Specialty Nephrology Facility Vallejo Medical Center Department of Nephrology Address 975 Sereno Dr. 2nd Floor, Hallway H Medicine 8 Vallejo CA 94589 Map & Directions Telephone Advice (24 hours)/Appts: (707) 651-1025 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

About me

I completed my medical training in Syracuse, NY. I enjoyed my time in upstate New York, but looked forward to returning home to sunny Southern California. I initially joined a private practice nephrology group in Southern California, but after a careful reassessment of my family and career goals, I decided to become part of the Kaiser Permanente team.

Why I Went Into Medicine

While in school, I had always loved science, and particularly physiology. I was fascinated with the function of the human body. Choosing a career in science seemed natural to me. I chose medicine because I wanted to make a difference in the lives of the people I treated; developing a strong patient-physician relationship was of core importance.

Why Nephrology?

During my second year of internal medicine residency, I had a one-month elective in nephrology. At that time, the medicine department required residents to take night call for nephrology. I initially dreaded the thought of these calls since nephrology was so complex and I had only just completed my internship. Sure enough, every night that I was on call, I was summoned to the hospital for urgent consultations. As I performed these consultations, each patient became more and more interesting. I found myself in the medicine department library at 4:00 AM reading textbook after textbook regarding renal failure. I felt that if the specialty of nephrology had the ability to keep me so focused at 4:00 in the morning, then this was a field I must pursue. That month of nephrology was also when the Chief of Nephrology was on service. He quickly became aware of my interest in the field and encouraged me to apply for fellowship training in nephrology at our program in Syracuse. I was accepted to the program and to this day, I find the field more exciting than ever.

My Philosophy on Healing

I believe that it is essential to develop strong patient-physician relationships. This will help increase patients’ understanding of their health and encourage better compliance with the physicians’ recommendations.

Why I Joined Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente has many resources for its patients. As a physician, I routinely use these resources to provide better health care for my patients. We have numerous medical specialties at our facility, and our integrated health information system improves quality of care for patients.

Personal Interests

I enjoy traveling, mountain biking, and spending as much time as I possibly can with my family.

My Credentials

Medical school	St. George's University School of Medicine, Bay Shore, NY
Residency	State University of New York Upstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Fellowship	State University of New York Upstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Helpful Information for Members

Be sure to check the "Get Health Advice" and "Appointments/Rx refills" menus above for additional information regarding appointments, prescriptions, health education classes and other health-related topics. You can also click on my department link above to receive additional health information.

If you are looking for more specific information about our hospital or our clinics in the Napa Solano Service Area, you can check us out at www.KPNapaSolano.org.

To choose your own personal physician, click here.

Here is some additional information you may find helpful:

• Checklist for New Members

• About Your Office Visit

• Prevention Information on Your Registration Slip

Disclaimer
If you think you have a MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY or go to the nearest hospital. DO NOT attempt to access emergency care through this web site. An emergency medical condition is a medical or psychiatric condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that you could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in any of the following: serious jeopardy to your health, serious impairment to your bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. An emergency medical condition is also "active labor," which means a labor when there is inadequate time for safe transfer to a Plan hospital (or designated hospital) before delivery or if a transfer poses a threat to the health of the member or unborn child.

This site may contain links to other web sites outside of www.permanente.net. Kaiser Permanente has no control over the content or the availability of these sites, and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. Web links are provided as an educational tool, and should not be relied upon for personal diagnosis or treatment. A link or reference to a web site should not be construed as an endorsement of the site or its contents. Any medical content that you feel may be important to your health should always be discussed with your Kaiser Permanente physician.