Double-Boarded Child Adolescent Adult Psychiatrist

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I am a double board-certified psychiatrist with over seven years of clinical experience treating children, adolescents, and adults in inpatient, outpatient, and day program settings. I focus on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and mood disorders. As a psychiatrist at Eating Recovery Center in Houston, Texas, I have treated a patient population ranging from age 10 to adult for eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. In my private practice, I work with clients of different cultural backgrounds to address concerns with depression, anxiety, mood, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). CLINICAL PRACTICE AND APPOINTMENTS Psychiatrist August 2023-present Eating Recovery Center / Pathlight Mood and Anxiety, Houston, TX • Provide care to children, adolescents, and adults with mood disorders and eating disorders at the outpatient level of care • Lead team meetings and coordinate care with internist, dietitians, therapists, and schools Psychiatrist and Founder October 2023-present Flourishing Mind Psychiatry, Houston, TX • Provide psychiatric care to adolescents and adults via tele-psychiatry to treat a variety of conditions such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and ADHD. Clinical Assistant Professor October 2023-present Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX • Mentor, teach, and supervise child and adolescent psychiatry fellows Tele-psychiatrist December 2021-September 2023 East Texas Behavioral Healthcare Network, Houston, TX • Completed emergency evaluations at nine different sites in East Texas via telemedicine Psychiatrist March 2020-May 2023 Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, Houston, TX • Staffed new admissions and rounded on follow-up patients on weekends • Addressed medical and psychiatric emergencies on both adult and adolescent units POST-GRADUATE TRAINING Child Psychiatry Fellowship July 2022-June 2023 University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX General Psychiatry Residency July 2018-June 2022 University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX EDUCATION Doctor of Medicine August 2014-May 2018 McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, TX Bachelor of Arts, Kinesiology-Sports Medicine, cum laude August 2010-December 2013 Rice University, Houston, TX Minor: Biochemistry and Cell Biology CERTIFICATION American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certified, 09/19/2023 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certified, 09/12/2022 General Psychiatry LICENSURE State Licensure: California, Issued 8/8/2025 Colorado, Issued 11/13/2024 DC, Issued 11/19/2024 Delaware, Issued 5/2/2025 Florida, Issued 5/20/2025 Georgia, Issued 11/26/2024 Illinois, Issued 3/10/2025 Indiana, Issued 11/20/2024 New Jersey, Issued 11/26/2024 New York, Issued 9/8/2025 Maryland, Issued 3/7/2025 Ohio, Issued 3/11/2025 Pennsylvania, Issued 5/13/2025 Texas, Issued 12/06/2019 Washington, Issued 11/15/2024 Wisconsin, Issued 7/22/2025 DEA: Issued 2019 OTHER CERTIFICATION Physician Educator Certificate Program 2021 University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Medical Expert 2024-present IMS | JM HONORS & AWARDS • Outstanding Achievement Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency In-Training Exam (PRITE), 2023 • University of Texas Health Science Center Residency Program Mind Games Representative, 2020-2021 · Earned highest scores on PRITE within program and top 1% nationally in 2023 · Was selected to represent program for qualifying exam in 2020, 2021 · Team of 3 members scored 5th out of 115 programs nationwide on qualifying exam in 2020 • Chinese American Doctors’ Association of Houston, 2018 · Recipient of Cheng King Chan & Shell Oil Co. Scholarship