Tingyin Chee

Dr. Tingyin "Tina" Chee, MD, is a skilled and compassionate internal medicine physician who founded Updesign Primary Care to deliver Direct Primary Care (DPC) that emphasizes unhurried, personalized visits and continuous access via phone, text, and email. She believes healthcare should be a collaborative partnership, focusing on lifestyle‑based, evidence‑driven strategies that empower patients to achieve long‑term wellness and reduce reliance on medications. Dr. Chee’s DPC philosophy centers on providing ample time for each patient, eliminating insurance‑driven constraints, and tailoring care plans to individual health goals.

Her clinical background includes a Doctor of Medicine from New York University (NYU) in 2014 and a residency in Internal Medicine at George Washington University in Washington, DC, where she specialized in primary care with a concentration in underserved medicine and public health. Throughout her career, Dr. Chee has worked in quality improvement, population health, and health data analytics, and she is actively involved in patient advocacy and health policy initiatives to improve access, quality, and affordability of care.