Specialty Addiction Medicine Psychiatry Facility San Francisco Medical Center Psychiatry Department Address 4141 Geary Blvd. 3rd Floor 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
	9:30 am 6:00 pm	9:30 am 6:00 pm	9:30 am 6:00 pm	9:00 am 5:30 pm	10:00 am 4:00 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

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My Biography

I practiced urgent care medicine for five years before beginning specialty training in Psychiatry. For three of those years I was a physician in the United States Air Force. I have fond memories of helping a woman deliver her baby in the parking lot of the hospital during a World Series game!

I grew up in Chico, California with horses and lots of swimming in the pool and in the creek. I enjoy playing Mah Jongg and tennis.

Undergraduate Education: BS in Physical Therapy, University of Southern California

Professional Affiliations: California Society of Addiction Medicine since 1998, Chairman of Public Policy Committee for CSAM since 2006, Expert Reviewer for Enforcement Division of the Medical Board of California 1995 - 2000

Awards: Outstanding Resident Award (1991)

Began Practice: 1984 with United States Air Force, 1987 urgent care in Sacramento, 1991 Psychiatry private practice in Sacramento

Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1987 - 1991 Sacramento Kaiser Urgent Care Clinic, 1993 Sacramento Kaiser Dept of Psychiatry, 1995 - 2010 Sacramento Kaiser Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, 2007 San Francisco Kaiser Dept of Psychiatry part time and became full time Jan 2011

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My Credentials

Medical school	UC Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA
Internship	White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Board certification	Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

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