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About Me

I grew up in Jericho, New York. I majored in psychology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and then attended medical school at the State University of New York in Syracuse, New York. I was happy to leave the cold and snow of upstate New York and continue my training in Northern California. I spent the next six years in San Francisco doing my internal medicine internship and residency at Pacific Medical Center, followed by my radiology residency and ultrasound fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.

I have had the privilege of practicing at Kaiser Permanente since 1985. I enjoy the collegiate atmosphere of the group practice we have here at The Permanente Medical Group. We are able to do the right exam for each of our patients without a "gatekeeper" second guessing our medical decisions. We also have the opportunity to sub specialize and emphasize our individual strengths here in the diagnostic imaging department.

Although I miss the direct patient care I had in internal medicine, I love the diagnostic challenges I face every day in radiology. My clinical interests are in ultrasound and CT, as well as general diagnostic radiology. I have been the Associate Chief of Ultrasound at Walnut Creek and the Assistant Chief of Radiology and the Chairperson for the Imaging Utilization Committee at Martinez before the merger of the Martinez and Walnut Creek Medical Centers into the Diablo Service Area.

I am a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the American Roentgen Ray Society, and the Alameda - Contra Costa Medical Association.

When not at work, I enjoy spending time with my two children; Adam, who is currently in high school and Laura, who is majoring in journalism at the University of Arizona. I also enjoy reading, skiing, hiking, and traveling.

My Credentials

Medical school	State University of New York Upstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Internship	California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Residency	California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship	UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology

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