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I was born in Long Island where I resided until I went to college. Anxious to leave the micro culture of Long Island, I never returned except to visit friends and family. I went to Cornell University in lovely Ithaca, NY. From there I entered medical school at Boston University. For personal reasons, I decided it was best to leave town so I headed for San Francisco. It turned out to be a great decision. I did my residency in Internal Medicine at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center, now called California Pacific Medical Center. In my third year I met my lovely bride to be. We were married almost exactly one year later.

I tried making it in private practice out of residency. Although I had a great time, I found I spent too many hours doing paperwork. Patients come and go as their insurance’s changed and PPOs, PPAs, etc. came and went. I decided enough was enough. I went to medical school to become a doctor, not a businessman! I had heard some good things about Kaiser, although to be perfectly honest, private practice docs have a tendency to bad-mouth it. However, I found that Kaiser was the place to be. I was able to practice medicine without all the restraints placed by government and fee-for-service insurances. I found I was working in a collegial environment with many experienced doctors just down the hall. If I ran across something I wasn't sure about, such as an unusual rash, I could walk a few feet and find a doctor who has seen it before. The environment promoted excellence and my knowledge of medicine expanded as never before.

Becoming a Hospitalist

My Big Accident

My Early Years at Kaiser

What I do now at Kaiser

Personal Info

Picture of My Children

My Credentials

Medical school	Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Residency	California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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