Facility Walnut Creek Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology Address 1425 S. Main Street Medical Office Building 2nd Floor Walnut Creek CA 94596 Antioch Medical Center 4501 Sand Creek Road Sand Creek Medical Offices, 2nd Floor Antioch CA 94531 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (925) 295-4080 Cancellation: (925) 295-4080 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

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Thank you for looking at my home page, where you can learn more about me. In addition, the links to the left offer you quick access to some sites that will help you learn more about specific gastrointestinal conditions and to help you access the Kaiser Permanente system.

About Me

There has been so much that has changed in my professional life with Kaiser Permanente since I joined the community in 1987. There has been a tripling in the size of the department, with new treatments and new capabilities. The most substantive significant change is an enhancement of what brought me to Kaiser Permanente initially: the easy ability to share information with colleagues about our discipline and to brainstorm about the best care for patients. Information exchange has partly been accelerated by the computer age, but the underpinnings of this philosophy have been with Kaiser Permanente all along. My treatment of you is transparent, with colleagues aware of my thoughts and interventions, and results of interventions easily available. This camaraderie supports me in delivering the best care I can at all times. It is easy to consult with other disciplines, knowing we all pull in the same direction for you without conflict of interest.

In addition to the typical activities of delivering in-patient hospital care, office consultation, and the subsequent endoscopic procedures which are sometimes indicated, I perform many of the liver biopsies requested by our department (is this because my first job as a youth was in a needlepoint store?). Approximately once a month I also teach a class for those of you interested in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

I enjoy listening to what you have to say because very often you will make your diagnosis and you always you know your body best. I encourage moderation in all things and expect you to partner with me and take responsibility for health and life decisions.

Medicine is a remarkable profession and I hope my children are able to find such an honorable and enjoyable occupation some day. I hope you stay well, but look forward to working with you some day if you have need.

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV
Internship	Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinez, CA
Residency	Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinez, CA
Fellowship	Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinez, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine

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