|
Department Hours
8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm | 8:30 am
5:00 pm |
About Me
Thanks very much for looking at my home page. I’ve been in pediatric practice since 2002, following my years of training in Los Angeles and medical school in Boston, Massachusettes. Since arriving at Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek, I’ve been dividing my time practicing both pediatrics and adolescent medicine in our Teen Clinic.
I grew up in Orange County, California, and left home to attend college at the University of California, Berkeley, where I graduated with a degree in molecular biology. I took a year off after college and enjoyed some time traveling, after which I returned to school at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. I chose pediatrics because I enjoy the art and science of children’s medicine. I find it both challenging and rewarding to help kids and their families. The advantage to doing both general pediatrics and teen medicine is the opportunity to see my patients really grow up from their first day of life into their adult years. In practicing across this wide spectrum, I had the time to develop strong interests in childhood obesity and adolescent smoking cessation.
I chose Kaiser Permanente because there is no better place to practice my craft. I have fantastic resources, and the opinions of amazing colleagues to draw from and share with my patients and families.
In my practice of medicine, I approach families looking to work with them and involve them in decision making about how to help their children grow up healthy. In doing so, I attempt to give them the best evidence-based options of care and try to educate them. I have two strong beliefs in my philosophy of medicine: First, I urge all my patients to be routinely immunized, as I strongly believe that the benefits of vaccines far outweigh their risks. Second, I am judicious in my use of antibiotics and other medicines, and prefer only to prescribe these medications when I feel they are necessary.
In my free time, you’ll find me going to the movies, spending time my with my beautiful wife, who is also a pediatrician at Kaiser, and traveling every chance I get.
My Credentials
| Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics |
Kaiser Permanente Member Resources
Find a Physician
Appointments/Rx refills
Health Encyclopedia
La Guía en Español
Privacy Statement
|
|
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.
|
