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Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

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As your physician, I value my relationship with you. And I know that maintaining a good relationship means being able to communicate with each other. My colleagues and I have developed home pages so that we can stay in touch with you more easily. Because the better connected we are, the healthier you are.

My Background

I attended Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea where I finished my internship, four years of radiology residency, and 1 year of neuroradiology/neurointerventional radiology fellowship. Then I moved to United States to learn from one of the best neurointerventional radiologists here. After this, instead of going back to Korea, I stayed in the U.S. I undertook six years of repeat training; one year of internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, four years of radiology residency at U.C. Davis Medical Center, and 1 year of neuroradiology/neurointerventional radiology fellowship at Stanford University Hospital. Upon finishing my training, I joined Kaiser Permanente at the end of 2008.

My Roles & Responsibilities

My time is split between two related fields: Neuroradiology, which centers on detecting brain and spinal abnormalities in adult and children using methods such as CT and MRI scanning. The other is Interventional Neuroradiology which involves brain and spinal angiography, embolization (the blocking of the blood supply) of cerebrospinal and head/neck vascular malformations, endovascular coiling of aneurysms, embolization of tumors prior to surgery, mechanical and chemical breaking up of blood clots in the setting of acute stroke, and vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty for painful compression fractures of the spine.

Our Staff

I am fortunate to work with a group of collegial and dedicated providers who have one goal at heart: taking care of our members the best way we know how. In the Kaiser Permanente system, there is no political or financial gain in treating patients--or overtreating as is sometimes the case--so we can focus on providing the best care for each individual based on his or her particular circumstances.

On a Personal Note. . .

I am married to a person who has the same specialty and subspecialty, which makes it easy to describe my day at work. We have three young children, a boy and twins girls. My hobbies are painting, playing piano, traveling the world (on hold for now), and watching ballet. I have not had any recent adventures due to three young kids. Although I suppose you could say that this in itself is an adventure.

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My Credentials

Medical school	Yonsei University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Internship	Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency	UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Fellowship	Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology

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