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Welcome to my home page

I hope to provide you with some advice that you will find interesting and worthwhile, as I know how valuable your time is. Let’s work together to help you be as healthy as you can be, through fostering good communication between you and your physicians. I encourage you to register at kp.org. It is just one of the tools that you can use to help keep these lines of communication open.

Kaiser Permanente works under the philosophy of helping their patients “thrive”, through having you actively participate in your own health care. This includes patient ability to access your own labs online and reach your doctors via multiple media such as email, telephone and office visits. I’ve always been an advocate of individuals building a partnership with their physicians in his or her health care because ultimately we take responsibility for our own health. We focus on preventative medicine to help identify potentially modifiable diseases, so that we can work together to keep you as healthy as possible.

Background

My interest is in geriatric medicine, where we often focus on quality of life, instead of aggressiveness of medical care. It’s often easy to define the best medical care through the newest therapies and newest medicines. Sometimes these therapies can be particularly invasive and can cause discomfort. My goal is to provide education and serve as a guide to help my patients navigate through these challenging decisions.

I would advise my patients to be prepared for the unexpected and discuss advance directives as well as the POLST form with their family and primary care physicians.

Hobbies and Interests

On a personal note, I enjoy cooking and bakin, as well as travel and hiking. Some of my recent adventures include visits to:

-New Zealand - definitely a place for individuals who like the outdoors; most of the southern island remains unpopulated and covered in green.
-Philippines - traveled to the Banaue rice terraces, which is proclaimed to be the “eighth wonder of the world”. Be prepared for quite a trek into the countryside.
-Hualein Taiwan- Taroko Gorge or the marble gorge. Amazing with natural springs and rivers flowing through marble! But would advise to not drive yourself around the gorge, as the roads are particularly narrow.
-I will soon visit Crater Lake – Did you know this is the deepest lake in the United States?

QUICKLINKS

Advance Care Directive Kit This document contains important information about advance directives and how to go about formulating one.

Polst Site This is a link to the California POLST site, which includes patient videos in English and Spanish and POLST forms in several languages.

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Hawaii At Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Residency	Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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