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Department Hours

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Closed	7:45 am 4:45 pm	7:45 am 4:45 pm	7:45 am 4:45 pm	7:45 am 4:45 pm	7:45 am 4:45 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Internship	Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA
Residency	Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Board certification	Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Welcome to my home page. You’re most likely visiting here because you want to know more about myself and the specialty I practice, Nuclear Medicine.

About myself:
I’ve been on the Nuclear Medicine staff at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center since September 1991, right after I completed my Nuclear Medicine residency training earlier that year. In 1991, I also became Board-Certified in the specialty of Nuclear Medicine. One of my most important and privileged aspects of my job is to interpret Nuclear Medicine studies that your health care provider requests. My goal is to efficiently and accurately communicate your Nuclear Medicine results to your referring provider to help make your Kaiser Permanente health care the best it can be.

A common question patients have is about when they will be informed of the results of their nuclear medicine test. It is the responsibility of the health care provider who requested the nuclear medicine test to inform the patient of the results. Most likely, the patient will be informed of the results in the same way as other past tests they have had in the laboratory or other areas of the Medical Center.

About Nuclear Medicine:
Nuclear Medicine is a fascinating specialty which uses small amounts of radioactive material to check how specific organs in your body function. Because of this unique feature, Nuclear Medicine helps your health care provider diagnose certain illnesses. Sometimes, Nuclear Medicine is involved in the treatment of a small number of medical problems mostly related to the thyroid gland.

For those of you who are curious, I have listed some useful links on the left side of my home page which include the Society of Nuclear Medicine's website resource for patients and Kaiser Permanente's links discussing thyroid disorders and treatment and information detailing common nuclear medicine scans.

A word about radiation:
Radiation is everywhere and is a normal part of the universe. Therefore, radiation is unavoidable. This unavoidable amount of radiation is called background radiation. One method of measuring radiation is in a unit called a millisievert, abbreviated mSv. Living in the United States, a person receives about 2.5 mSv of background radiation every year. A patient receives about 5 mSv of radiation on a typical Nuclear Medicine study. This level of radiation, which is small, does not require any special precautions on the patient’s part. However, unless absolutely necessary to establish a diagnosis, pregnant or breast feeding women should time their Nuclear Medicine test when they are not pregnant or breast feeding. If a patient requires Nuclear Medicine treatment of his/her thyroid disorder, I will discuss with him/her if there are any special radiation safety precautions which need to be followed by the patient.

For more detailed information on radiation, please visit the link listed at the left side of my home page.

Thanks for visiting my home page and I welcome your return visit in the future!

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