Specialty Ophthalmology Facility Santa Rosa Medical Center Ophthalmology Department Address The Permanente Medical Group Eye Services Department 3925 Old Redwood Hw Santa Rosa CA 95403 Map & Directions E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

About Me

I joined the Permanente Medical Group in 2002 upon completion of my specialty training in ophthalmology in Wisconsin. Prior to that, I spent time in Chicago getting my medical degree. While these were all very valuable years, and I would never trade them, it’s great to be back in California – and I sure don’t miss the winters in the Midwest.

My college years were spent at UC Davis, and it’s great to be working with an organization where I can be involved in the training of the health care providers of the future that are currently training at UC Davis currently.

My Healthcare Practice

As a comprehensive ophthalmologist, I will manage all of your eye care needs, utilizing the most up-to-date technology available. I am also fortunate enough to be one of the only two providers of laser vision correction for all of the Kaiser facilities in the area, assisting patients in the reduction of their dependence for corrective lenses whether they are far-sighted, near-sighted or have astigmatism. I also specialize in implanting intraocular lenses to restore near and far vision at the same time, as well as lenses to correct for very high levels of near-sightedness where laser vision correction is not an option. The practice of ophthalmology allows me to medically and surgically restore vision, as well as maintain a close relationship with my patients.

Receiving Your Healthcare From Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser healthcare has the advantage of providing the availability of multiple medical specialties, which is ever expanding to better meet the needs of patients. Our goal is to provide the highest quality healthcare with the best access possible.

My Outside Interests

My wife and I enjoy exploring all of the outdoor wonders that California has to offer, and now are exposing our three young children to these as well. I am involved in UC Davis resident teaching and mentoring, and am fortunate that working at Kaiser has allowed me to creating a program providing eye care to those who are uninsured and in need of eye care through the county medical society.

My Qualifications

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Academy of Ophthalmology

• American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

• Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology

• California State Medical Society

• Sacramento Ophthalmologic Society

• Sigma Xi National Research Society

• American Medical Association

• Physicians for Social Responsibility

AWARDS

• The Samuel S. Blankenstein Award

• The Jack Copeland Award

• Sigma Xi Research Award

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

• Journal of Ophthalmology

• Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

• Investigations in Ophthalmology & Visual Science

• Journal of Investigative Medicine

• Chapter contribution in textbooks

My Credentials

Medical school	Finch University of Health Sciences/the Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL
Internship	Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Residency	Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Board certification	Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology

Be sure to visit the New Kaiser Permanente Website 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.

To choose your own personal physician, click here.

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.