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Eye Doctor Rupa Wong from Honolulu Eye Clinic poses at Queen's Medical Center

It’s Actually Doctor

Rupa Wong 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 checking in for …

Starting Our Practice – 12 years later

Rupa Wong 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 hang your shingle …

Do kids need blue light blocking glasses?

Rupa Wong 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 Fall. You’ve probably …

Doctors in Bikinis -Unprofessional?

Rupa Wong 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 social media content …

It’s Not Luck, It’s A Choice

Rupa Wong July 14, 2020

“It’s 3 pm and you’re sitting poolside with your kids. You’re so lucky.”

Nope, not lucky. This was a very calculated and planned out choice.…

Being a Specialty Private Practice Doc in the Time of COVID

Rupa Wong June 29, 2020

For 6 weeks I closed my practice to all but emergency care. I’m pretty sure my husband and I were the first ophthalmologists in the …

The Attending Lounge

Rupa Wong June 2, 2020

A few years ago, I started a hashtag campaign #AttendingLounge. Initially, I asked some of my closest female surgeons friends on social media to share …

Flattening the Curve as a Doctor Mom

Rupa Wong March 13, 2020

Flatten the curve. This pic is from last year’s Spring Break ski trip, because we just canceled this year’s trip in our attempt to help …

Stop Holding Yourself Back

Rupa Wong January 28, 2020

Thanksgiving 2018. My brother was visiting from California with his kids. He and I were hanging out in my office and I told him I …

Can Screen Time Damage Kids’ Eyes?

Rupa Wong January 16, 2020

This is one of the most common questions I get from the parents of my patients. Their kid is gaming 7 hours in a row …

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?