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9:15 AM – 10:00 AM l Registration

10:00 AM – 10:40 AM l Keynote Speaker l Dr. Donna Tran

10:45 AM – 11:25 AM l Lung Cancer in Asian American Women: A Rising Disparity l Dr. Jeffrey Velotta

11:30 AM – 12:10 PM l Women in Medicine l Dr. Alison Taur, Dr. Susan Wu, Dr. Sunny Park, Dr. Shravani Reddy

12:10 PM – 12:50 PM l Lunch, LGBTIA+ Mixer, & Exhibitors for NMDP, All of Us, Vot-ER

12:50 PM – 1:30 PM l Poster Session l Plumwood Room 166

1:35 PM – 2:00 PM l National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)

2:05 PM – 2:30PM l All of Us

2:35 PM – 3:15 PM l HEAL-IM Program and Holistic Medicine l Dr. Hwang

3:20 PM – 4:00 PM l Breakout Session

• Residency Panel (Nelson Auditorium): Dr. Donna Tran, Dr. Shiree Lee, Dr. Charissa Lau, Dr. Michael Sy, Dr. Catherine Wu, Dr. Kevin Naito
• Pre-Medicine Panel (Tamkin Room F110): UCISOM Dean of Students Dr. Megan Osborn, UCI Med Students
• Ultrasound/Hepatitis Workshop (MedEd 2nd floor Clinical Skills Center)

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM l Closing

Jacob Hwang, ND

Jacob Hwang is a naturopathic doctor and integrative health specialist who uses a whole-person approach to patient care with emphasis on emerging evidence and health promotion. He earned his doctoral degree in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington and completed a three-year naturopathic residency program at Bastyr University Clinic and UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. Besides seeing patients and training learners, Dr. Hwang also contributes to various educational initiatives.

Dr. Hwang uses an integrative approach to treating diseases, which encompasses a comprehensive diagnostic process, evaluation of social determinants of health, and unique consideration for the individual patient presentation. His clinical toolbox typically involves lifestyle interventions, dietary recommendations, evidence-based nutraceutical supplements, and limited pharmacological therapies. In addition, Dr. Hwang believes having a collegial healthcare team is important to maintain patient-centered care and allow shared insights to make the best clinical decision. He enjoys coordinating and working alongside other medical specialists and healthcare providers.

Megan Osborn, MD

Dr. Osborn is Vice Chair for Education and Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She also serves as the Associate Dean for Students for UCI School of Medicine. Dr. Osborn is passionate about medical education, ophthalmologic, ENT, and hematologic emergencies.

She has more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and has won the Clinical Pathologic Case (CPC) Competition twice and the ACEP National Faculty Teaching Award. Dr. Osborn serves as the Senior Associate Editor for the innovative Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine (JETem).

Sunny Park, MD

Dr. Sunny Park is double board-certified in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. She specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries of the face and neck, and has a private practice in Newport Beach.  After attending UC Berkeley for her BA and MPH, she obtained her MD from Jefferson Medical College. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at Penn State University followed by a fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at LSU Shreveport. She has lectured regularly at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery meetings and has volunteered for medical mission trips overseas, most recently in 2019 to Vietnam. In addition, Dr. Park has been chosen as a Physician of Excellence in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery by Orange County Medical Association and Orange Coast Magazine every year since 2021.

Shravani Reddy, MD

Dr. Shravani R. Reddy is a UCI Health gastroenterologist who specializes in esophageal disorders. Her clinical interests include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), achalasia, Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer.

She earned her medical degree at American University of the Caribbean. She completed a residency in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology, both at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke. 

She has a particular interest in esophageal disorders and has completed additional training through the American Neurogastroenterology Motility Society. She has a passion for medical education and has taken an active role in various teaching capacities, including curriculum development and procedure-based instruction.

Alison Taur, MD

Dr. Alison Taur (she/her) serves as Regional Coordinating Chair of Nuclear Medicine for Kaiser Permanente Southern California and as Clinical Assistant Professor for the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. She graduated from University of Michigan Medical School and completed her Nuclear Medicine residency at Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition to her clinical and administrative duties, Dr. Taur devotes her time to training, education, and advocacy for equitable transgender health care both within and outside of KP. She helped found the multidisciplinary Pediatric GenderCare Clinic at KP San Bernardino County. Dr. Taur also helps facilitate a trans teen support group and is active in her local PFLAG chapter. She lives with her wife of now 27 years and three sons in Newport Beach and enjoys playing double bass and feasting on exquisite sushi.

Donna Tran, MD, MPH

Donna Tran, MD, MPH, is a psychiatry resident at Stanford Health Care and earned her MD at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and MPH at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. During medical school, she served as the National President of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association from 2021 – 2023. In 2024, she was appointed as the District 10 Representative on the Senior Citizens Commission of the City of San Jose and interned under U.S. Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19). Previously, she worked on health policy in the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and presented to the President Biden’s Advisory Commission for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander AANHPI (PAC-AANHPI/WHIAANHPI), advocating for public mental health. For research, she focuses on health inequities, leadership, primary care, and advocacy. In her free time, Donna enjoys bouldering, her French bulldog, Boba Princess, and TED Talks/podcasts.

Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS

Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS is a thoracic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, an adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, and Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Science at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.  Dr. Velotta’s clinical and research interests involve innovative techniques and regionalization pathways for lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and mesothelioma. In addition, his most recent research involves improving lung cancer screening uptake in Asian Americans and identifying key factors in the rising incidence of lung cancer in non-smoking Asian American women.