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Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

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About Me

I developed a love for the study of anatomy and physiology in high school and engaged in pre-medical studies at UC Davis. Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree I decided to pursue a career in medical research and was employed for several years as a protein chemist at a medical diagnostics company in San Jose, CA. It was there I met my husband. We shared an interest in other cultures and travel and spent the first two years of our marriage traveling by train, bus, bicycle and on foot throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia, including several months trekking in Nepal, nearly a year traveling throughout China, and a 7140 mile bicylce trip across the US and Canada.

We settled in Berkeley, CA where we are raising our son who was born in 1998. My return to medicine began in the Emergency Medical Response profession and I spent two years as an Emergency Department Technician before entering the Masters Physician Assistant Program at Samuel Merritt College in Oakland. My interest in orthopedics stems from a life of being very active in sports including: hiking, rockclimbing, track and field, cross country running and soccer.

I very much enjoy working in the Orthopedics Department at Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, and Antioch. I hope you have enjoyed my brief introduction, and I look forward to meeting you and developing a team approach to address your orthopedic problem.

My Education and Credentials

Undergraduate Education	BS, Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis
Graduate Education	MS, Physician Assistant, Samuel Merritt College
Certification	National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Professional Associations	California Academy of Physician Assistants & American Academy of Physician Assistants

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