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My Biography
I bring to my role at Kaiser San Francisco solid experience from UCSF and Oakland Children’s hospitals. I love the diversity of both patients and colleagues I find here. My colleagues and I work with the most current technologies, and we are interested in helping one another to succeed. With Kaiser’s comprehensive care structure, my role is not to just treat patients when they are sick; Kaiser cares about preventative medicine and the overall well-being of members. Instead of having to worry about issues relating to insurance, I can focus on caring for my patients. I look forward to seeing patients with various infections and providing treatment, advice, and reassurance to children and their families.
As a pediatrician specialized in Infectious Diseases, I am interested in vaccine-preventable diseases, viral infections, and the changing epidemiology of childhood infections.
When I am away from the office, my husband and I enjoy hiking, sailing, and traveling. We can often be found in the Marin Headlands, at Point Reyes, Big Sur, or out on San Francisco Bay.
Undergraduate Education: BS in Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles
Professional Affiliations: Infectious Diseases Society of America; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society; American Academy of Pediatrics
Began Practice: 2005
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2006
Why a Pediatrician
Why a pediatrician? Why do kids need a specialist? Because kids are different. And so are the doctors that choose to take care of kids.
Pediatrics is the medical specialty that is fully focused on kids: from birth through the exciting and tumultuous years of adolescence.
Pediatricians are trained for 4 years in medical school to become a doctor and then have three full years of extra training in how to take care of kids and teens. Some pediatricians have additional training in a subspecialty area like cardiology, pulmonology, or hematology. Our department has general pediatricians and specialist pediatricians to make sure that your children stay healthy and, if they get sick, that they get the best care possible.
Pediatricians believe that your children start healthy. We are trained to focus on prevention of problems and work with families for the betterment of children. We love children and, in truth, most of us are big kids ourselves.
In the pediatric department, we look forward to caring for your family as it grows.
21st Century Medicine
It’s my main goal to provide you and your children with high quality care. In the 21st Century, that means more than just making appointments or picking up the phone to reach me. As a member of my practice, you have many more choices:
- Secure Email - By creating an account at kp.org, you can add your child to your account and email me your health questions and concerns, as well as pictures. You can also make appointments, request medication refills, and view your child’s immunization records online with this feature.
- Life Stage Newsletters - From birth to adolescence, you can sign up to receive regular newsletters about your child’s health, featuring accurate, up to date information with links to videos, photos, and more.
- This Home Page: Take a moment to explore all my home page has to offer—not just health information you can read, but also videos, podcasts, and more.
I strongly urge you to take advantage of all of these features to
make getting your care as convenient as possible.
My Credentials
| University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT |
| UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA |
| UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics |
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases, American Board of Pediatrics |
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