Facility Park Shadelands Medical Offices Department of Dermatology Address 320 Lennon Lane Lassen Building 1st Floor Walnut Creek CA 94598 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (925) 817-5600 Cancellation: (925) 817-5600 E-mail your doctor

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

About Me

Thank you for looking at my home page. I view this page as a nice way to introduce myself to my patients and point my patients to some Internet health care resources. Please explore these links (located on the left hand side of the page) to dermatology related sites for information on skin diseases and skin cancer.

I grew up in Los Angeles, California. I graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut with a bachelor of arts in English. I attended Harvard Medical School. I did an internship in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, followed by my dermatology residency at the University of California, San Francisco. I have practiced at Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek and Pleasanton since 1992. I am a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association.

I chose Kaiser Permanente because I wanted to work in a multispecialty group where physicians could take the lead in decision making. I like practicing in a system that stresses prevention and allows me to make treatment decisions without “gate keepers”.

I am married and have a four year old son. All my free time is devoted to my family. I volunteer at my son's school; and my husband and I enjoy activities with our son such as soccer, gymnastics, skiing, woodworking, and reading.

My Credentials

Medical school	Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Internship	UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology

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