Practicing at SVMH since 2016, Dr. Locke is committed to the health and wellness of our community. She is board certified in emergency medicine and family medicine. She serves as the Chair of the Physician/Practitioner Wellness committee, Director of Substance Use Disorder Programs, and physician champion on the SVH Health Equity committee. She was honored with the SVH Physician of the Year Award in 2023. Dr. Locke has secured over 1 million dollars in grant funds from the California Bridge Program, Center for Care Innovation and NDP program (a CDPH initiative); these funding efforts have been bolstered by substantial hospital and SVH Foundation support. Dr. Locke champions efforts to combat stigma in healthcare and communities, organizing numerous Narcan distribution events, educating clinicians/patients, and has been featured on many local news outlets, highlighting this work at SVH. Dr. Locke serves as the secretary of the SKMC Alumni Board and a founding member of the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Alliance) committee, within the board. She is honored to serve on the board of CCODP (Central Coast Overdose Prevention). Dr. Locke is currently working on a cookbook as she is passionate about nutrition and health. She enjoys cooking, going to the beach with her family, and spending time with loved ones.

Khanh currently serves as CCODP’s System Administrator. Khanh began working with the CCODP team in 2022 as an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving through the Public Health Institute’s Center for Health Leadership and Impact. Khanh also formerly served as CCODP’s Board Secretary from 2024 to 2025.

Unlike most of CCODP’s team members, Khanh did not study or work in a medical or public health setting before joining the team; rather, Khanh joined shortly after graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics as well as computer science coursework. In addition to using such experience to support CCODP in data modeling and other technical matters, Khanh’s personal struggles serve as a catalyst to aid others with similar experiences. Khanh intends to pursue a Master’s degree in Biostatistics to help the Central Coast community better understand the nature of the public health issues facing it.

Khanh’s free time is occupied by music composition, astronomy, cycling, amateur radio, hiking, and lamenting the current state of the AL West.