APAMSA Region 1 and 2 Welcome You To

Dr. Stella Yi is an assistant professor in the department of Public Health at NYU-SOM and the Center for the Study of Asian American Health. She received her PhD from John Hopkins University and her MPH from Yale, both in the fields of epidemiology. As a cardiovascular epidemiologist and her work focuses on applied epidemiology in practice, cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases, and cardiovascular disease behaviors and risk factors, combined with a population-level perspective on Asian American and immigrant health disparities.

Dr. Sonu Sahni is an assistant clinical professor and director of Physical Diagnosis in the department of Primary Care at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. He received his MD from the Medical University of Lodz – Poland, where he also completed his postgraduate medical training. He was a postdoctoral clinical research associate at the Advanced Lung Disease Center at the Northwell Health System in Long Island, NY. His current research interest focuses on pulmonary hypertension and also serves as the faculty advisor for TouroCOM's APAMSA chapter

Dr. Keng-Yen Huang is an Associate Professor of Population Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine. She completed her MA and PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from University of Maryland, Baltimore, and an MPH in Global Health Policy and Management from New York University. She is a Principal investigator and Co-investigator on numerous NIH and Foundation funded child development and mental health implementation. Her current efforts in Asian American research focus on child mental health knowledge dissemination and evidence-based intervention utilization in diverse community-based organizations and pediatric service settings where Asian American families are most likely to seek for services.

Dr. Victor Sta. Ana is a director of the Primary Care Scholars Program and assistant professor of Family Medicine & Community Health and Medical Education at Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He received his MD from Albany Medical College and completed his residency in Urban Family Practice at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. His has worked extensively in the APIA community, focusing on an urban setting. His current project looks at barriers to accessing healthcare for Filipina domestic workers and survivors of labor trafficking.

Dr. Tipsuda Junsanto Bahri is the chair of the Basic Biomedical Sciences Department and course director for Pathology at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. She received her MD from the University of Illinois – Rockford. She completed her Pathology residency and fellowships (Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine and Surgical Pathology) at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics. Her research interests and passion looks at the intersection of women's health, diversity, and representation within the medical field.

Dr. Peter Q. Lee is an emergency room physician at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, NJ. He received his DO from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York. In the ER, he works extensively with immigrant and APIA populations, with experience navigating the unique cultural and socioeconomic beliefs.

Dr. Shanti Leon Guerrero is one of the chief residents of The Institute for Family Health, a federally-qualified community health center, that is part of the Mount Sinai Health System. She received her MD and MPH from Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine. Originally from Guam, Dr. Leon Guerrero has witnessed firsthand how issues in Pacific Islander health/healthcare can be overshadowed in the larger APIA narrative.

Dr. Jennifer Leng is an Assistant Attending and Director of Research Development at the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities (IHCD) Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Leng received her MD and MPH from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Leng joined the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where she participated in a number of research initiatives targeting health disparities. She currently leads IHCD’s Chinese American Cancer Care Access Program, which is a community-engaged research and service delivery network that aims to enable the large and growing Chinese immigrant community to access linguistically and culturally tailored cancer treatment and support services.

Dr. Mary Lee-Wong is an Associate Professor of Medicine/Allergy Immunology at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Interim Chief of the Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. She is the Past President of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society of the Greater New York and currently serves on the Executive Committee for New York State Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. She has published extensively in various peer reviewed journals on allergy, eczema, asthma and immunology. She has been very active in Chinatown since 1978, was part of Project AHEAD at the Chinatown Health Clinic in 1982, and continues to actively participate at outreach programs and health fairs. As President of Chinese American Medical Society, she continues to support initiatives that address healthcare disparities in our community.

Dr. Perry Pong, a native of San Francisco, Harvard and UCSD graduate, experienced firsthand the intersection of Chinese folk medicine and Western medicine as a child, adding to his understanding of patients’ beliefs and practices. He was an Assistant Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Associate Medical Director, Ambulatory Care Services at the North Bronx Healthcare Network of NYC’s Health and Hospitals. In 2007, he moved to the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center where he is currently the Chief Medical Officer. He continues to see patients, mentor staff, teach students, and lead and guide clinical services at the health center.

Dr. Sherry Huang is an experienced general pediatrician who has worked at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center since 2007. Dr. Huang was raised in Brooklyn. She received her undergraduate degree from the City College of New York and her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She continued at NYU Langone Medical Center to complete her pediatric residency training in 2007. She is board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). She has been a strong advocate for families of children with special health care needs.

Dr. Michael Chen is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and has trained in internal medicine at Harbor UCLA and University of Maryland Medical Center. Currently serving at part of APAMSA’s Recent Alumni Advisory Board, Dr. Chen was also the APAMSA chapter president at Columbia as well as the national Membership Vice President for 2 years. He has been part of numerous panels with topics ranging from pre-medical advice to internal medicine residency.

Elizabeth Miu-Lan Young co-founded InterChange Consultants in 1987. She is a specialist in cultural competencies training focusing on Asian/Asian American issues in the workplace. Active in the New York City Asian Community for over 40 years, she is one of the founders of the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (formerly the Chinatown Health Clinic). She also taught the pilot Asian American Experience course at Hunter College and at the University of Sothern California. Liz served as the first Director of Project Reach – a Chinese-American Planning Council program working with Chinatown street gangs.

Dr. Robert Hsu is an Internal Medicine resident at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He received his MD at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. He served on APAMSA’s National Board for 4 years from 2012-2016 including serving as National Vice President and served as his local chapter president at Tulane; he currently serves an Emeritus Advisor for the National Board. He has significant experience working with immigrant and APIA community through his experiences in residency, medical school, and AmeriCorps (which he did for two years after college) and is focused on bringing awareness to many of the socioeconomic barriers faced in these communities in the context of the physician-patient relationship.

Dr. Christine Chin is the rising Chief Resident in radiation oncology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. She received her MD from SUNY Stony Brook. She completed her internship training in medicine at the SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital, at the end of which she was chosen to receive the Intern Teacher of the Year award. Among her clinical interests include women's health and raising health awareness among Asian Americans.

Dr. Calvin Sun is a TED Speaker, Emergency Medicine Resident Physician, former MTVu show host, award-winning independent filmmaker, choreographer, globetrotter, and entrepreneur. He received his MD from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. During medical school, Calvin founded The Monsoon Diaries, an international travel community and service that has taken hundreds who have little time or money to 140+ countries around the world including North Korea, Iran, Antarctica, Pakistan, Venezuela, and Cuba. The Monsoon Diaries has been featured on ABC News, Huffington Post, TED, USA Today, and National Geographic.

Dr. Christine Lomiguen is the course director for General Pathology at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. She received her MD from Our Lady of Fatima University College of Medicine in Manila, Philippines. She conducted stem cell research with Rutgers' Department of Biomedical Engineering and protein purification research with the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine. She also has done medical mission trips in the Philippines through various organizations, and enjoyed working in clinics and on public health initiatives in Nicaragua and El Salvador with the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC). In her spare time, she advises pre-medical students in their journey to becoming healthcare professionals.

Ruey Hu is a final-year MD/MPH student at Vanderbilt School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He completed his undergraduate studies in molecular biology at Princeton University with certificates in computer science, neuroscience, and Chinese language and culture. A metabolomics enthusiast, he was the first medical student to win the National Kidney Foundation's national fellows' research competition in its twelve year history. He has been recognized with the Spirit of Princeton Award, the Santos-Dumont Award for Innovation, and the Levi Watkins Jr MD Award for leadership on minority health. Ruey has been involved with APAMSA throughout medical school and now serves as our national president.