Facility Hayward/Fremont Medical Centers Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Address Hayward Medical Center. 27400 Hesperian Blvd Hayward CA 94545 Union City, Building B 3553 Whipple Road Union City CA 94587 Fremont Medical Center, Mission Building 39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy Fremont CA 94538 Map & Directions Telephone Messages, Appts & Advice call back line: 510-784-2766 Push#1 After Hours Advice line: (510)-675-4010 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	7:30 am 4:30 pm	7:30 am 4:30 pm	7:30 am 4:30 pm	7:30 am 4:30 pm	7:30 am 4:30 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Appointments in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine require a referral from your Primary Care provider.

Medicine from a scientist’s perspective

As a specialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine, I spend the majority of time in the Intensive Care Units of our Hayward and Fremont Medical Centers. I also see patients with lung disease in the clinics of both Medical Centers.

Prior to medical school in my home State of New Jersey, I received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Villanova University. I then completed my training with a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. While there, I spent six years in the laboratory investigating how air and blood flow in the lungs, new treatments for carbon monoxide poisoning and new methods to detect blood clots in the lungs.

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Your primary care provider

As a specialist in lung medicine, I work with you and your primary care provider to maximize your health and quality of life. By having a primary care provider as a resource for health information and for regularly scheduled appointments you help us take better care of you. If you or any member of your family do not yet have a primary care provider, visit the Kaiser Permanente Choose your Physician website. We'll help you make the right choice.

Since I am often in the ICU and not in clinic, health related questions are best directed to your primary care provider. If needed, the best way for you to get in touch with me is through Kaiser’s secure e-mail message system. If you have not yet signed up, please click the link on this page - it's easy to get started!

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My Credentials

Medical school	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ
Residency	Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship	University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Board certification	Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

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