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About Me

I grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California and attended the University of California, Berkeley for my undergraduate training. I actually majored in mechanical engineering, but also took some specialty courses in bioengineering. By the time I completed college I realized that while I enjoyed the challenges of problem solving and analytical thinking which engineering provided, I was still more fascinated by the world of medicine, which I had been exposed to during my bioengineering coursework.

I went on to attend medical school, internship, and residency training in New York (see my credentials for details). As a lifelong Californian I was reluctant to leave the west coast, but I wouldn't trade my years in New York for anything. I feel like a more well rounded individual having "seen how the other half live" for a few years. But at the end of my eight years in New York I knew it was time to return to California.

I joined Kaiser Permanente in the summer of 2001. There are literally hundreds of different practice settings for emergency physicians, but I know I made the right choice when I chose Kaiser Permanente. The integrated model of group practice gives me the autonomy to practice medicine free of constraints, and it's comforting to know that when I discharge my patients from the emergency department they will be followed through by my colleagues within the same group practice.

When I’m not working I enjoy taking advantage of all the Bay Area has to offer (there is a reason I chose to return to California of course). I enjoy playing a variety of sports, traveling both near and far, or just spending a day in San Francisco exploring new neighborhoods and places to eat and relax.

Thanks for taking the time to check out my personal web page! I hope you can also take the time to review the links on this page which are a great source of follow-up information for patients after being seen in the emergency department (especially the "Post Emergency Room care instructions" link).

My Credentials

Medical school	New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Internship	St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York, New York, NY
Residency	Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

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