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About Me
As you can see, I am a pediatric hematologist/oncologist. This is a pediatrician who has received additional training in taking care of children with blood diseases and cancer. One of the things that attracted me to this kind of work is the tremendous progress that we have made in recent years in taking care of children with these types of problems. It is my personal goal to provide each one of my patients with state-of-the-art care for their problems, and do it in a supportive, nurturing environment. This isn’t the kind of job that one person can do by themselves, and luckily I have many highly skilled people who add their talents. This includes other doctors, nurses, social workers, receptionists, medical assistants, and lab workers, among others.
In my own life, there have been a number of truly great doctors and I have used their examples to grow both as a physician and a person. My childhood physician, Dr Olson, was the first person who spoke with me about becoming a doctor. He was an excellent listener. He took time with each of his patients. He always knew my name, and the names of my family members. He wasn’t quick to prescribe medicine, often using a wait-and-see approach to minor problems. He delivered me. He stitched up the cuts I had. He even made a house call once when I was ill. I hope that I am the kind of doctor that Dr Olson was. Next, there was Dr Ramsey, my advisor in medical school. She was a great clinical scientist. When I would ask…Why do we do things this way? She would tell me the background for that treatment, and tell me its limitations and its benefits. She was constantly learning new things. Her patients adored her, as did her nurses. I hope that I am the kind of teacher that Dr Ramsey was. Finally, Dr Punch, who I taught when she was a medical student. She became a trauma surgeon after many long discussions and much self examination. In our discussions, I had to understand exactly why I did something, not only the medical but the ethical, social, spiritual basis for each decision. She would grill me about why I was a doctor, what did I enjoy about my practice, what didn’t I like, what was I good at, what did I need improvement in. As is often the case, the student became the teacher, and I was able to understand my profession in a depth that I hadn’t reached before. It would be silly to think that there are things that my students couldn’t teach me; or to believe that I am too old to learn. I hope that I am the kind of student that Dr Punch was.
You can read my credentials to see the places where I trained and where I worked. Each place has its own strengths and weaknesses. With the emphasis on wellness and maximizing quality of life, I was attracted to Kaiser Permanente as a place to work with children with cancer. And it is a constant reminder to me, even in the face of potentially life-threatening illness, it is the goal of medicine to bring each patient back to the state of health that allows them to enjoy the bounties of life. Because of the advances in recent years, many of my former patients have gone on to graduate from high school and college. I am proud that some of them have chosen medicine and its related fields as their careers. Already, some of my former patients have married and had children of their own. In the very real sense, they have gone on to “THRIVE” after serious illness. It seemed a very natural move to bring all these skills to Kaiser Permanente for my pediatric patients with cancer or blood diseases.
My Credentials
| University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
| Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA |
| Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics |
| Pediatric Hematology/oncology, American Board of Pediatrics |
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