Specialty Psychiatry Facility San Francisco Medical Center Psychiatry Department Address 4141 Geary Blvd. 3rd and 4th Floors San Francisco, CA 94118 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (415) 833-2292 Prescription refills: 415-833-3295 Fax: 415-833-4765 If an interpreter is needed, please tell us when you make an appointment. E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	8:00 am 2:00 pm	7:30 am 5:00 pm	9:00 am 7:30 pm	7:30 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 2:00 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

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

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My Biography

As a clinician in adult psychiatry, my areas of special interest include treating individuals with depression, addressing relationship issues (particularly circumstances involving cross-cultural and interracial differences), and working with the chronic and persistently ill population. In addition to working with individuals, I also provide case management services for the Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP and IOP2), which helps patients in more acute situations. My other responsibilities include coordinating the Triage and IOP2 teams.

While it is important to acknowledge and appreciate past experiences that have influenced who we are today, my focus is on the here and now. I utilize a cognitive behavioral approach to treatment that emphasizes learning skills, setting goals, and figuring out the reasonable (and not overwhelming) steps to achieve those goals. More importantly, however, I firmly believe in working collaboratively with the patient, and for the patient to feel comfortable and invested in what they are trying to do.

A native of San Diego, I have also lived in Taiwan and traveled extensively throughout the world; however, the Bay Area has become home to me. To thrive, I believe in the natural balance of life; when something gives, something else has to go. I try to maintain a healthy lifestyle both at work and at home by eating properly, exercising on a regular basis, and spending quality time with my family and friends. I enjoy listening to and playing music, biking, sharing a lazy Sunday afternoon with my wife and two sons... and of course, catching as many Los Angeles Lakers and San Diego Chargers games as I can.

I look forward to working with you.

Other Languages: Mandarin
Undergraduate Education: BA in Cognitive Science, University of California at Berkeley
Graduate Education: MA in Counseling Psychology, University of San Francisco
Internships: Center for Child and Family Development; Center for Grief Care and Education; Jary Barreto Crisis Center
Professional Affiliations: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists; California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Board Certification: Board of Behaviorial Sciences License #MFC45086
Began Practice: 2003
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2006

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