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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 pandemic birthday parties. My oldest was lucky. He turned 11, literally 3 days before the first shutdown in March. So, he was able to have a couple friends over to go swimming and hangout. But, for my now 7 and 9 year olds, it was a different story. For my

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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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    Starting Our Practice – 12 years later

    September 8, 2020

    One of the most frequent questions I get is how I started our private practice. It’s not all that common nowadays to…

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  • Eye Health, Health & Wellness

    Do kids need blue light blocking glasses?

    August 27, 2020

    I’ve been getting this question a lot since all kids started distance learning in March and have continued it now into the…

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    Finding the Joy

    August 9, 2020

    Beaches, pools, parks and tennis courts are now closed on Oahu until September 5, due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases….

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  • Attending Lounge, Work-Life Fit

    Doctors in Bikinis -Unprofessional?

    July 25, 2020

    A few months ago, a well respected journal, the Journal of Vascular Surgery, accepted and published an article entitled “Prevalence of unprofessional…

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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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  • 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
  • Pregnancy and Your Eyes posted on 25/09/2013
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  • How it’s going⬅️how it started. NYE 2004. I hosted a NYE party with a certain co-resident at his apartment on the UES of Manhattan. I made my college friend who was visiting me, former @bachelorabc star, @drandybaldwin bring his car, so the 3 of us could drive to Costco to buy supplies. . Pictured here also is my best friend from residency and her hubby. That night, my co-resident and party co-host, kissed me at midnight and the rest is history ➡️➡️private practice ➡️ NYE 2020. We aren’t surrounded by a Bachelor star and residents. No parties this year. But,
  • I may look confident here, but what you don
  • Yesterday, we gathered on the couch and my husband showed clips of news footage of the Capitol to our children and we discussed it. But I just pray that we as a country can do better. For the sake of the next generation. Certain things are just not acceptable. Yes, I discuss these issues with my children. Because though they are in elementary school (and one in middle school), I want to raise them so they are prepared and so that they will become empathetic and awake adults. So I will teach them empathy. And the beauty of differences. Of
  • Your productivity isn’t a measure of your worth. This is hard for me. I have difficulty detaching myself from my checkboxes of my life. From my goals and milestones on a micro and macro level. On my admin days, if I don’t get through all of my daily task list, I am left with this feeling of unease. I feel like I didn’t quite live up to my potential, that I’ve been slacking. And, on a macro level, it can be hard to round the corner of a new year and become aware of how many of my previous year’s
  • Pre-mammogram selfie. Come on, I know you’d rather see the shoes and outfit instead of a hospital gown. Like many of you, I’ve been postponing my annual medical exams for many things, but a friend’s recent diagnosis made me finally make time for this important one. Obviously, just because I scheduled my mammogram doesn’t mean I’m an expert, so I reached out to @anjalimalikmd, a breast radiologist, and here are some tips she shared with me. 1️⃣ Come prepared with your correct order from your doctor to ensure a smooth visit. There are many different types of mammograms - screening,
  • I know eye surgery, especially eye muscle surgery, can make people squeamish. But, when I am operating I just see a beautiful muscle, cleaned and ready to be sutured. I see the potential of changing someone’s life. Of improving their double vision. Or increasing their self-esteem by aligning their eyes. I see the trust that this person, their parents, their significant others and their kids have placed in me. And, it’s a true honor. That’s my flow state - when I’m fully immersed and engaged. I’m the kind of person who is usually listening with one ear to everything that’s

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