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Welcome to my Home Page

For those new to this site, I have written a little about me and how I practice psychiatry. I hope you will take the time to read what I’ve written. I am enthusiastic about using the Web as a way of communicating with you, providing you with links to informative sites and enhancing your experience at Kaiser Permanente. My goal in working with you is to collaborate with you in improving your quality of life.

About Me

I believe that psychiatry is the specialty in which a physician best gets to know the patient as a whole person. I enjoy understanding how genetic predisposition, medical conditions, relationships, and life circumstances come together to affect a person's mental and overall health.

I completed internship in internal medicine and residency in psychiatry. As such, I am particularly interested in working with patients with both medical and psychiatric issues. I am particularly interested in working with patients dealing with HIV/AIDS, autoimmune diseases, and stroke. I believe that informed, thoughtful and coordinated treatment offers the best care, particularly for patients with both medical and psychiatric concerns. If you have a primary care provider or a specialty physician at Kaiser with whom you are working, I collaborate with him or her to assure that both your medical and psychiatric care are coordinated. I am also a member of the psychiatry consultation team that provides services to patients hospitalized at our medical center.

I am a member of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. I completed my residency in June of 2005.

My Credentials

Medical school	New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Internship	Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Residency	Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board certification	Psychosomatic Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

General Mental Health Resources
National Institute of Mental Health Publications
The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness
National Mental Health Association (NAMI)
Internet Mental Health
Mental Help Net
Mental Health Info Source

Information and Resources on Depression
NAMI: Major Depression
Depression.com

Information and Resources on Bipolar Disorder
NAMI: Bipolar Disorder
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Information and Resources on Dual Diagnosis (Psychiatric Disorder and Substance Use Disorder):
NAMI: Dual Diagnosis and Integrated Treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorder

Information and Resources on Borderline Personality Disorder
NAMI: Borderline Personality Disorder

Information on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
NAMI: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Information and Resources on Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders Association of America

Information and Resources on Panic Disorder
NAMI: Panic Disorder

Information and Resources on Schizophrenia
NAMI: Schizophrenia

Information and Resources on Schizoaffective Disorder
NAMI: Schizoaffective Disorder

If you'll click on "Mental Health Information and Web Sites" in the blue box at the top left of my Home Page, you'll find lots of useful information on a variety of topics such as Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Eating Disorders and others. Please feel free to explore the various links on my Home Page. I want you to get the information you need, and to be able to find answers to as many of your questions as possible. You can look things up at your own pace, in private, anonymously.

I hope you are as pleased with what we offer as I am.

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.