Facility South San Francisco Medical Center Emergency Department Address Hospital, 1st Floor 1200 El Camino Real South San Francisco CA 94080 Telephone Appt/Advice: (650) 742-2100 Information: (650) 742-2511 For the hearing and speech impaired: (650) 742-2515 Emergencies: 911 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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My Biography

Medical School: Osmania University Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India
Internship/Residency: Los Angeles County King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA
Joined Kaiser Permanente Medical Group: 1992
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Other Languages: Hindi, Urdu

I was born and brought up in India and immigrated to the US after medical school at Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, AP. I did my Fellowship in Hypertension Research at Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA and did a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology at UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA. I specialized in Emergency Medicine through Internship and Residency at Los Angeles County King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. I am Board Certified in Emergency Medicine through American Board of Emergency Medicine.

I can speak Telugu and Hindi languages.

I joined The Permanente Medical Group in 1992 and stayed at South San Francisco Emergency Department ever since. I have shared various administrative responsibilities, including being the Chief of the Emergency Department. I enjoy practicing Emergency Medicine here, as it provides me with a stable, satisfying and challenging work environment. It also allows me to pursue other areas, like research. I also serve as the Chairman of the Research Committee and provide physician support to our EPRP transfer center.

I am married and live on the peninsula with my wife and our three children.

My Favorite Food: Mangoes, pistachios & Hyderabadi Biryani

My Favorite Pastime: Watching movies with my wife, long scenic drives
My Favorite Creations: Photography, water colors, graphic design
My Favorite Pursuits: Technology Research and Church ministry
My Favorite Exercise: Wrestling with and chasing my kids!
My Favorite People in History: Apostle Paul, Michael Angelo & Mahatma Gandhi
My Words of Wisdom: WYSIWYG: What you ‘see’ is what you get
My Life’s Theme Song: Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream
My Favorite Quote: "There is a wonderful, mystical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else."

Our Department

The Emergency Department provides medical care to all patients in need of immediate attention. Our skilled and caring team includes physicians, registered nurses and technicians, all with special training in emergency medicine.

What to Expect

A registered nurse will assess your medical needs and assign you to a treatment team as quickly as possible. Top priority is given to individuals with life-threatening conditions, and those who arrive by ambulance. Patients with less serious conditions are seen as soon as possible. To avoid long waiting times, non-emergency problems are better served in the Minor Injury Clinic, Adult Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, or appropriate specialty departments. Call 650-742-2100 to schedule an appointment.

Co-payment for services is expected at the time of treatment. The level of your co-payment is determined by the health plan. The emergency department does not determine how much co-payment you will pay, although we are obligated to ask for it. We strive to deliver the same excellent care and service to all of our patients regardless of the level of their co-payment or their ability to pay.

Our goal is provide quality care to all patients in the Emergency Department. Thank you for choosing Kaiser Permanente.

My Credentials

Medical school	Ntr University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Internship	Los Angeles County King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	Los Angeles County King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Disclaimer
If you think you have a MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY or go to the nearest hospital. DO NOT attempt to access emergency care through this web site. An emergency medical condition is a medical or psychiatric condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that you could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in any of the following: serious jeopardy to your health, serious impairment to your bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. An emergency medical condition is also "active labor," which means a labor when there is inadequate time for safe transfer to a Plan hospital (or designated hospital) before delivery or if a transfer poses a threat to the health of the member or unborn child.

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