My simplest hope is to make being healthy easier.
I am a physician and designer applying human-centered design to health services, care delivery, and systems to improve quality of life.
Featured Projects
Addressing Air Pollution as a Health System
Tackling the impact of air pollution on patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at UCLA Health.
Health at a Navigation Center for Homelessness
Preparing to combine street medicine with healthcare at a navigation center to serve people experiencing homelessness in San Mateo County.
Workshops: Internal Medicine Residency
Shifting from feedback to creative problem solving to tackle night time education, personalizing training, and triage confidence at UCLA Internal Medicine Residency.
Smart Oxygen Delivery
Modernizing a century-old technology to deliver the right amount of oxygen to patients.
Dignity in Swallowing
Developing a novel monitor and therapy from concept to human subjects study to help patients swallow, and thus eat, safely.
Course: Product Design for the Developing World
Teaching undergraduate students from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Art Center, and Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.