Patricia Seongju Hong, MD
I speak: English, Korean
My gender: Female
Where I practice
- Emergency service
- Urgent care services
- After-hours services
- Pharmacy services
- No emergency services
- No urgent care services
- No after-hours services
- No pharmacy services
About me
Hello! I’m happy to have this opportunity to tell you a bit about my practice and myself. I feel very fortunate to work at Kaiser Permanente because of my colleagues and our members. I look forward to meeting you and becoming a part of your health care team.
Biography
I was born in Seoul, Korea. I’m blessed with a very loving, large, close-knit family. I grew up in New Jersey and New York and have had terrific opportunities to meet and learn from people of diverse economic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. I attended 2 engineering colleges and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with degrees in biology and literature. I received my medical education at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed residency training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. I chose to become a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist to focus on members’ quality of life.
About my practice
As a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, I work closely with other physicians, therapists, nurses, and medical assistants to help ensure optimal health care for our members. I see members with musculoskeletal conditions, such as back and neck pain, and impairments, such as amputated limbs, weakness, or numbness of extremities. My job is to minimize members’ pain and maximize their function. I believe every member needs to be evaluated as a whole person, taking his or her family, cultural, and even religious background into consideration, and treatments should heal the member’s body, mind, and spirit to the greatest degree possible.
How I thrive
I strive to learn every day and be kind to others. I try to read for education and leisure daily and exercise as much as I can. I’m very proud of my scuba diving certification (especially given my aqua phobia) and my experiences of having run 3 full marathons and 3 half marathons. I enjoy playing tennis, golfing, skiing, and learning to be a better fly-fisherman.
My office
Languages spoken by medical staff
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My provider type
Physicians and SurgeonsMedical groups, plans, and locations
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- HMO
- Medi-Cal Managed Care
- Point-of-Service Plan (POS)
- Senior Advantage
Contact information
- Appointments/cancellations
- 1-855-881-0752 (toll free)
- California Relay Service
- 711 (TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
My training, certifications and licensing
Medical school
SUNY At Stony BrookBoard certification
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitatio
American Board of Physical Medicine and RehabMedical training
Internship
Internal Medicine
Winthrop University HospitalResidency
Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Columbia Presbyterian Medical CenterJoined Permanente Medical Group
2002Active license information
License number
G83629License type
Physician and SurgeonLicense issuing state
CALIFORNIANational Provider Identifier (NPI)
1619048675Cultural Competency Training (CCT)
CompletedMy hospitals
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