Ashley Hugh, MD

Hometown: Cerritos, CA

Medical School: Rush University

Why I Chose UCI/CHOC: Being born and raised in the OC area and going to UC Irvine for undergrad (zot zot!), I really wanted to return and serve the community that initially sparked my interest in service and medicine.

Areas Of Interest: Global Health, Community health advocacy, especially regarding mental health, nutrition, and sexual and gender minority health equity.

Hobbies: Fostering kittens, learning new recipes to cook (especially Filipino food), dancing, traveling, concerts (pre-pandemic)

Fun Facts: I’ve been to 22 countries (and counting). I fostered 22 cats during the pandemic!