Specialty: Family Medicine

Clinical Interest/Expertise: Primary care and Patient-centered care

Research Interest: Medical/Healthcare Informatics and Clinical, translational, and genetic/genomic research including clinical trials and secondary data analysis - specifically, key research areas of chronic diseases and risk factors including metabolic syndromes, insulin resistance, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, sleep disorders, and etc.

Medical School: China Medical School

Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine

Fellowship: Virology and Molecular Biology (Post-doctoral) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obstetrics and Gynecology Research - World Health Organization Collaborating Center, Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University and Chulalongkorn Hospital

Board Certification: Family Medicine

Honors/Awards

• 2005, Outstanding Fellow Award recognizing excellence in academic achievement in Master of Science in Clinical Research Program, Morehouse School of Medicine
• 2003, Chief Resident Award, Morehouse School of Medicine
• 2003, Morehouse Family Practice Faculty Award, Morehouse School of Medicine
• 2002, National Institutes of Health Travel Award to attend the National Medical Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii
• 2002, 2nd Place for excellent presentation at the Family Practice Residents’ Forum, National Medical Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii
• 2002, Director’s Award for Scholastic Excellence in Family Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine
• 1994 American Society for Cell Biology Predoctoral Student Travel Award
• 1979-1982, Outstanding Student Performance Award in recognition of excellence in academic achievement for four consecutive academic years from China Medical University