Stephen R. Chun, OD, FAAO
Dr. Stephen Chun is the founding partner /owner of the Berkeley Optometric Group established in April, 1976 where he focuses on providing the highest quality comprehensive vision and eye care to his patients.. He studied cellular and molecular biology at University of California- Berkeley and graduated from its School of Optometry in 1974 where he has taught as a Clinical Professor of Optometry since 1982. He has served as the Coordinator (1996-2014) of UC Berkeley Optometry's Educational Exchange Programs with China, Korea and Asia-Pacific Rim countries. He has also been an active member of UC Berkeley's China Initiative Project Committee and the Global Health Initiative Sub-committee for the University of California System-wide.
Dr. Chun has led clinical rotations for 51 UC Berkeley optometry interns, conducted 5 optometric symposiums and pioneered optometry clinics at Beijing Medical University from 1996-2003. He is a visiting professor at both Peking University-Health Science Center and Dalian Medical University in northeastern China. Dr. Chun has led humanitarian outreach eye missions for UC Berkeley in South China in conjunction with Shantou University, Hong Kong University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Most recently, he is helping Korea develop its first graduate level optometry program at Ewha Womans University in Seoul and made several observations on health care while visiting S. India.
Dr. Chun is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (F.A.A.O.) and past chair of its Primary Care Section. Dr. Chun served as the president (1990-1) and licensing examination chairman (1988-1994) of the California State Board of Optometry, Department of Consumer Affairs. He served on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (1989-95) committees on examination development and clinical skills.
Concurrently, Dr. Chun has also been taking care of patients as a member of the medical staff in the Department of Optometry/Ophthalmology at Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in Redwood City (1977-2000) and Richmond,(2000-2018) until his retirement from there after 41 years of service on March 8, 2018.
Locally, Dr. Chun has actively participated in several local volunteer community service organizations, including the Berkeley-Albany Metropolitan YMCA, Kiwanis Club of Berkeley (past president), Head Start Program, Berkeley Library Foundation, Alta Bates Hospital Foundation and is an active member of the Berkeley Breakfast Club.
Dr. Chun was honored as Alumnus of the Year (1994) by the UC Berkeley Optometry Alumni Association, the California Optometrist of the Year (1993), and Kiwanian of the Year (1979). In December, 2004 he was presented the Clinical Practice Award by the Primary Care Section of the American Academy of Optometry for outstanding contributions in primary care optometry to the community and the world.
His outside interests include serving as a volunteer storytelling,since 1993 at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco where he enjoys sharing Asian myths, stories, and legends through art and culture with classes of school children as well as families and adults. He also volunteers as an architectural guide there presenting educational tours on the historic preservation, adaptive reuse and magnificent transformation of the old main San Francisco Public Library (built in 1917) into the New Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (opened 3/20/2003) designed by the famous Milan architect Gae Aulenti.
At other times, Dr. Chun volunteers at the new de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor. and as a docent at the California Academy of Sciences. He enjoys competitive cycling, swimming, taking scenic walks, gardening, and traveling to distant places such as Mongolia, Tibet and India to learn about different peoples, cultures and traditions.
He has been happily married for 42+ years to Professor Doris Sze Chun, founding chair of the Asian Studies Department and teacher of Chinese language at the City College of San Francisco.. Together since joining the Berkeley Marina-based dragon boat club, Dragon Max in June, 2014, they have enjoyed paddling with the Dragon Max crews that earned invitations to compete in the IDBF Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships held in Adelaide, Australia (2016) and Szeged, Hungary(2018). With his crew mates, Dr. Chun won a silver medal and a bronze medal in the 500 M and 200 M sprints in Adelaide and was on the top USA club crew that competed in Szeged..
Dr. Chun has led clinical rotations for 51 UC Berkeley optometry interns, conducted 5 optometric symposiums and pioneered optometry clinics at Beijing Medical University from 1996-2003. He is a visiting professor at both Peking University-Health Science Center and Dalian Medical University in northeastern China. Dr. Chun has led humanitarian outreach eye missions for UC Berkeley in South China in conjunction with Shantou University, Hong Kong University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Most recently, he is helping Korea develop its first graduate level optometry program at Ewha Womans University in Seoul and made several observations on health care while visiting S. India.
Dr. Chun is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (F.A.A.O.) and past chair of its Primary Care Section. Dr. Chun served as the president (1990-1) and licensing examination chairman (1988-1994) of the California State Board of Optometry, Department of Consumer Affairs. He served on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (1989-95) committees on examination development and clinical skills.
Concurrently, Dr. Chun has also been taking care of patients as a member of the medical staff in the Department of Optometry/Ophthalmology at Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in Redwood City (1977-2000) and Richmond,(2000-2018) until his retirement from there after 41 years of service on March 8, 2018.
Locally, Dr. Chun has actively participated in several local volunteer community service organizations, including the Berkeley-Albany Metropolitan YMCA, Kiwanis Club of Berkeley (past president), Head Start Program, Berkeley Library Foundation, Alta Bates Hospital Foundation and is an active member of the Berkeley Breakfast Club.
Dr. Chun was honored as Alumnus of the Year (1994) by the UC Berkeley Optometry Alumni Association, the California Optometrist of the Year (1993), and Kiwanian of the Year (1979). In December, 2004 he was presented the Clinical Practice Award by the Primary Care Section of the American Academy of Optometry for outstanding contributions in primary care optometry to the community and the world.
His outside interests include serving as a volunteer storytelling,since 1993 at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco where he enjoys sharing Asian myths, stories, and legends through art and culture with classes of school children as well as families and adults. He also volunteers as an architectural guide there presenting educational tours on the historic preservation, adaptive reuse and magnificent transformation of the old main San Francisco Public Library (built in 1917) into the New Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (opened 3/20/2003) designed by the famous Milan architect Gae Aulenti.
At other times, Dr. Chun volunteers at the new de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor. and as a docent at the California Academy of Sciences. He enjoys competitive cycling, swimming, taking scenic walks, gardening, and traveling to distant places such as Mongolia, Tibet and India to learn about different peoples, cultures and traditions.
He has been happily married for 42+ years to Professor Doris Sze Chun, founding chair of the Asian Studies Department and teacher of Chinese language at the City College of San Francisco.. Together since joining the Berkeley Marina-based dragon boat club, Dragon Max in June, 2014, they have enjoyed paddling with the Dragon Max crews that earned invitations to compete in the IDBF Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships held in Adelaide, Australia (2016) and Szeged, Hungary(2018). With his crew mates, Dr. Chun won a silver medal and a bronze medal in the 500 M and 200 M sprints in Adelaide and was on the top USA club crew that competed in Szeged..
Mark A. Fujikawa, OD
After completing his undergraduate studies at UCLA, Dr. Fujikawa graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UC Berkeley's Optometry school in 1973. He then finished a general optometry residency at the University of Waterloo in Canada. He started practicing in 1976 as a founding partner of the Berkeley Optometric Group. Dr. Fujikawa was a clinical instructor at the UC Berkeley School of Optometry for over twenty years.
In 1978, he was honored as the Young Optometrist of the Year by the Alameda County Optometry Society.
Dr. Fujikawa is active in the Berkeley Lions Club, having served as its President, Treasurer, member of the Board of Directors and the Sight Conservation Chair. With the Lions in Sight organization, Dr. Fujikawa has traveled to Peru, Panama and Mexico providing basic eyecare and glasses to under served residents of those countries. For some 20 years, Dr. Fujikawa was a baseball coach for the Berkeley Bears Youth Organization. He is a past-president and current Board member for the Berkeley chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
In his spare time, Dr. Mark Fujikawa enjoys backcountry camping, gardening and watching the A's and Giants play. Mark and his wife, Georgia, have two grown children, and now one grandchild.
In 1978, he was honored as the Young Optometrist of the Year by the Alameda County Optometry Society.
Dr. Fujikawa is active in the Berkeley Lions Club, having served as its President, Treasurer, member of the Board of Directors and the Sight Conservation Chair. With the Lions in Sight organization, Dr. Fujikawa has traveled to Peru, Panama and Mexico providing basic eyecare and glasses to under served residents of those countries. For some 20 years, Dr. Fujikawa was a baseball coach for the Berkeley Bears Youth Organization. He is a past-president and current Board member for the Berkeley chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
In his spare time, Dr. Mark Fujikawa enjoys backcountry camping, gardening and watching the A's and Giants play. Mark and his wife, Georgia, have two grown children, and now one grandchild.
Rose K. Hoang, OD
Dr. Rose Hoang joined Berkeley Optometric Group in July 2020 upon graduation with honors from Berkeley Optometry. She is a Bay Area native and also attended UC Berkeley for her undergraduate studies, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science with high distinction.
Since before optometry school, Dr. Hoang has been involved with optometric service trips through a nonprofit called See the Lord. She currently trains new volunteers and obtains resources to provide free eye exams and glasses for underserved populations. She has travelled to examine patients in rural Taiwan, immigrant farmers of the Central Valley and the homeless of San Jose. Her goal is to lead trips in the near future to give back to local and international communities.
While not seeing patients, she enjoys exploring new eateries, running, singing, and painting.
Since before optometry school, Dr. Hoang has been involved with optometric service trips through a nonprofit called See the Lord. She currently trains new volunteers and obtains resources to provide free eye exams and glasses for underserved populations. She has travelled to examine patients in rural Taiwan, immigrant farmers of the Central Valley and the homeless of San Jose. Her goal is to lead trips in the near future to give back to local and international communities.
While not seeing patients, she enjoys exploring new eateries, running, singing, and painting.