Specialty Pediatric Gastroenterology Facility San Francisco Medical Center Pediatrics Address 2200 O'Farrell Street San Francisco, CA 94115 8th Floor Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: 415-833-2200 (English - 24 hours; 7 days) Appt/Advice: 415-833-2239 (Chinese) Appt/Advice: 415-833-2203 (Spanish) School forms: 415-833-4647 916-784-5987 (TTY) Emergencies: 911 Prescription Refills: 415-833-2508 If an interpreter is needed, please tell us when you make an appointment. GI Clinic Appts: 415-833-4625 GI Nurse Advise: 415-833-3415 GI Clinic Fax: 415-833-4177 E-mail your doctor Act for a Family Member View your preventive services

My Office Hours

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	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Please note that my office hours may be different from my department’s hours of operation.

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My Biography

I am a native San Franciscan and a graduate of Lowell High School. My undergraduate studies were done at Stanford University, where I majored in Human Biology and graduated in 1979. I was a teaching assistant at Stanford the next year, and then I spent a year in Japan and Asia, teaching English and traveling. I then attended medical school, and earned my medical degree at the University of California at San Diego in 1985.

I did my internship and residency training in Pediatrics at Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington, finishing in 1988. I did subspecialty fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the University of California, San Francisco for two years, then at California Pacific Medical Center for an additional year. I was a staff Pediatric Gastroenterologist at CPMC for ten years, and provided part-time help to Kaiser Permanente.

I joined Kaiser Permanente San Francisco in 2000, and have been the full-time Pediatric Gastroenterologist since 2003. In additional to my clinical practice in San Francisco, I provide hospital consultation to Kaiser Foundation Hospital Oakland and San Francisco. I am happy to provide consultation and clinical management to help infants, children and teenagers with gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional problems. I am especially interested in the care and treatment of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative colitis in children and teenagers. In my spare time I love to ski, swim, sail, exercise, hike, read, and spend time with my family.

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Undergraduate Education: BA, Stanford University
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Professional Affiliations: North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; American Gastroenterologic Association
Began Practice: 1992
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2000

Other Resources

Why a pediatrician? Why do kids need a specialist? Because kids are different. And so are the doctors that choose to take care of kids.

Pediatrics is the medical specialty that is fully focused on kids: from birth through the exciting and tumultuous years of adolescence.

Pediatricians are trained for 4 years in medical school to become a doctor and then have three full years of extra training in how to take care of kids and teens. Some pediatricians have additional training in a subspecialty area like cardiology, pulmonology, or hematology. Our department has general pediatricians and specialist pediatricians to make sure that your children stay healthy and, if they get sick, that they get the best care possible.

Pediatricians believe that your children start healthy. We are trained to focus on prevention of problems and work with families for the betterment of children. We love children and, in truth, most of us are big kids ourselves.

In the pediatric department, we look forward to caring for your family as it grows.

It’s my main goal to provide you and your children with high quality care. In the 21st Century, that means more than just making appointments or picking up the phone to reach me. As a member of my practice, you have many more choices:

• Secure Email - By creating an account at kp.org, you can add your child to your account and email me your health questions and concerns, as well as pictures. You can also make appointments, request medication refills, and view your child’s immunization records online with this feature.

• Life Stage Newsletters - From birth to adolescence, you can sign up to receive regular newsletters about your child’s health, featuring accurate, up to date information with links to videos, photos, and more.

• This Home Page: Take a moment to explore all my home page has to offer—not just health information you can read, but also videos, podcasts, and more.

My Credentials

Medical school	UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Residency	Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Fellowship	California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Pediatric Gastroenterology, American Board of Pediatrics

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