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About Me

I grew up near Denver and attended the University of Colorado for pre-med studies. Most summer weekends found me climbing one of the many spectacular 14,000 ft peaks. After my freshman year, I took a year-long break from my studies to work among the disadvantaged in Georgia as a VISTA volunteer.

No one in my family is in medicine so I do not know where the dream came from, but being a doctor was the only thing I every wanted to do. After college I entered medical school at the University of Southern California and then came to Community Hospital of Sonoma County for a Family Practice residency. Following residency I established a solo Family Practice.

After 10 years, I was attracted to Kaiser Permanente where I felt I would be able to spend my time doing what I loved - caring for patients and not dealing with the business aspects of a practice.

The concept of Family Practice has always appealed to me since health and disease involve the whole person, the whole family. I have been fortunate to care for patients of all ages and at times, several generations at a time.

A lot has changed in Sonoma County since I opened my Family Practice. At that time I was the only woman delivering babies!

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	Community Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA
Board certification	Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine

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