Facility San Jose Medical Center Emergency Department Address 250 Hospital Parkway 1st floor San Jose CA 95119 Map & Directions Telephone Office: 408 972-7777 Fax: 408 972-7116 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

My Background…

I was born and raised in Michigan and attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a degree in pharmacy. After medical school in Detroit, and an internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, I moved to California to complete my residency at Highland General Hospital in Oakland. In 1984 I began practicing full time at Kaiser Permanente San Jose, and have been happy here since.

About Me…

I find emergency medicine to be an exciting and rewarding field with constant challenges and opportunities for growth and learning. I enjoy all aspects of emergency medicine, but have a special interest in cardiovascular disease.

I consider it a privilege to practice at this facility with such a fine medical staff and a dedicated and talented team of support staff. As an emergency room physician, I sincerely hope that you never have to take advantage of my services and I stress preventative care to all of my patients in the hope that they will never need emergency treatment.

On a personal note…

The past two years have been a blessing to me, as I met and married a wonderful woman. This has changed my life for the better in every way. We are raising three boys together and enjoy family outings almost as much as our time alone. As much as I value being a doctor, my family life is the center of my existence. I also enjoy traveling, reading, playing chess, and baseball.

My Philosophy of Care…

I believe that an individual's health is the single most precious commodity that one has. As a physician, I consider it my responsibility and duty to not only treat acute illnesses, but to educate and work with my patients to prevent illness and help each individual get the most out of his or her life. I believe that "it's not how long you live, but how well you live", and to that end I stress healthy lifestyle choices and preventative health care to all of my patients. Working at Kaiser Permanente has allowed me to practice medicine in an environment that supports this mindset with an excellent group of people.

My Credentials

Medical school	Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Internship	Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Residency	Highland General Hospital, Oakland, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Disclaimer
If you think you have a MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY or go to the nearest hospital. DO NOT attempt to access emergency care through this web site. An emergency medical condition is a medical or psychiatric condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that you could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in any of the following: serious jeopardy to your health, serious impairment to your bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. An emergency medical condition is also "active labor," which means a labor when there is inadequate time for safe transfer to a Plan hospital (or designated hospital) before delivery or if a transfer poses a threat to the health of the member or unborn child.

This site may contain links to other web sites outside of www.permanente.net. Kaiser Permanente has no control over the content or the availability of these sites, and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. Web links are provided as an educational tool, and should not be relied upon for personal diagnosis or treatment. A link or reference to a web site should not be construed as an endorsement of the site or its contents. Any medical content that you feel may be important to your health should always be discussed with your Kaiser Permanente physician.