Facility San Francisco Medical Center Genetics Department Address 450 6th Ave 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94118 Map & Directions Telephone Appointments, cancellations, advice and messages: San Francisco: (415) 833-2998 Oakland: (510) 752-6298 Sacramento: (916) 614-4075 San Jose: (408) 972-3300 Fresno: (559) 324-5330 If an interpreter is needed, please tell us when you make an appointment. Modesto: (209) 735-3344 View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	Closed

Please note that my office hours are different from my department’s hours of operation.

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My Biography

I learned about genetic counseling after completing my undergraduate degree. I was interested in science, but knew that I did not want to work with rats in a research lab. I enjoy working with people and, at first, thought about going into the field of marriage and family therapy. Discovering genetic counseling on a graduate school website finally combined all of my interests.

After completing my graduate degree in genetic counseling, I joined the Genetics department at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco. I had lived in southern California almost my whole life and couldn’t wait to make the move to San Francisco. Having been at Kaiser San Francisco for four years, I really appreciate this facility’s terrific team of genetic counselors and doctors. This was my first job after graduate school and I continue to find working at Kaiser Permanente both rewarding and challenging. It is very exciting to be a part of Kaiser Permanente’s innovative implementation of computer charting and online patient services at kp.org. This enables us to coordinate patient care much more efficiently between the patient Genetics, and other Departments.

In my capacity as a genetic counselor, I see a wide range of patients, mainly in prenatal and pediatric settings. I enjoy the diversity of the patients in the Bay Area and find meeting their needs to be a fulfilling role for me. Helping patients through stressful, difficult and life-changing experiences has taught me much about the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Other Languages: Gujarati
Undergraduate Education: BS in Biopsychology, University of California at Santa Barbara
Graduate Education: MS in Genetic Counseling,California State University, Northridge
Professional Affiliations: American Society of Human Genetics; National Society of Genetic Counselors
Professional Conferences: National Society of Genetic Counselors; American Society of Human Genetics; The Fetus as a Patient 2010
Began Practice: 2006
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2006

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