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About Me
Ever since I was a child growing up in Atlanta, I have always been interested in the human body and how it works. I can remember looking in wonder at my aunt’s nursing textbooks with the color pictures of the body’s muscles and organs and blood vessels. As the years passed, this lifelong fascination eventually led me to the study of biology, and then to medicine. However, the intellectual challenge of trying to understand complex biological systems is only part of what attracts me to medicine. I enjoy the personal connection I experience with my patients and their families. Helping children and their families through the crisis of a hospitalization is rewarding in itself.
Kaiser Permanente is a fantastic place to practice medicine. I feel that I can see my patients and “do the right thing” for them without worrying about whether a procedure, test, hospitalization, or drug will be approved. Kaiser Permanente’s focus on preventive medicine and health education meshes well with my personal philosophy of how to practice medicine. I welcome questions, because I try to educate all of the patients and families I see about their health (or their current illness), so they can make informed decisions that will help them stay healthy (or get better!). I am pro-immunization, and I believe antibiotics should be used judiciously. I strive to be personable and accessible, and I do my best to make sure all my patients’ questions are answered in a way they can understand. Several years ago, I closed my outpatient practice, and I moved my practice to inpatient pediatrics. I do miss all of my former patients and their families, and I am indebted to them all for allowing me to care for them, to share their early years with them, and to learn from them. My clinical interests include hospital pediatrics and pediatric diabetes. I am also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association, and the California Medical Association.
When not working, I enjoy travel, snowboarding, cooking, music, and theatre.
My Credentials
| Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC |
| Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics |
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