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My Profession and Why I Chose It

Allow me to explain some aspects of care provided in the Emergency Department. The emergency department experience can be rather disconcerting for patients, family, and friends: wait times vary and unfortunately there is no reliable way to predict just how busy the department will get. We do our best to prioritize who needs care urgently/emergently. Usually only the patient is allowed into the emergency department initially. This is to ensure that staff has ample room to maneuver, as there is a lot of work that goes into the first few minutes. Patients frequently are connected to various wires which help us monitor their heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing. Quite a few patients are startled by how tight the blood pressure cuff can become around their arm but this does not last long. Each patient’s care is tailored to his/her needs. The results of blood tests or radiographic studies can take a few hours to become available. Certain treatments require that we observe our patients for several hours to ensure that they are surely on the road to recovery. If patients receive medication for pain or nausea/vomiting and are discharged from the emergency department, they will need a ride home. Some patients are evaluated by several physicians especially if they need hospital admission or surgical intervention.

My Credentials

Medical school	UC Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

My Practice Philosophy

I am an Emergency Medicine physician at the Sacramento and Roseville facilities. This means that I work in the Emergency Department and provide care to patients who unexpectedly become sick or injured, or who experience deterioration in their chronic medical condition(s). This is a challenging, yet an extremely rewarding job. I feel privileged to be trusted to direct the treatment of and guide my patients and family through the tough decisions that sometimes have to be made. Many emergency conditions are ultimately treatable but often provoke patients and their family and friends to reassess their health status. I am an advocate of smoking cessation, a healthy diet, and an active lifestyle. It is encouraging to be able to support patients who take these issues seriously and seek to make positive changes in their life. Kaiser Permanente has many health education programs available to its members and I urge all its members to take advantage of their benefits.

My Tenure with Kaiser Permanente

While in medical training I was exposed to many different models of healthcare and was most impressed by the Kaiser Permanente system. The integration of care unique to Kaiser Permanente is unsurpassed. Kaiser Permanente is continuously striving to improve its quality of care and builds on input from both members and physicians to achieve this. After 5 years of being a Kaiser Permanente physician, I remain proud to be part of an organization that was deservingly voted in the top ten of the United States healthcare systems by one of the leading consumer reporting magazines in the nation.

My Personal History

My husband and I feel especially blessed by our family. We have 2 young children who enjoy crazy days at various parks, pools, the zoo, Fairytale town, and Funderland. These exhausting trips are also wonderfully refreshing. Family is definitely a priority for me. I don’t believe I’ll ever look back on my life and say, “I wish I had cleaned house more,” but I very well may say, “I wish I had done more with my family.” The little time I can carve away from my family and job, I like to spend indulging my fascination with fantasy science fiction novels. George R. R. Martin, Robert Jordan, and Terry Goodkind are amongst my favorite authors. It is very important to me also to stay fit. I enjoy walks around the neighborhood and the many aerobic classes at my local 24 Hour Fitness center. It will be a treat if all you Kaiser members join me in my exercise endeavors!!

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