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My Credentials

Medical school	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Internship	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship	Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

Professional Affiliations: American Society of Anesthesiology, California Society of Anesthesiology, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa
Began Practice: 1986
Joined Kaiser: 2004
Other Languages: Spanish, Mandarin, Italian

Welcome to my home page!

As a member and now physician of Kaiser Permanente,, I consider myself part of the Kaiser "family." I was born in the Oakland Medical Center. My mother was one of the first Asian female physicians at Kaiser in Oakland. As a child, I remember visiting her clinic on weekends and being impressed by her ability to examine and evaluate sick children and infants. She comforted them and their parents. It was clear as I was growing up that I would become a physician.

As a college student on a Heart Association fellowship, I was fascinated by the acute aspects of cardiovascular medicine and the increasing number of medical and surgical therapies for adult and pediatric heart disease. I could study and work in all these areas by becoming an anesthesiologist. The acute nature of clinical work in the operating room and ICU is continually interesting and challenging. I love guiding a critically ill patient through complex surgery safely and efficiently.

Anesthesiology allows me to perform humanitarian work. As an undergraduate in Berkeley and as a medical student in San Francisco, I was interested in volunteerism on a local and international scale. Since I completed my cardiac anesthesiology fellowship, I have participated in over 45 international medical missions. I have worked in small rural clinics with no oxygen supplies and with power generated by car batteries. I have also worked in jumbo jets outfitted with state of the art operating equipment. Mission work allows me to enjoy learning from medical colleagues in different countries - to admire their creativity, resourcefulness, and ability to provide excellent care with minimal resources and support.

I have become involved in quality assurance aspects of anesthesia care and delivery in developing countries as well as on a state regulatory level. I serve as an expert medical reviewer to the California Medical Board and as the anesthesiologist member of the medical advisory board to the Smile Train organization. The Smile Train provides funding for reconstructive craniofacial surgery for children with congenital defects and for teaching of these techniques to local medical personnel. Case and peer review on a state and international level helps to promote provider education and protect patient safety.

I joined The Permanente Medical Group because the aspects of a team approach to patient care appeal to me. Thanks, Mom, for all your advice. It took a while, but it looks like I'm "home" now.

Web links:

First Responders: The DMAT Team

The Smile Train

Rotaplast

Alliance for Smiles

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Some photos from my travels:

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