Facility Sacramento Medical Center Department of Women's Health - Pt. West MOB Address 1650 Response Road Sacramento CA 95815 Telephone Appt/Advice: (916) 614-4055 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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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

My Specialty and Why I Chose It

I am an obstetrician-gynecologist. This means I specialize in health care for women, from adolescence through menopause and beyond. This also includes caring for women during their pregnancies and deliveries. I chose this field because I feel that providing health education, preventive health care, and treatment of conditions that affect women is important, interesting, and rewarding work.

My Practice Philosophy

I believe in promoting the health of women through education and thorough, compassionate care. Communication is a key element of my practice philosophy. I feel that a strong doctor-patient relationship is important and that a patient should be able to fully discuss her issues and should understand her condition and treatment completely.

My Tenure with Kaiser Permanente

I have been a part of Kaiser Permanente since 2004, when I began my training in San Francisco. I decided to continue my practice at Kaiser Permanente because I really believe in a system of full, integrated care. I also enjoy having colleagues from other specialties close by, and benefiting from their knowledge and experience. I believe that patients benefit enormously from the team approach to patient care that exists at Kaiser Permanente and I want to continue to be a part of that.

Professional Interests

Contraceptive technology

Affiliations

• Junior Member, American College of OB/GYN

On a Personal Note

I was born in Hanover, Germany, and moved to the United States with my family when I was five years old. My family then lived briefly in New Jersey and Georgia before finally settling in northern California. Education was always a priority in my life and I became interested in science at a young age. That turned into a strong interest in medicine while I was in college in San Diego, and I eventually found myself in medical school in Chicago. During that time, I met my husband Jeff and followed him to San Francisco for a tiring but exciting four years of residency. My life took another wonderful turn in my last year of residency, marked by the birth of my son. I couldn't be happier, raising my family and practicing medicine back home in Sacramento.

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My Credentials

Medical school	Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency	Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA

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