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Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

My Philosophy of Care:

I am originally from the “middle” of the country and am a Midwesterner at heart. I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and my medical degree from The Ohio State University. I then completed my postgraduate nuclear medicine training at Stanford, where I had the opportunity to learn from world-renowned leaders and researchers in nuclear medicine and radiology. After residency, I returned to Ohio and joined the radiology faculty at Ohio State. However, my wife and I quickly realized that we missed Northern California; thus, I returned to the Bay Area and joined the Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara medical group in 2008.

My medical interests lie in the domain of diagnostic imaging: specifically, the clinical applications of molecular imaging. My primary interest is PET/CT imaging – a powerful imaging tool which provides functional and anatomic data in a single exam. PET/CT has revolutionized the practice of oncology and will continue to do so as new molecular imaging agents become available. I love that my job involves "antimatter" and allows me to work with cutting-edge technology. I also enjoy working closely with my clinical colleagues in medical oncology, surgery, and radiation oncology to ensure that PET studies are performed and interpreted in a way that optimizes the care of our patients with cancer.

As a nuclear medicine physician, I am also experienced in other aspects of nuclear imaging including SPECT imaging, cardiovascular imaging (including cardiac stress testing and myocardial perfusion imaging), and therapeutic nuclear medicine including radioactive iodine treatment of thyroid disease (hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer) and radioimmunotherapy for lymphoma. I am also trained and certified to perform and interpret cardiovascular CT/CTA.

I am proud to hold leadership roles in the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) including the PET Center of Excellence. I have presented invited lectures at several national conferences, have published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, and have served as a reviewer for several medical journals.

My Credentials

Medical school	Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Internship	Riverside Methodist Hospitals, Columbus, OH
Residency	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Residency	Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Nuclear Medicine

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