Dr. Michelle Khoo Named Top Cardiology Doc 2021
CHILDHOOD: I grew up in the jungles and plantations of Malaysia without electricity, then went to high school and medical school in Ireland before coming to the U.S. in 1996
DREAM JOB AS A KID: Astronaut
AGE WHEN I DECIDED TO BECOME A DOCTOR: I told my parents I would study either law, business or medicine, depending on where they sent me for college; they chose to keep me in Dublin, Ireland, and I studied medicine (turned out to be a great decision)
GUILTY PLEASURE: Computer strategy games
CELEB STORY: While getting coffee at Heathrow Airport in London, I never realized I was standing behind Glenn Close until someone told me
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY: Golf (and, in these pandemic times, eating)
COFFEE PREFERENCE: Extra hot
TV FAVORITE AS A KID: When we finally got two hours of electricity a day as a teenager, we watched Yankees, Lakers and Cowboys games
HIDDEN TALENT: Palm reading
CELEBRITY CRUSH: Gru from “Despicable Me”
FAVORITE PRO TEAM? New York Yankees
FIRST CAR: A very old Volkswagen Passat
FIRST CONCERT: Tina Turner
STAFF SAYS MY MOST ANNOYING HABIT IS: I order chicken almost every day for everyone, and they’re all sick of chicken
A DOCTOR’S MOST IMPORTANT BEDSIDE MANNER IS: To listen to the patient
THE PIC ON MY CELL PHONE HOME SCREEN: Mother Earth
MY MOST UNUSUAL JOB WAS: I once applied for a summer job picking up trash at the Grand Canyon (I was rejected)
SPECIALTY DISH THAT I MAKE: Salmon
FAVE FAMILY TRADITION: My father, who was also my mentor, passed in July of 2015, and my family comes together in Singapore every year on the anniversary of his passing to pay respects