Specialty Hospital Medicine Facility San Francisco Medical Center Hospital-Based Medicine Department Address 2425 Geary Blvd. Mezzanine, #115 San Francisco, CA 94115 Map & Directions Telephone HBS: (415)833-2850 Emergencies: 911 Prescription Refills: (415)833-8151 Appt/Advice: (415)833-2200 View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:00 am 5:30 pm	8:00 am 5:30 pm	8:00 am 5:30 pm	8:00 am 5:30 pm	8:00 am 5:30 pm	Closed

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

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How to Use My Home Page...

Hi and Welcome To My Home Page!

I hope to tell you a little bit about myself and provide you some health resources.

I am an internist, or an adult doctor, who specializes in the care of the hospitalized patient. I am what is called a hospitalist. Hospitalists work with a variety of other doctors, including your primary care provider, to get you through an illness and back to your community. Doctors that I work with include medical subspecialists (cardiologists, gastroenterologists, etc.), surgical subspecialists (cardiovascular surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, etc.), doctors in training (residents, interns) and allied health professionals (nurses, physical therapists, physician assistants, nutritionists, etc.). It has been my job to coordinate my patient's care with all of these professionals for the past fourteen years. I enjoy my job immensely and feel that I am able to guide my patients and their families through rough terrain that I have seen before.

When not caring for patients directly, I work in the field of medical informatics. Kaiser Permanente has the most extensive civilian electronic medical record (EMR) system in the world. By working to improve our EMR and the use of data, I can potentially improve the health of thousands of our members.

Finally, please peruse the links on my home page. These links will provide further guidance on your journeys. One that is particularly helpful is Patient Discharge Instructions. It contains information about particular illnesses you may have had or a chronic condition that you are managing. Patient Discharge Instructions also contains a link to Advanced Directives. Everyone will benefit from an Advanced Directive and a Health Care agent in the event that they are unable to make decisions for themselves.

Take good care of yourself! And, if you need us, we are here.

Undergraduate Education: BA in Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin
Professional Affiliations: National Association of Inpatient Physicians; American College of Medicine; American College of Physicians; American Society of Internal Medicine
Began Practice: 1996
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1996

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My Credentials

Medical school	University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Internship	Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
Residency	Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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