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I joined the Neurosurgery Department at Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City in January, 2005. I spent the previous ten years in private practice in the New York metro area and was the C.E.O. of Long Island Neurosurgical Associates. I am extremely happy and proud to be a member of the neuroscience program as I feel it is well on its way to becoming the premier center in Northern California.

I was born and raised in Minnesota and came to California to attend Stanford University. I had wanted to become a neurosurgeon ever since my second grade teacher told me about her brother's accomplishments as a neurosurgeon. I thought it must be the most fascinating and challenging thing a person could do with their life. Over the years, I kept my focus on becoming a neurosurgeon even though I was exposed to so many interesting fields. I felt that the best use of my particular skills and talents would be to help people with surgical diseases of the nervous system.

After completing medical school, I stayed on at Stanford University for neurosurgery residency training. During that period of six years, I enjoyed rotations in neurology, neuropathology, and at the National Institute for Nervous Diseases in Queen's Square, London, England. My most favorite rotation, however, was as the first ever resident to rotate on the Kaiser Permanente Redwood City neurosurgery service. I met some truly gifted and unique surgeons at Kaiser who remain my great friends to this day. After my residency was completed, I stayed on as a faculty member at the Stanford Medical Center and at the Palo Alto VA Hospital. Things might have been different if Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City was looking to hire additional neurosurgeons at that time!

After a little more than a year on the Stanford faculty, I was recruited by a premier neurosurgery practice in Long Island, New York. I moved across the country to join Long Island Neurosurgical Associates, where I eventually became president and C.E.O. I developed a broad practice with a special interest in brain tumors and radiosurgery. I became a Clinical Assistant Professor at N.Y.U. Medical Center and utilized the GammaKnife radiosurgery unit there. I spent ten very challenging but productive years in New York and was exposed to aspects of medicine and types of medical care that I had not previously encountered. Unfortunately, the developing crisis in malpractice expenses in the New York region, and the troubling changes in health care there, caused me to reconsider my commitment to remaining in New York.

Fortunately, I remained good friends with Dr. Bill Sheridan, Chief of Neurosurgery at Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City. He sensed that I was ready to put my skills to better use and that the Kaiser Permanente system might benefit from some of my organizational experiences.

So, after practicing in the university setting, the VA system, and private practice, I have returned home to the best possible health care system--the Kaiser Permanente system. I am looking forward to taking care of patients at the highest level in a neuroscience center built in the way that other systems can only envy. Unlike private practice or the university, physicians have no hidden incentive to do anything other than take care of patients in the best way possible, whether that means performing delicate neurosurgery on the brain or spine, or deferring surgery in favor of medical treatments. As your neurosurgeon, I pledge to render the same quality of care that I would want for my friends or family. My role is also to educate you as to the nature of neurosurgical problems, options for treatment, and why I make various recommendations. You will have all of your questions answered to the best of my ability. I am proud to be a member of your health care team.

My particular neurosurgical interests in addition to brain tumors and radiosurgery are: pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, cerebrovascular surgery and skull base surgery.

I became board certified in neurosurgery in 1998. My professional memberships include: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, The John W. Hanbery Neurosurgical Society, and various state and regional neurosurgical associations.

Outside of medicine, I enjoy tennis, motorcycling (safely!), music, travel, and spending time with family and friends.

My Credentials

Medical school	Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Residency	Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

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