Facility Walnut Creek Medical Center Department of Anesthesia Address Walnut Creek Site 1425 S. Main Street Hospital Central - 2nd Floor Walnut Creek CA 94596 Martinez Site 200 Muir Rd. Martinez CA 94553 Pleasanton Site 7601 Stoneridge Dr. Pleasanton CA 94588 Antioch Site - Deer Valley 4501 Sand Creek Rd. Antioch CA 94531 Telephone Appt/Advice: Walnut Creek - (925) 295-4739 Appt/Advice: Martinez - (925) 295-4739 Appt/Advice: Antioch - (925) 295-4739 Appt/Advice: Pleasanton - (925) 295-4739 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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About Me

I attended the University of California at Davis. I thought I might make a bigger difference becoming a doctor than becoming a winemaker. I wanted to make people feel better beyond a good glass of wine, so I'm practicing in the ultimate "feel good" specialty: anesthesiology. I joined the medical group in 1990 right out of residency because I really like the Bay Area and I was very impressed with the physicians I interviewed with. Obviously, I'm still impressed with the quality and congeniality of my fellow colleagues. I can not imagine working in another environment. The operating room is definitely an intense and challenging place. I really enjoy practicing anesthesiology there. I'm never bored. Nevertheless, I know it's important to have a balanced life. As a Kaiser Permanente physician, I can have a life outside of medicine. I travel extensively, read voraciously, and keep physically fit and active. I have season tickets to the symphony, the University of Arizona men's basketball games, and professional indoor lacrosse. I'm a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the California Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Internal Anesthesia Research Society. I occasionally lecture on anesthesiology in the hospital and run the department's quarterly journal club.

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
Internship	University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
Residency	University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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