Years of patient care have taught me that real wellness is about connection: to ourselves, to each other and to the places that root us.
Clinical Expertise Meets Wild Pursuits
I am a practicing family medicine physician who believes healthcare should feel personal, unhurried, and grounded in what really matters. True wellness is something that grows through relationship and is rooted in ecology. Good doctoring means partnership.
I value the rare privilege of caring for people across the lifespan. From tiny babies to great-grandparents. Over time, it stops feeling like healthcare and starts feeling like community.
Maybe you’re not looking for the next quick fix, another protocol or a pricey green powder. Maybe you’re looking for something real.
Something that feels like care. Like time well spent.
What does it look like to optimize for joy & fulfillment? What makes you feel most alive?
Board Certified Family Medicine Physician
I completed medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine, finished residency in family medicine at Kaiser Orange County, and graduated with honors from UCLA with an undergraduate degree in Human Biology & Society as part of the Institute for Society & Genetics.
My education has always followed the thread of connection between people, land, systems, and care.
Alongside my training, I began learning from growers about soil and nourishment, working on healthcare access, coordinating healthcare higher education scholarships, and building a community of passionate do-ers who are working to make their patch of earth better every day.
Old school family doc meets evidence-based care.
Pediatric Medicine
You don’t need to panic at 5:30am and wonder if it’s worth the urgent care wait. You can just text me. I’ll tell you if it’s something we can watch, something we need to treat, or something that just needs a little time.
From fevers and rashes to growth spurts and big feelings, I’m here for all of it.
And because I know your kid, we don’t have to start from scratch every time. That means listening closely, meeting each stage with curiosity, and making space for both questions and cheering your child on.
I’m trained to care for kids of all ages—from brand-new babies to teens figuring it all out.
We catch things early, skip the unnecessary antibiotics (and stress), and strategize about getting in those veggies and more joy in childhood. Just one doctor who actually knows your family… and picks up the phone.
That’s how it should be.
Adult Medicine
Everyone deserves a doctor who actually knows them, who doesn’t start from zero every time. Who remembers what’s been going on—not just the lab numbers, but the hard year, the weird elbow thing, the way your energy dips after lunch.
I catch the slow stuff, the vague stuff, the “is this normal?” stuff.
We talk. We figure it out. We follow up. And in between, you can reach out. Because this kind of care works better when there’s time to actually care. We make plans that feel doable. And we course-correct when life gets messy, which it always does.
So if you're tired of quick fixes, vague answers, or feeling like a number, you’re in the right place.
We get into how you sleep, how you eat, how you move, how you feel in your body—and how that’s all connected. Some visits are simple. Some are layered. Either way, I’m here to help make sense of it, treat what needs treating, and keep an eye on the long game. That means prevention that actually fits your life. And care that doesn’t stop when the visit ends.
My work lives at the intersection of health, ecology, and community.
I try to put ideas in the world that are honest, useful, and even a little bit beautiful. I am starting to write on Substack and make videos on YouTube. I speak at events and sometimes show up in interviews or media pieces. I love having conversations with people who are trying (quietly or boldly) to do things differently. I don’t pretend to have all the answers. But I’ve found that stories, especially told plainly and with heart, can move people. Sometimes they even change things.
Storytelling
My work has been featured on MTVAct, The Daily Bruin, NBC, 3 billion Under 30, COVID-19 Heroes podcast and more. I was invited as the commencement speaker at my alma mater, UCLA, and have been a speaker or guest lecturer at the DO Lectures, TEDx, USC, and the NW Wilderness Medicine Conference among others.
Projects: because better is a dream worth dreaming.
I work on projects that: improve access to high quality healthcare, cultivate true wellness, and also ones that make people smile.
I host gatherings. I work on closing the green space and nature gap (because who gets access to fresh air and trees shouldn’t depend on their ZIP code).
Wellness is something we do together.
I walk with patients, tend to and build beautiful gardens, take patients skydiving and generally push for systems that make it easier to live well.
Everything I do is grounded in evidence-based medicine, a curious spirit, advocacy, and the belief that health isn’t a solo project, it’s a shared, living system.
