Allan grew up in Weston, Massachusetts.  He received his B.S. degree in Psychology from Tufts University in 2010 and his D.M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2015.  He comes from a large dental family - his grandfather worked in the Dental Department of Chengdu Hospital, his mother is a practicing general dentist, his cousin is currently a 3rd year dental student, and his brother is in the process of applying to dental schools.  From assisting at his mother’s dental practice, Allan fell in love with the field from an early age.  He feels privileged to have been selected to UCSF’s Postgraduate Orthodontics Residency Class of 2018.  In his free time, Allan enjoys playing sports, reading, hiking and traveling.  Finally, he is an avid New England Patriots fan!