Who am I?

  • I'm a fourth year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine seeking postgraduate training in Neurology.
  • I'm an amateur guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
  • I'm a Hung Gar martial artist (a Southern Shaolin school of kung fu) and fifth generation student of Wong Fei Hung.
  • I am an Errant Son of New Orleans.
  • My name means "Searching for the truth in the universe."

Mission

  • Medicine is my chosen profession, but it is only one of many applications for my abilities, proficiencies, and passions. I have always had a passion for expression, communication, and encouraging understanding among opposing sides differing in opinion and perspective. I have always been viewed by my peers as being a good listener, thoughtful and conscientious in response. I have found success as a leader and in the creation of various projects aimed at improving the fields I have entered. In pursuing medicine as a career, I hope to draw from my prior experiences, my newly developed skills, and my growing commitments to social justice through medicine, improving medical care and delivery, and encouraging greater dialogue between the medical field and the general public, our patients.

Current Projects

  • Preparing a special poster discussion session/presentation of my research for American Academy of Neurology Conference, Toronto, April 2010
  • Apollo, M.D.

    • A weblog exploring current issues in medicine and the journey into medicine.

Current Activities

  • Reading for pleasure: Arthur Herman's To Rule the Waves, Atul Gawande's Better
  • Research: retrospective chart review regarding acute ischemic stroke/TIA treatments
  • Planning a wedding: cake tastings, music, officiants, rehearsal dinners, wedding registry, invitations, etc.

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