Hello!

I am a Vitreoretinal Surgery fellow at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California, Irvine. Besides learning the medical and surgical management of eye diseases, I am working at the intersection of medicine and medical applications of human-computer interaction. Specifically, I’m interested in improving the usability of electronic medical records to protect patients, enhance physician productivity, and encourage a closer doctor-patient relationship. I’ve previously smartforms and improved workflow when I was an Ophthalmology Resident at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). My side hobby is creating an internal wiki page for the residents at UCI.

In August 2013, I received my Masters’s degree at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. There, I guided the improvement of an electronic medical product for radiologists while broadening my user-research, visual-design, and engineering skills. In addition, I designed many systems – from an augmented reality application for inquisitive kids to a platform for parking payments.

Before that, I was the Community Product Manager at BoostCTR (now Boost Media) in San Francisco, CA. There, I designed and developed workflows and improved engagement among our writers. I also worked with the account managers and engineers to create our metrics to judge community health. I’ve also developed, conducted, and analyzed large consumer preference surveys with Nielsen – BASES, and saved lives with Stratford Volunteer EMS Association, transported patients with Pacific Ambulance (now AMR), and worked with a palliative care organization.