Specialty Pediatric Critical Care Facility Oakland Medical Center Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Address 280 W. MacArthur Blvd. Main Hospital Building 10th floor Oakland CA 94611 Map & Directions E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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I began the practice of pediatric critical care medicine twenty years ago in South Florida. When I began, the specialty was so young that there were only about 200 practicing pediatric intensivists in the United States. This is a very interesting field because we take care of infants who have gone home and need to be readmitted through teenagers. Any child who has a medical illness that worsens or a complicated surgery may need the expertise of a pediatric intensivist. The pediatric intensivist helps coordinate the care of the subspecialists who might include neurology, pulmonary, nephrology, gastoenterology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery or ear-nose and throat surgeons. These difficult cases are challenging but rewarding. This is often one of the most stressful periods for the families of these children. We work with social services to try to meet their needs as well as chaplain services. We keep our families informed about their child's progress and encourage them to ask questions.

Joined Kaiser in: 2002
Special clinical interests: Transport of critically ill children; conscious sedation
Awards/Honors: Spirit of Healing, 2002, Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL
Other languages: Spanish
Outside interests: skiing, swimming

My Credentials

Medical school	Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
Residency	Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
Fellowship	University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL
Board certification	Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Board certification	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

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