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Hi! Thank you for visiting my physician home page. Let me start by telling you a little about myself. I grew up on the east coast, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Then, I moved to the midwest and attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana for college, where I studied Mathematics and Theology. After college, I spent two years working with HIV-positive children and adults in New York, doing full-time volunteer work with a community of other volunteers. After my time volunteering, I wasn’t sure if medicine was the right road for me, so I spent two years teaching high school mathematics in Brooklyn, New York. At that point, I realized that I enjoyed working with kids and their families in a smaller environment – one-on-one rather than forty-to-one! So, I went to medical school in New York, already knowing that Pediatrics was where my path was heading.
I moved to University of California, San Francisco for pediatric residency after medical school and stayed there to study pediatric nephrology (kidney disease in children). I enjoyed my time at UCSF and in San Francisco, so when I completed fellowship training, I realized the Bay Area had become home. I came to Kaiser Oakland in 2008 after finishing my fellowship training, drawn to Kaiser because of the emphasis and importance that Kaiser places on you and your family. Taking care of children and their families is what we are all about, and that makes Kaiser an exciting, amazing place to be!
I love being in the Bay Area. Outside of work, I love to spend time with friends and family, listen to music, run, hike, play soccer, and enjoy the outdoors. It’s a privilege to be here, both in the Bay Area and at Kaiser Oakland!
If you have questions about kidney disease in children, I invite you to visit these websites, which I have found to be very helpful:
National Kidney Foundation
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
National Institute of Health
If you’d like to schedule an appointment or refill a prescription, please use the link at the bottom of this page. And, of course, if you have any questions or problems, don’t hesitate to e-mail me using the kp.org secure messaging system or to give me a call!
My Credentials
| Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
| UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics |
| Pediatric Nephrology, American Board of Pediatrics |
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