Scripps Clinic transplant surgeon Jenny Lam, MD, spends her days planning and performing liver, kidney and pancreas transplants, as well as other pancreas and liver surgeries. When she hangs up her white coat and heads home for the night, she continues to be a caretaker—but for a very different population. Dr. Lam is the proud owner of more than 200 plants. She has a special fondness for Hoya plants and has more than 100 species, including one that shares a name with her son. Click here to read more about Dr. Lam’s plant obsession and find out why she says caring for patients and plants aren’t all that different.
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