RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Work
From the operating room to the policy brief — spanning clinical research, technology evaluation, and systems thinking.
At Wills Eye Hospital, my anterior segment research includes analyses of U.S. corneal tissue utilization trends, corneal implant safety, and refractive and keratoconus clinical trial methodology. With a research group at China Medical University Hospital in Taiwan, I conduct large-scale retrospective studies on retinal vascular disease, uveitis epidemiology, and treatment outcomes in diabetic macular edema. This work uses national population-based cohorts to identify systemic risk factors for ocular conditions, including chronic kidney disease, thyroid disease, and COVID-19 vaccination.
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At Wills Eye Hospital, I work on developing and refining surgical techniques in oculoplastic surgery — from sutureless ptosis repair to novel approaches in brow lifting and facial contouring. At Stanford's Byers Eye Institute, I designed three surgical devices for orbital surgery, resulting in several patents.
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I write commentaries that interrogate how AI tools are validated, deployed, and regulated in clinical settings. My work spans smartphone-based diagnostics, autonomous screening, ambient documentation, and large language models, always asking whether the evidence matches the promise.
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I'm drawn to the structural forces that determine who gets care, how it's delivered, and what it costs. My policy work spans clinical workforce economics, AI governance in clinical settings, and medical education reform. Recently, I've written about assistive-technology reliability as a patient-safety issue, the economics of task reallocation in ophthalmology, and the risks of licensing AI to prescribe. My writings have appeared in both the peer-reviewed literature and the public press.
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The Doctor's Art is a podcast I created and co-host that features conversations with physicians, patients, educators, and healthcare leaders about what makes medicine meaningful. The show explores what sustains clinicians through the demands of training and practice — and what medicine can teach all of us about living with purpose.
The podcast is among the most popular medical podcasts in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., and is used by medical schools around the U.S. as a teaching tool and wellness initiative.
Before and alongside residency — venture capital, public health, global health, and entrepreneurship.
