Specialty Psychiatry Facility Redwood City Medical Center Department of Psychiatry Address Psychiatry and Chemical Dependency Treatment Program 1400 Veterans Blvd. 4th floor Redwood City CA 94063 Telephone Appt/Advice: Psychiatry (650) 299-4777 Appt/Advice: Chemical Dependency (650) 299-4778 Cancellation: (650) 299-4739 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

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

Welcome to my Home Page! I would like to tell you about myself. I was raised in the Bay Area where my family has lived for over 100 years. I practice Psychiatry, which treats mental and emotional disorders. The opportunity to work with patients on a long-term basis led me to choose Psychiatry. I have a special interest in the psychiatric problems of the elderly and medically ill. There are some helpful links to the left and you can read more about me below. The clinic hours are also listed above.

My Background: I earned a B.A. with distinction and honors in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley. I then received my M.D. degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. I completed an Internship and Residency in Psychiatry at Stanford University Medical Center. In my last year of training I was selected to be the Chief Resident in Psychiatry at Stanford. I also received the Janssen Psychiatry Resident Award of Excellence for outstanding clinical performance at Stanford. I am Board Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

I have conducted clinical and laboratory research and co-authored publications in several major journals.

Professional Experience: I joined the Psychiatry Department at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City in 2002. I currently serve as the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist for hospitalized patients in the Medical, Surgical and Obstetrics Units. The remainder of my time is spent caring for patients in the outpatient psychiatry clinic. I enjoy the collegiality and interaction with the psychiatric and medical staff at Redwood City Kaiser.

When I take care of patients, I try to treat them the same care and consideration that I would extend to my own family.

Professional Affiliations:

American Psychiatric Association

Northern California Psychiatric Society

California Psychiatric Association

American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology

San Mateo County Medical Association

California Medical Association

Personal Interests:

Outside of work I enjoy sports including jogging and skiing.

My Credentials

Medical school	Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board certification	Psychosomatic Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

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