Facility Walnut Creek Medical Center Department of Anesthesia Address Walnut Creek Site 1425 S. Main Street Hospital Central - 2nd Floor Walnut Creek CA 94596 Martinez Site 200 Muir Rd. Martinez CA 94553 Pleasanton Site 7601 Stoneridge Dr. Pleasanton CA 94588 Antioch Site - Deer Valley 4501 Sand Creek Rd. Antioch CA 94531 Telephone Appt/Advice: Walnut Creek - (925) 295-4739 Appt/Advice: Martinez - (925) 295-4739 Appt/Advice: Antioch - (925) 295-4739 Appt/Advice: Pleasanton - (925) 295-4739 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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About Me

I have been with Kaiser Permanente since 1993— right out of residency. I first practiced at Kaiser Permanente Santa Teresa, in San Jose (my birthplace). In 1997, I moved closer to home in the Diablo service area. I like to consider myself a “local, hometown” doctor since I have the pleasure of treating patients from the area I grew up in. I was born, raised and educated in this great state of California. I was raised in Tracy and enjoy the fact that my Kaiser Permanente service area includes my hometown.

I truly love my job and the people I work with. Kaiser Permanente affords doctors the opportunity to practice medicine without the interference and restrictions by third parties. We (the doctors) really do make the decisions, which is the right way to do things. I feel very lucky to be working in an environment that fosters excellence and professionalism.

Anesthesiology as a specialty affords me the opportunity to utilize my expertise daily and connect with patients during a stressful time in their treatment. Developing the trust of a patient through education, rapport and personality is most rewarding for me as an anesthesiologist. One of my main concerns when I do anesthesia is to alleviate the patient’s fear. Surgery is scary for most people and I consider it my responsibility not only to facilitate a successful outcome; but also to make the whole experience better than they imagined.

Besides work, I am passionate about my family (of course!) and water polo. I am a member of the Olympic Club in San Francisco and have attended 2 World and 3 National championships in the past 3 years. I have helped coach Monte Vista High School and Diablo water polo. My other interests include painting with pastels and working in the yard.

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Internship	Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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