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My Specialty and Why I Chose It

I am an interventional neuroradiologist. The specialty of interventional neuroradiology is a new field in medicine. It can be characterized as minimal invasive neurosurgery. With the sophisticated medical imaging guidance, neurointerventionalists can usually provide more precise treatment for the diseases in the brain and spine with only minimal damage to patients. Similar to cardiac catheter procedures, usually the neurointerventional devices can be advanced all the way into the brain or spinal vessels through a single needle puncture in the patients' groin area. Some of the devastating neurovascular diseases such as brain aneurysms and acute stroke can now be promptly treated in this way with promising outcomes. I chose this specialty because it is challenging and the philosophy of "minimal invasive" attracted me.

My Practice Philosophy

With the explosion of modern sciences, mankind has already mastered profound knowledge about our bodies however, we must admit there is more we do not know. My practice philosophy is respect nature, respect the unknown, and practice based on evidence rather than folklore. In addition, although I am sub-specialized in interventional neuroradiology, treating only brain and spinal diseases, I always approach my patient in a comprehensive fashion and view my patient as a whole person. I believe two remotely located organs with no usual direct relationship might interact with each other in certain disease conditions. For example, a chronic prostate problem might trigger a brain bleed in a post carotid stent patient, if the stress of urination was not properly addressed and caused sudden increase of the blood pressure. My previous whole body general diagnostic radiology training helps me a lot in this aspect. I also believe that listening and communicating with the patient and the family are very essential to providing quality care to my patient. A well informed patient might catch certain important changes of the disease condition earlier than computer monitors. After all, I believe we should do as minimal as necessary, respect the natural healing power of our body to help reduce unpleasant side effects from the treatments and to improve long term life quality of my patients.

My Tenure with Kaiser Permanente

I started at Kaiser Permanente in 2009 and I am looking forward to a long career. Improving the quality of neurointerventional care is not only up to the interventionalist. It requires coordinated team work support from the neuro-angio-suite, X-ray technicians, nurses, intensive care unit physicians and nurses, systemic set up from the interventional devices to the angio-machine and to the pre- and post- procedure care facilities. It requires well organized cooperation from ER physicians to the diagnostic radiologist, to the neurologist, to the neurosurgeons, and to the neurointerventionalist. With the continued years of efforts from the institution to the department, the neurointerventional service at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento is now one of the best equipped and staffed neurointerventional services in Northern California, providing high quality care to Kaiser Permanente members and the community. It's an honor to serve as a physician of the Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Neurointerventional service team.

Professional Interests & Affiliations

Neurovascular imaging diagnosis; aneurysm coiling; carotid and intracranial angioplasty and stenting; endovascular management of acute stroke.

On a Personal Note. . .

I was an interventional radiologist in China.

From 1991 to 1998, I served as a researcher in the neurointerventional service at UCLA Medical Center, CA.

From 2004 to 2009, after my clinical re-training in surgery and diagnostic radiology in the United States and completion of my neuroradiology fellowship, I served as an assistant professor in neurointerventional services at UC Davis Medical Center.

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My Credentials

Medical school	Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Internship	Fairview Health System Fairview General Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Residency	UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship	UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Board certification	Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology

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