Meet Dr. Chau-Glendinning and Dr. Lu
Your Board-Certified Family Physicians
We primarily work at our respective clinics, but we also want to do more for our communities, so at Pay It Forward Healthcare we are able to offer a model that matches our ideals: Accessible holistic healthcare at transparent and affordable prices!
Hang Chau-Glendinning, D.O.
Dr. Chau is a board-certified family physician residing in Olympia, Washington.
She earned her undergraduate degree in Health & Societies and Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and went on to complete her medical training at Western University of Health Sciences. For her residency, she trained at Valley Family Medicine Residency, an unopposed program based at the oldest and largest public district hospital in Washington state.
She is currently on the medical advisory board for a local tribal consortium and is an active member of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians. With 10 years of experience as a physician and over 15 years in community development, she understands the vital connection between individual and community health. Her passion is in community-focused preventative health and holistic personalized care. She values the deep, trusting relationship that forms between doctor and patient, recognizing the importance of mutual respect and collaboration in care. She is committed to honoring her patients' autonomy and empowering them to make informed decisions about their health. She thoroughly enjoys caring for the entire family across all stages of life, from birth to end of life, and she is dedicated to serving her community with compassion and respect.
Julie Lu, D.O.
Dr. Lu is a board-certified family physician residing in San Diego, California.
She completed her undergraduate education at UC Berkeley with a degree in Public Health and her medical training at Touro Nevada. For her residency, she trained at a Teaching Health Center program through Northwestern University in Chicago. She also is an Integrative Medicine Fellow and was awarded as a Social Impact Scholar through the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine.
Currently she is on the faculty of a residency program. Her interests include refugee health and nutrition. She has been a volunteer physician for a refugee health clinic in Tijuana, MX and has done several medical missions with Project Vietnam as a volunteer physician. Outside of work she enjoys cooking, traveling, hiking and being outside.
Meet Tim Nguyen, PA/MPH
Tim Nguyen, PA/MPH
Tim is a board-certified physician assistant residing in Oakland, California.
After completing his undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley in molecular and cell biology and integrative biology, Tim pursued a masters in Kinesiology at SFSU. He has experiences in preventive health and has practiced as a wellness coach. He obtained two additional masters in community public health and physician assistant studies at Touro University, California and has been practicing primary care for the past nine years with the last five years specializing in HIV medicine and psychiatry.
Tim has received formal training in healthcare leadership from the University of Arizona. He has always been involved with non-profit organizations -- AIDS project of the East Bay, Primary Care at Home, Health RIGHT 360, Pay What You Can, and now with Glenn Burke Oakland LGBTQ Clinic and Lifelong Medical Care -- in both clinical and leadership positions. Tim is able to understand and navigate through the intricacies and complexity of individual and system barriers, biopsychosocial factors, and the social determinants of health.
We are inclusive – with a focus in the Vietnamese community.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, we saw massive lay-offs and loss of insurance coverage. We witnessed how hard it was on our own families and so, we set out to do something.
We partnered with PCAHI.org, a non-profit medical care and management organization, to create Pay It Forward Healthcare - together we are bridging the cultural and financial barriers in healthcare for our patients, and we believe we can improve the health of our local community.
We make it quick, easy, and affordable
If you have lost or lack insurance right now or need a consult, we offer low transparent prices, schedule online or call our office to see if we can help you.
We are doing things a bit differently
This is not your typical doctor’s office. We have joined a movement to provide personalized, affordable, and modern innovative healthcare.
Mission:
To improve the health and healthcare experience for Southeast Asian Americans by connecting patients to local physicians who speak the same language at affordable and transparent prices.
Vision:
Where no AAPI individual/family feels marginalized and has full access to affordable, quality care with meaningful doctor-patient relationships.
Create healing spaces that recognize the shared traumas of Southeast Asian history and provide a platform that strengthens the voices of Asian American healthcare needs.
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Step 1
Schedule a FREE meet and greet to see if we can offer you the care you are looking for.
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Step 2
Pay What You Can or explore ways to Pay It Forward. We are committed to accessible
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Step 3
Schedule an Appointment. Let us help you take care of your health concerns on your journey to complete well-being.
