stroke fellowship and also obtained my Master's in Clinical Research at the University of California, San Francisco. I worked at UCSF for 8 years and served as the Director of Stroke Fellowship and the Director of UCSF Primary Stroke Center prior to joining Kaiser Permanente in 2011. I remain on UCSF faculty as an Assistant Professor of Neurology.

Clinically, I specialize in neurovascular disorders including stroke/TIA, large artery atherosclerotic disease, aneurysm, and vascular malformation. I also spend a significant part of my time doing clinical research at Kaiser Division of Research in areas of acute management of patients with TIA, diagnosis and management of intracranial arterial stenosis, and the effect of race-ethnicity on stroke risk factors and outcomes.

Being involved with the community is also important to me. Therefore I am an active volunteer for the American Heart Association. I am the current Chair of the Western States Affiliates Asian Pacific Islander Task Force, a member of the AHA Stroke Council, and vice-chair of the Ethnic & Minority Committee. Aside from my work, I love to travel, to be outdoors and to spend time with my family.

Practice Philosophy/Approach:

For me, being a physician and a researcher is the perfect combination. It allows me to play an active role in advancing the science of medicine as well as be a translator of medical research. I believe strongly in applying evidence-based medicine to my everyday patient care. I believe in the potential of science and technology to improve health, although we may not always have the answers. As your physician, I look forward to working together with you and your families to optimize your stroke care and prevention.

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." (Soren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855)

My Credentials

Medical school	Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Internship	Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA
Residency	Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA
Fellowship	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board certification	Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

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