Facility Santa Clara Medical Center Department of Rehabilitation Services - Dept 174 Address 710 Lawrence Expressway First Floor, Department 174 Santa Clara CA 95051 Map & Directions Telephone Office: 408-851-1400 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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I am a native of San Jose California. I grew up watching the Santa Clara Valley slowly fill up with houses and businesses to become the high tech capital of the world. My interest in physical therapy started while being treated for shin splints in a physical therapy clinic while playing college basketball in Oregon in 1969.

I spent 3 years at West Valley College and graduated in 1976 with an AS degree in Science. I transferred to Cal State University, Northridge and UCLA hospital and clinics and graduated in 1979 with a BA in Health Science and a Certificate in Physical Therapy. My first job was at Kaiser, Panorama City in Los Angeles area in 1979. I transferred to Kaiser San Jose in 1980 and remained there until 1986. I co-founded a community practice in 1985 in South San Jose until 1997. I once again joined Kaiser Santa Clara in 1998 with a unique opportunity to work with the orthopedic surgeons for 9 years. I am now part of the Rehabilitation Services Department (PT/OT/ST) and enjoy working with a very qualified professional staff that provides care to our members.

Outside of physical therapy, I have 3 grown children and have been married for 35 years. I enjoy working with my hands including building with wood, welding, and repairing anything that can be fixed reasonably. I restored a 1962 Volkswagen Bug several years ago that my wife used in high school.

My philosophy in rehabilitation is to partner with each patient to provide them with education, exercise, and physical agents found in nature that focus on healing and restoring the best function possible. The patient must take the responsibility to become well using the things they learn and their own intuition to have the most efficient and complete outcome from injury or disability. There may be limitations to overall recovery, but each person has the opportunity to be the best they can be.

I am looking forward to working with you, and it is very important to me that all of your questions and concerns are addressed. If you have any questions or concerns, I can be reached at (408)851-1454

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