□p>Bo□n in □etroit, Michigan, Jeong grew up in □ hou□ehold□with parents □ho □ere bot□ educated in South Korea w□□h□d□eams of□academic su□cess□for □heir ch□□d□e□. Pursuing a career in m□di□ine□seem□d li□e the natural pat□ for Jeong, and he du□ifully□pur□□ed it, earnin□ □□□ □.D. at the Univ□rsity of N□rth C□rol□n□ a□ Chape□□Hill. How□ver,□his p□□s□o□ f□r co□ed□ h□d always burne□ within him, and h□ began per□or□ing□□tan□-up come□y while still□p□actic□ng □□di□ine.