Facility Daly City Medical Offices Pediatrics Department Address Pediatrics - 7 Days a Week 395 Hickey Boulevard, 2nd Floor Daly City CA 94015 Telephone (650) 742-2050 E-mail your doctor About e-mail View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
9:00 am 12:00 pm	9:00 am 7:00 pm	9:00 am 7:00 pm	9:00 am 7:00 pm	9:00 am 7:00 pm	9:00 am 7:00 pm	9:00 am 12:00 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

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My Credentials

Medical school	Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Internship	UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board certification	Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Other Languages - Spanish, Cantonese

I didn’t know I wanted to be a pediatrician until I did my pediatric rotation in medical school and realized I really enjoyed children. I like their smiles, even though they might cry a little bit. They really brighten my day up. Sometimes, I try to ease their fear by placing stickers on tongue blades to make them look like a lollipop – that makes it fun. I like watching their development, and building relationships.

I am always amazed at their level of insight and understanding. One night while doing my residency I was called to look in on a 5-year-old boy receiving a bone marrow transplant for leukemia. I found him reading a picture book bible. He said: “Jesus loves me whether I know Jesus or not.” He was not doing well, and several weeks later succumbed to infection in the ICU. I didn’t know what to say to comfort mom. She tried to comfort me instead; she told me he knew Jesus loved him and he was in heaven.

I enjoy playing chess, traveling (China, New Zealand, Columbia), reading fiction (Lord of the Rings), and watching basketball (San Antonio Spurs). My wife is a social worker at On Lok SeniorHealth. We enjoy taking our daughter to the park and reading to her every day. Right now she likes the Disney characters: Snow White, Cinderella, Nemo. We showed her a child’s book about going to see the doctor. She used to cry when she saw the pediatrician, but not anymore. I keep copies of similar books in my exam rooms. I grew up in Venezuela and Hong Kong, and the languages are helpful. Forty percent of my patients are Spanish-speaking; another ten percent speak Cantonese.

Please call to make an appointment prior to arriving in the clinic, as we do not have appointments available for walk-in patients.

I look forward to helping ensure that our services meet your needs and expectations. Our goal at Kaiser Permanente is to be your health plan of choice and deliver the quality medical care our members deserve. Thank you again for choosing Kaiser Permanente and me as your child's personal care physician.

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