Facility South San Francisco Medical Center Psychiatry - Adult Services Department Address 1200 El Camino Real, 3rd Floor Tower South San Francisco CA 94080 Telephone Appt/Advice: (650) 742-2151 Rx Refill (EasyFill) - Main Pharmacy: (650) 742-2888 Rx Refill (EasyFill) - Annex Pharmacy: (650) 742-2800 Fax: (650) 742-2591 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		9:00 am 7:00 pm	9:00 am 7:00 pm	9:00 am 7:00 pm	9:00 am 4:00 pm

Please note that my office hours may be different from my department’s hours of operation.

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My Biography

Medical Education: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Internship: University of California San Francisco Medical Center
Residency: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
Additional Languages: Italian
Joined Kaiser Permanente: November, 1994

My undergraduate studies were completed at The University of Rochester in Rochester, New York where I received a B.A. in Psychology. I attended medical school at The New York University School of Medicine in New York City where I graduated in 1981. I then relocated to San Francisco for my specialty training in psychiatry at The University of California (UCSF), completing my residency there in 1985. I have been licensed as a physician in the State of California since 1982 and I have been board-certified in psychiatry since 1986.

My Work at Kaiser

I have been a staff psychiatrist at Kaiser Medical Center in South San Francisco since 1994. I work with adults in an integrated multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. The focus of my work is on diagnostic assessment, psychotropic medication treatment and consultation to other medical center departments in the coordinated care of patients with coexisting medical and psychiatric needs. I am currently serving as one of my department's liaisons to the Department of Medicine's Behavioral Health Service. I have a working knowledge of Italian and am able to work with patients in that language.

Contacting Me

I am in the office (third floor tower, 1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco) Tuesdays through Fridays and can be reached through the Psychiatry Department's main number, 650-742-2151. Messages may be left on my confidential voice mail 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (you will need to follow the telephone prompts when you call the department number). Rescheduling of appointments is most efficiently handled by our reception staff (again, please choose from the telephone menu) and routine medication refill requests, including "zero refill" requests, should be directed to our pharmacy's automated refill system (650-742-2888).

My Credentials

Medical school	New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Internship	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

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