Specialty Family Medicine Facility Oakland Medical Center Internal Medicine Address Fabiola Building 3801 Howe St. Oakland CA 94611 3701 Broadway Oakland CA 94611 Where is my office? Map & Directions Telephone Advice (24 hours)/Appts: (510) 752-1190 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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

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My Practice philosophy

As a physician, preventive medicine emerges to be of vital importance. In the current era where we have ample resources to prevent progression and control symptoms of various diseases, prevention is still better than cure. I believe in a system of educating and implementing awareness about various healthcare-screening protocols. A strong basic foundation with facts about diet, exercise and annual physicals, preventing sexually transmitted illnesses, reporting symptoms in a timely manner, detecting and controlling diseases at early stages are imperative for health.

The essence of practicing medicine lies in building trust and a physician-patient relationship where you are free to talk about anything. Being able to offer treatment for physical and mental health and facilitate treatment with the specialist when needed as your primary care physician makes this bond stronger.

My career journey

My father, who is a surgeon in India, was my motivation to being a physician. His moral values and ethics inspire me to deliver honest and respectful patient care. I have been in practice since 2005, working for federally qualified health center in New Jersey, serving the uninsured. Later I worked for a hospital based clinic in New Jersey, for two years. There, my scope of practice included urgent and primary care. Recently I moved to California with my family, and I am very excited to be a part of the Kaiser team.

Other languages: Hindi

Joined Kaiser: April 2009

Professional Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Medical Association
Indian Medical Association
Physician member of Obesity Action Coalition
American Society of Bariatric Physicians

My Credentials

Medical school	Jjm Medical College Mysore University, Davangere, India
Residency	St. Mary Hospital -UMDNJ, Hoboken, NJ
Board certification	Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine

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