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My Profession and Why I Chose It

I graduated from Connecticut College with a degree in neurophysiology and a strong desire for teaching and medicine. My research interests centered upon designing and improving medical treatments for cancer based upon the coordination geometry of drug/recepter sites. Working with the thought of improving someone’s life led ultimately to a stronger interest in medicine and teaching. I went on to instruct inorganic chemistry at Phillips Academy at Andover, while assisting in coaching the tennis team. During my time there, I decided to attend medical school and return to the northwest to attend the University of Washington School of Medicine. I was very fortunate to be involved in the department of hematology at the University of Washington. There I learned from some of the very best minds in medicine which resulted in a particularly gratifying research that formed the basis of the clinical treatment of pure red cell aplasia, and proved that a cure could be attained and sustained based upon our data.

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Residency	University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

My Practice Philosophy

As an emergency medicine physician, I enjoy providing the best medical care possible. My goal is to treat you with the same compassion and care as I would my own family, and treat you as I would want to be treated. You should expect to be treated by excellent nurses, physicians and staff. In addition, our computer network allows a thorough knowledge of your past medical history which facilitates efficient and safe medical care. Sometimes your stay in the emergency department is longer than you and I would like, but many patients require multiple tests, evaluations, key decision points and interpretations. Additionally a sicker patient with a life-threatening condition may further delay your disposition.

Why I Like Practicing Medicine at Kaiser Permanente

I went on to residency at the University of Arizona, again had the opportunity for medicine in Nepal, and had the experience of working in many different emergency departments. Some of these experiences caused me to search for a large medical group that was overall most committed to treating patients, that offered all the diagnostic tests and treatment modalities in the emergency department to allow for a complete evaluation and treatment of the patient. This coupled with the committed staff and physicians that I met led me to join the Sacramento/Roseville emergency department group at Kaiser Permanente in 2000.

My Personal History

When I was fifteen, I was fortunate to spend several months in Europe. In addition to teaching me that contrary to my beliefs, I did not have the world figured out at age fifteen, the experience also instilled in me a strong interest in other cultures, worldviews and countries that would provide the basis for the years to come. During medical school I had the opportunity to become quite involved in medicine in quite remote areas, including the medicine practice in northern Thailand/southern Burma and Nepal. I formed an extremely strong bond with the people of Nepal and was fortunate to return several times from extremely remote western Nepal, to the touristed and famed Khumbu.

Eat well, exercise daily, don’t smoke or engage in drugs or war, wear your seat belt, use medications as prescribed, maximize your time with your family and friends who want you to succeed and be happy. Travel when possible and enjoy life. Live your life with passion.

My interests outside of medicine include traveling, cycling, and mountaineering.

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