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I have been practicing as a Family Physician seeing all ages since 2003. I am happily married with three wonderful children.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Licenses
United States: California
Languages spoken
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Doctor Q&A
87 Answers
65 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
The pain and firmness of the tissue may be a sign of infection. If these symptoms have persisted, it would be best to be evaluated by a provider in p... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Steroid eye drops can cause several side effects and should only be used under supervision of a physician. The side effects include changes in vision... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
From what you've described, your stomach is sensitive to mineral water but not to alkaline water. Is this carbonated mineral water or flat?
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
In general infertility is defined as going 1 year without contraceptive methods and being unable to conceive. Based on what you have described, since... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
There are many possibilities that can cause irregular bleeding as you have described. Stress, along with other medical conditions like hormonal imbal... Read More
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Reviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
The time change with the birth control should not have any major impact on contraception. In regards to your symptoms, it may be related to PlanB or ... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
There are a variety of possibilities given what you've described and the location of your rash. It would be best to have a trained professional evalu... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Let me address each cancer on its own. Bladder cancer is difficult to diagnose on imaging especially if the bladder is not distended on examination. ... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Based on what you have described, it is definitely possible that there is some allergic reaction to the treatment she received. Another possibility w... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
You should definitely speak with your physician regarding your high blood pressure and what would be safe to take as there are definite risks to both ... Read More
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Reviewed Apr 10, 2021
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Dyshidrotic eczema is a form of eczema on the hands that manifests with small blisters and dry cracking on the hands and fingers. It can develop as a... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
The are several possibilities to the itching that your son is experiencing. If these medications, Neucon and Rispricor(sp?) maybe Risperdal, are relat... Read More
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Reviewed Apr 07, 2021
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Pain in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen in a woman include several possibilities including diverticulitis, something going on with the ovary or... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
It would be best to speak specifically with the physician managing your pregnancy, but in general, maintaining activity during pregnancy is healthy fo... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Trichomoniasis is usually considered a sexually transmitted disease. Based on what you've described, the risk would be incredibly low for you to cont... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 56-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Flu like symptoms during our current pandemic are enough to warrant quarantine and testing for COVID. Please quarantine at home, inform those around ... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
It sounds like the aggressive masturbation is causing skin irritation. It would be best to avoid aggressive masturbation to allow the skin to heal na... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Some of the options for treatment of nausea during pregnancy include doxylamine, pyridoxine (Vitamin B6), prochlorperazine, metoclopramide, and ondans... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
It would be important to understand more information about your heart beating fast, for instance is it regular (meaning beats come at regular interval... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
You have described some results from a urine microscopy showing white blood cells and epithelial cells in similar number. Without having further cont... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Summer slim https://summerslim.co.za/burn/ appears to be a proprietary blend of ingredients including caffeine intended to support weight loss. It wo... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
HPV (whether high risk or low risk) can colonize in the female genital tract including the external genitalia (labia majora, pubis) region.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
It sounds like your mother has developed a rash on her left leg where she had a previous injury and surgery. While rashes as a result of hardware are... Read More
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A 62-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
From what you've described it sounds like your urologist is managing this situation well and a second cystoscopy is warranted. Radiation to the prost... Read More
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Reviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
There are several rashes that can causes blisters that form in clusters including shingles, impetigo, bullous impetigo to name a few. It would be bes... Read More
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A 68-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
In general, the range for TSH levels varies by laboratory, but in general the optimum range is between 0.3 to 4.
Based on the TSH level alone, it wo... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
From what you've described you have a lump in the armpit that is enlarging and uncomfortable. Given your recent delivery, I would also want to know i... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
While there are no absolute rules around this, most parents and experts would recommend that you wait at least until the infants immune system is deve... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
You should bring your 9 month old to be seen by a physician immediately. At his younger age, his ability to go long without being able to keep down l... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Your request for refills should be addressed directly with the provider that is assisting with your pain. Since hydrocodone is a controlled medicatio... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Making a diagnosis of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome requires both clinical symptoms of a blood clot OR pregnancy complications ALONG WITH laborat... Read More
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Reviewed Apr 13, 2021
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Based on your symptoms, it would be best to be tested for COVID and remain on quarantine in the mean time until you have those results.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
From what you've described, it sounds like the Inderal has not been helping but making things worse. You are right to be cautious when stopping a med... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Cord prolapse causing fetal distress and requiring emergency c section is a very scary and serious condition. Though each pregnancy may be different,... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
There are a lot of factors that could affect this pregnancy including the aborting pill and the primolut injection. It would be best to follow up wi... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
I am also confused as typically masses identified on a CT scan would also show up on an ultrasound unless there were technical challenges that made th... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
It sounds like your doctor is looking for a longer term solution to help with your anxiety. Klonopin is a benzodiazepine and ideally is not used long... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
From what you've described, you are wondering about the position of the left and right testicle. It would be best, particularly with any pain or pers... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Here is an article that seems to address the science behind your question.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14594442/
As you have stated, it is primari... Read More
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A 61-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Cow milk based ice creams would definitely cause trouble for individuals with lactose intolerance. It may be helpful to seek care particularly if you... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
People can develop allergies to the adhesive used in bandages or from the ink used in tattoos. Both are possibilities given the symptoms you describe... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
While it is possible that you have an early pregnancy, it could also be from something else including gastritis, heartburn or other causes. Have you ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
According to the manufacturer, it is safe to use in children over the age of 6 years old.
https://www.acc200.co.za/why-acc-200
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
A good resource to use are the online drug interaction checkers. Here is a link for a free one.
https://www.webmd.com/interaction-checker/default.htm... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Based on what you've described, the stomach cramps and diarrhea could be related to something that you ate or as well to a stomach flu. It would be a... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
If you are concerned about the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) for your eyes, it would be best to follow up with your ophthalmologist or optometrist to en... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Long term use an alcohol pad on skin could cause excessive dryness. I would recommend keeping a close eye on the skin to make sure this does not dev... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
In my opinion the three most important vaccinations (depending on the season) would be up to date flu vaccination, Tdap (Tetanus diptheria, pertussis)... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
The first and second dose of the COVID vaccinations (whether Moderna or Pfizer) are actually exactly the same. The reason individuals need two doses ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Wonganswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
From what you've described, you've had an uncomplicated pregnancy and taking a relatively short trip with a layover. One of the considerations in pre... Read More
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Thank you ill try to get a new appointment i appreciate your time.
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Thank you Dr. Wong for answering my question. Much Appreciated.
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But I specifically stated I was not talking about withdrawal.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL
Graduated 2003MD
Residency
VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 2006
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