Dr. Unpok Choe attended medical school at the Seoul National University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. He completed residency in internal medicine at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, and was a fellow in geriatrics/geriatric medicine at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. Before joining Ali’i Health in October 2007, he was a geriatrician at the Senior Care of Colorado. Dr. Choe is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Medical Associates and the Hawaii Medical Association.

Ly Gau, D.O. Internist and specialist for Kona Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Center Program. Dr Gau attended medical school at Michigan State University. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Michigan State University/ Genesys Regional Medical Center and was a fellow in geriatrics at the University of Michigan Health System. Before joining Ali`i Health in November 2011, she was a geriatrician, long term care and hospice medical director at the Memorial Healthcare Center in Oswosso, Michigan.  She is a member of the American Geriatric Society and the American Osteopathic Association. Dr. Gau is board certified in geriatric medicine and internal medicine with the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Dixon grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and then went to school at the University of Iowa.  He went to seminary after college at Emory University in Atlanta.  Leaving seminary, he went to Saba University, a school in the Dutch Antilles.  After residency in Internal Medicine near Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, Dr. Dixon went down to Wilmington, NC., where he worked in an inner-city clinic, then started his own medical practice.

He came out to the Pacific NW near Seattle around 2019, where he worked for Whidbey Health, and met his current wife.  With his wife Judye (also a physician), 3 dogs, 3 cats, and two teenagers, Ava and Maya, Dr. Dixon joins our practice at Ali’i Health Center.  Of note, his wife had lived in Kona briefly before medical school.

Dr. Dixon is currently board-certified in Internal Medicine, and sees patients from 12 and up.

Christine Traxler MD is a family physician, lifelong writer, and author with interests in mental health, women’s healthcare, nutrition, and the physical after-effects of psychological trauma. As a life-long writer of dozens of books and hundreds of online blogs, she brings a holistic focus to her work that emphasizes healing and wellness through daily self-care, connecting with others, and setting stepwise goals toward achieving more balanced and authentic lives. Her writing reflects her passion for sharing with others the essential tools they may need to find what matters in their own lives and learn how to nurture those parts – regardless of where they came from or the kind of person they wish to become.