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Department Hours
| Closed | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | Closed |
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My Biography
I enjoy living in the Bay Area. Its topography, climate, and culture are very appealing. Kaiser Permanente allows me the unusual opportunity to practice my profession without the burdens of office overhead and finding clinical referrals. I enjoy the ready access of knowledgeable associates and colleagues for timely consultation and advice. Our comprehensive care model provides access to preventive, acute, chronic, and home care for patients, in a timely and cost-effective manner.
The aspect of my work that I most enjoy is the satisfaction of significantly improving a patient’s quality of life, and the real possibility of adding years to that life through teaching and surgery. Special interests of mine include minimal invasive surgery, off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous tracheostomies, permanent pacemaker implantation, and critical care management.
During my leisure time I enjoy gardening, photography, and boating. I walk three to five miles daily, swim laps when the weather permits, and work out at the gym when injuries—or rather, the lack thereof—allows. I am married to my best friend, Hildegard, and together we enjoy two grown children and two granddaughters.
Undergraduate Education: BA in Zoology and Chemistry, Andrews University
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Professional Affiliations: California Medical Association
Other KP Facilities: Oakland (1994-2010)
Year Began Practice: 1976
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2010
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My Credentials
| Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA |
| Riverside General Hospital University Medical Center, Riverside, CA |
| White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA |
| Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery |
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