About Dr. Wynnshang Sun

Dr. Sun spent most of his childhood in Virginia but also lived for a few years and Kenya and in Hong Kong. He attended the University of Virginia for his undergraduate degrees in Biology and Psychology, as well as for his medical school degree. He completed the Primary Care Internal Medicine residency program at UC Davis and stayed an extra year to teach as a Chief Resident there. Before coming to San Diego, he spent four months in Ecuador volunteering at a hospital in Quito and learning Spanish while living with a local family.

​He then moved to San Diego and practiced at Kaiser for two years before starting his private practice at Scripps La Jolla in 2002. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the California Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Medical Society, and he is certified as a Qualified Medical Examiner for the State of California. He speaks conversational Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.

About Physician Assistant Lea Pace

Lea Pace has been a practicing physician assistant since 2009. She settled into a rewarding career in primary care in 2012 and has experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, women’s health and dermatology as well. As a California native, she attended Mills College in Oakland for her undergraduate education where she received a degree in Biological Psychology with honors. Her graduate education took place at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana where she earned her Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies as well as her NCCPA Certification.

Lea is a compassionate provider and thoroughly enjoys her role in advocating for patients and their families through the generations. She is passionate about preventive health and believes the cornerstone of prevention is a whole food diet and regular exercise. In addition, Lea enjoys a mindfulness meditation practice, gratitude practice, and loving kindness with her family. She celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. Lea’s special areas of medical interest include diabetes management and women’s health. She speaks medical Spanish in addition to English.