Facility Santa Clara Medical Center Department of Rehabilitation Services - Dept 174 Address 710 Lawrence Expressway First Floor, Department 174 Santa Clara CA 95051 Map & Directions Telephone Office: 408-851-1400 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

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Welcome to Physical Therapy. I look forward to working with you and would like to share some of my background with you.

I am a native Californian, born in San Francisco. I grew up in the San Jose area and along with my family became a member at Kaiser Santa Clara when I was in high school.

I earned a BS degree in Human Biology at UC Davis in 1976. I then traveled all the way across the country (the furthest east I had been was Reno, Nevada!) to North Carolina for my Physical Therapy training, earning a MS in Physical Therapy at Duke University in 1979.

I spent my first year in practice in North Carolina. When I returned to California, I worked briefly at Kaiser Santa Clara while looking for a position in a neuromuscular rehabilitation. I practiced at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center for a few years, working on several different rehabilitation units. I also tried my hand teaching at Stanford University in the Physical Therapy program. In 1985, I returned to Kaiser Santa Clara and have been here ever since. I served as Director of the department for 10 years, stepping down in 1996 when my husband and I adopted our newborn boy-girl twins, with help from the internet.

I am certified in Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) and Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy (CDP) – which means that I am certified to treat patients with lymphedema. I also have advanced training and experience treating patients with neuromuscular problems (strokes, spinal cord injuries, etc.- from my days as a “rehab” therapist) and musculoskeletal problems (backs, necks, shoulders, etc.). I am a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, and in my “pre-twin” days was quite active at the local and state level. In my “spare” time, I volunteer with wheelchair sports.

On a personal note, I am constantly trying to balance working part-time and having a family. Most of my leisure time is spent on family outings, so I’m becoming well versed in all the area has to offer for young children. I also try to build in a golf and or tennis outing at least once a month, just for me.

I am in the clinic half time and try to arrange my schedule so that I have morning appointments two days/week and afternoon/early evening appointments the other two. I also have appointments around lunchtime each day. Please feel free to contact me anytime at (408) 851-1458 if you have questions or concerns – my voice mail is on all the time even though I am not here all the time. I look forward to working with you.

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