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Hello all,

You’ve reached my home page here at Kaiser Permanente where you can learn a little bit about me and my practice. Hopefully you didn’t reach this page in error. Even if you did, please stay a while and allow me to introduce myself.

My Healthcare Practice

I am an emergency physician with Kaiser Permanente and generally work at the Sacramento, Morse Avenue facility with occasional duties at the Roseville emergency department. As an emergency physician, I work almost exclusively in the emergency department specializing in the care of sick and injured patients. These patients usually come to the ER for treatment of problems that need immediate medical and or surgical attention. In the emergency department, my team of nurses and technicians are able to deal with almost any emergent problem. In addition, I am able to access a large and comprehensive list of specialty consultants should the patient’s issues require them. Working for Kaiser Permanente allows for very streamlined communication and consultation with these consultants.

My Credentials

Medical school	Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Residency	University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

My training as an emergency physician has prepared me to care for a myriad array of medical issues, but my passion for my specialty goes deeper than the cold hard facts of medicine. The emergency department offers me the privilege of being able to care for patients and their family members at some of the most stressful and emotional times of their lives. The ER is often a crossroad where life-altering changes occur and important decisions are made. In this environment, I am able to help guide patients and their families through difficult medical, psychological, and social issues. This is why I chose to practice emergency medicine. This is why I thrive with Kaiser Permanente.

Receiving Your Healthcare from Kaiser Permanente

My practice at Kaiser Permanente began in 1999. Since then, I have grown to appreciate the almost seamless connections within the group. Contacting one of Kaiser’s broad range of specialists is as easy as picking up the phone. With our state of the art computer network, physicians like myself are able to access medical records, x-rays, and other patient information in seconds. This is often very helpful in the care of the acutely ill or injured. Our group very much takes a team approach to the care of our patients. It is this cohesiveness that makes us unique.

Although the Kaiser Permanente team is large, we are made up of individuals, coming from different backgrounds and bringing with us our own set of experiences and educational paths to improve the well being of our patients. My personal story starts in the San Francisco Bay Area where I grew up. I Attended UC Berkeley and went on to attend medical school in Wisconsin graduating in 1996. From there, I went on to complete my specialty training in Emergency Medicine in Chicago in 1999. I joined Kaiser Permanente that same year and continue my practice in Sacramento and Roseville. I have two wonderful children with my wife who also practices medicine as a pediatrician.

I hope my brief introduction to my practice here at Kaiser helps you gain an understanding of who I am and why I chose to practice here. Please feel free to click on any of the links to learn more about Kaiser Permanente and the individuals who work together to care for you.

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