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About Me

I grew up in Pacheco, California and have been practicing at Kaiser Permanente since 2001. It's a great privilege to be practicing emergency medicine in the community where I grew up. At the Walnut Creek Emergency Department, I have treated patients I have known since kindergarten. That is really satisfying! It gives me a sense of being part of the community and of having a history and a connection here in the East Bay.

I received a Bachelor's Degree in psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. After graduation, I did neurotoxicology research at the University of California, San Francisco before attending medical school at the University of California, San Francisco.

After medical school, I did a 4-year residency in emergency medicine at the New York University-Bellevue Medical Center in New York City. This very intense training in emergency medicine prepared me well to deal with the entire spectrum of emergency medical problems. That includes cardiovascular problems, respiratory emergencies, trauma, toxicology, and infectious disease.

My other research and clinical interests include medical informatics and psychiatry. My personal interests include triathlon, percussion, jazz, and Latin and Brazilian music.

My Credentials

Medical school	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Residency	Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

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