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I was born and raised in Oakland, not far from Kaiser Oakland Medical Center. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Genetics, I left California to attend Harvard Medical School. Upon completion of my studies, I returned to the Bay Area and began my training at UC San Francisco Medical Center. Little did I know when I walked on campus for the first time that I would be there for seventeen years, the last ten as a member of the pediatric faculty. During my time there, I participated in clinical studies pertaining to pediatric acute lung injury as well as ventilator associated pneumonia. I also spent much of my time running a research laboratory where we studied the effects of mechanical forces on gene expression in lung cells. These studies were meant to improve the care of children who required mechanical ventilation. Although I enjoyed my time at UCSF tremendously, I felt it was time to return home to the East Bay and therefore moved to the Pediatric ICU at Kaiser Oakland in July of 2005.

Let me tell you a little about my approach to critical care medicine. If I am caring for your child, it means that he or she is critically ill or has had major surgery. We understand the stress this creates for family members and feel that a multidisciplinary approach by a team that includes physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers, pharmacists, nutritionists, physical therapists and parents allows us not only to meet your child’s needs, but also your family’s needs as well. I will make myself available to talk to you on a daily basis after I have completed rounds and the team has determined the plan for the day. Understanding what is going on with your child will help ease some of your fears and concerns, so please do not hesitate to ask questions.

I hope you never need the PICU, but if you do, rest assured that your child will be cared for by specialists trained in pediatric critical care medicine who will bring the most updated, evidence-based care to your child’s bedside.

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Joined Kaiser in: 2005

Special clinical interests: Pediatric Acute Lung Injury, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Ventilator Induced Lung Injury

Awards/Honors:
UCSF Resident Teaching Award 1992
UCSF Fellow Teaching Award 1995
UCSF Faculty Teaching Award 2005

Other languages: Spanish

Outside interests: Baseball. I play second base for the Zephyrs of the Bay Area Men’s Senior Baseball League (BAMSBL). Recent highlights include winning the BAMSBL World Series in 2002 and playing second base at SBC Park in 2004.

My Credentials

Medical school	Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Residency	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Board certification	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

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