Specialty Emergency Medicine Facility Roseville Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine Address 1600 Eureka Road Roseville CA 95661 2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento CA 95825 Telephone (916) 784-5380 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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Hobbies and Interests

When not at work, I enjoy spending time with my wife and sons, playing with our dog and learning Spanish. I hold a faculty appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the U.C. Davis, School of Medicine and spend some of my free time as a volunteer preceptor at Clinica Tepatí, a student-run clinic sponsored by the U.C. Davis School of Medicine. I also serve as volunteer faculty for the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute at Fort Sam Houston, Texas and as an oral examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Professional Background

I am an emergency physician who began his career in family practice. I joined Kaiser Permanente in July 2006 after retiring from a career in the United States Army. My service in the military included overseas assignments in Europe and the mid-east as well as ten years as faculty for military residency training programs in family practice and emergency medicine. I was attracted to the specialty of emergency medicine for the challenges of taking care of a broad variety of different types of patients and because the practice of emergency medicine allows me to make a difference in patients’ lives every day.

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Emergency Medicine
• American College of Emergency Physicians
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Sierra-Sacramento Valley Medical Society
• California Medical Association
• American Osteopathic Association
• Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California

Roles and Responsibilities

In additional to my primary role as a emergency physician, I assist with our department’s educational programs and help supervise the emergency medicine residents from U.C. Davis who rotate through our department. I also serve as a member of the North Valley Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

My Staff

The emergency department can be a frightening and sometimes frustrating place to be a patient. It is frequently very busy, noisy and the vast majority of emergency patients will never before have seen the doctors and nurses caring for them. Delays and interruptions are common, as more seriously ill and injured patients are seen. Please be reassured that despite what may at times seem a chaotic environment, the physicians, nurses and other emergency department staff are dedicated to providing you and your family members with the highest quality of care and service.

My Credentials

Medical school	College of Osteopathic Medicine of The Pacific, Pomona, CA
Internship	Silas B Hays Army Community Hospital, Fort Ord, CA
Residency	Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Residency	Dewitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Board certification	Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine

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