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    5 Tips For Knowing When To Say No

    February 25, 2021

    I used to have a hard time saying no. This might resonate with most of you. I said yes a lot. Because I could help. Because I had the skill set and experience to do so. To help others is why I became a physician. But with that noble end goal, we are taught we are supposed to be of service, but we are not taught now to preserve ourselves in the process. Instead, we are told we are not supposed to be selfish with our time. We are supposed to give and give.

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    Private Practice Owner vs. Academics

    February 4, 2021

    For the past 12.5 years, I’ve run my own private practice (along with my husband, but let’s be real, he hates doing…

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  • Attending Lounge, Health & Wellness, Home & Life, Medical Journey

    Impostor Syndrome is Insidious

    January 26, 2021

    I may look confident here, but what you don’t see in this pic is my Impostor Syndrome and what it took for…

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    Can you get an Eye Infection From a COVID Test?

    January 19, 2021

    You might have seen actress Hilary Duff posting on her social media that she believe she got an eye infection from the…

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    Pandemic Birthday Parties

    November 8, 2020

    This past month, we celebrated my younger two kids’ birthday parties. And I have to be honest, I kind of prefer the…

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    It’s Actually Doctor

    October 19, 2020

    “It’s actually Dr. Wong.  She’s here for the conference too” my husband corrected the hotel clerk, as the two of us were…

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    Do Lash Serums Change Your Eye Color?

    October 7, 2020

    We all want gloriously thick, dark and long lashes. Who doesn’t? And, since the emergence of Latisse – people have been able…

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Dr. Rupa Wong
SURGEON, MOTHER, ENTREPRENEUR

Hi! I'm Dr. Rupa Wong. Physician. Private Practice Owner. Mama to 3 kids. Managing Partner. Educator. Textbook Author. Conference Co-Founder. Mentor. I am more than just one thing, even as a doctor and I bet you are too. I would love to help you envision the life you want, and then get after it. What are you waiting for?

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  • Magnetic Liner and Lashes – Are they safe? posted on 19/07/2019
  • How to Choose a Specialty: Why I Chose Ophthalmology posted on 10/05/2018
  • What’s That Gunk in My Newborn’s Eye? posted on 03/07/2018
  • Do Lash Serums Change Your Eye Color? posted on 07/10/2020
  • Pregnancy and Your Eyes posted on 25/09/2013

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  • Just finished batch filming my YouTube content for the month. I had a little helper which made it a lot more fun. She filled in my brows as we discussed the safety of microblading. Let’s just say her technique is “interesting”. No other reason for this pic other than I want to remember this time when she wanted nothing more than to be part of what I was doing. Happy Aloha Friday everyone- hope ya’ll have a great weekend. #alohafriday #eyemakeupyoutube #minime #friyay #makeover
  • Seeing Dr. Swati Mohan, a woman with a bindhi leading the guidance and navigation of NASA Perseverance mission was nothing short of spectacular. I was born and raised in the U.S., but when I was 9, I decided I wanted to wear Indian clothes to my North Carolina public school every day. I marched to the beat of my own drummer and never really considered if people would think my outfits were weird or unusual. I was just in love with the fabrics, the lightweight silks and the colors. I still remember the year - I was 12 years old
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  • I used to have a hard time saying no. This might resonate with most of you. I said yes a lot. Because I could help. Because I had the skill set and experience to do so. And, along the way, I became overburdened and kept looking for ways to become more efficient. Efficiency wasn
  • Advice for beginning surgeons. Whether you are a medical student in the OR for the first time or a new attending physician, operating on your own - being in the OR can be magical and daunting. I was inspired by @dr.pamelamehta’s post on this topic yesterday to add my own advice that I’ve learned over the past 14 years as an attending. 1️⃣ Pay attention to the little things. Sometimes you get so hyper focused on the surgical technique in the beginning that you neglect the small things that are massively important. Make sure your lighting is in the correct
  • I’m not a runner. In fact, I kind of don’t like doing it at all. And, I’m not good at it. I run a 10 minute mile, maybe 9:15 if I pretend zombies are chasing me (maybe it should be vampires because zombies are slow right?) But, every now and then I have a morning run like today - the weather is perfect, slight breeze, low 70’s, a rainbow in the sky and an ocean view. Can’t really ask for more, can I? Anyone else trying out a new sport that they aren’t good at? Also, give me your running
  • How many times have I failed? Plenty. The time I got a 55 on my first organic chemistry midterm as a freshman at Duke and almost lost my academic scholarship. Or when my oral examiner, during my 2nd year of med school at Cornell, wrote in his evaluation “this student speaks without thinking and without the necessary background knowledge. It’s clear she doesn’t know what she’s talking about” Or the four banks who turned down our loan application to start our practice here in Hawaii. Or the countless other times I failed, too numerous to even recollect. But failure is
  • What I miss most about the pre-COVID world is being able to celebrate, share, and commiserate with my family and friends in person. Weddings, graduations, holidays, and even funerals. Those life events where we honor and commemorate with our loved ones. That deepen our connection with each other. This picture is from my cousin

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