Facility Redwood City Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery Address 1150 Veterans Blvd Redwood City CA 94063 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (650) 299-2290 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

If you are looking at his site, it is likely that you have an interest in who I am. Being a physician is only one facet of my life. I am a husband, a father, a son, an artist, an athlete, a traveler, a chef, a connoisseur, and a friend. My current interests include softball, glassblowing, painting, mountain biking, guitar, and, of course, my family.

I originally grew up in Granada Hills, CA in the San Fernando Valley. I broke free from the inland heat to attend undergraduate education in molecular biology at UCSD, in La Jolla. Here I joined the many pre-med students fascinated by biology, and decided to attend medical school. I left sunny California for frosty Wisconsin, where I enrolled at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

In the freezing winter months of Anatomy, I met the love of my life, and eventually was married to my Anatomy lab partner. The first two years of medical school were rigorous, and I found that the brain and nerves of the body were what interested me most. I decided on Neurosurgery because I found it fascinating, cutting edge, and another use for my hands. Seven years of training later, I graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

We stayed in Cleveland, so my wife could complete her Masters and a grant she was awarded. I began working at University Hospitals of Cleveland/CASE Medical Center doing cerebral vascular and complex cranial cases, and at Southwest General hospital where I did general Neurosurgery cases, specializing in Minimally Invasive Spine procedures.

As our family grew (by two sons and two mutts), I decided to investigate coming back to California to be closer to our family. The first place I looked for a position was Kaiser Permanente. I knew Kaiser Permanente well, having had my childhood care with Kaiser Permanente and was very excited to see that there was an opening at the Redwood City facility. My wife grew up in San Francisco, and there was no place I loved to visit more than the Bay Area. When I saw that a position had been posted just a week prior to my search, I felt like it was meant to be. I remember saying to my wife, “You are not going to believe it!” I had my eye on Redwood City many years before, at a time when they were not hiring. Needless to say, when I interviewed with the staff here I knew that this would be a great fit for me and my family.

I can truly say that I am very happy to be a part of the Neurologic Center here at Redwood City, and every day I strive to provide the best care possible for my patients. I treat my patients just as I would treat my family members. My clinical interests include cerebral aneurysms, cavernous malformations, arterial malformations, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, skull base surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Thank you for your interest in me and in Redwood City Neurosurgery.

My Credentials

Medical school	Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Internship	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Residency	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Board certification	Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

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