Facility Mountain View Medical Offices Women's Clinic Address 555 Castro Street 2nd Floor Mountain View CA 94041 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (650) 903-3020 Cancellation: (650) 903-2661 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	8:00 am 4:30 pm		8:00 am 4:30 pm	8:00 am 4:30 pm	8:00 am 4:30 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

I am out of the office until 10/1/2010 as we will be welcoming an addition to our family. Please contact the Call Center at (650) 903-3020 for assistance from my other colleagues in Mt. View office until I return.

Women’s Health Topics and Information

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My Practice Philosophy

About Me

I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and have always been closely tied to it. I left to attend Brown University in Rhode Island, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biomedical Ethics, which is a humanity-based approach to medicine.

I returned to Chicago for medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduated in 2002 and stayed to complete an obstetrics and gynecology residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. During residency, I received several medical student teaching awards, as well as the Reis resident research award. I joined Kaiser Permanente in 2006. I am board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In a teaching hospital, there are a lot of moving parts: medical students, residents, nurses, specialist doctors, not to mention the support staff. I like being part of that team and go out of my way to being plugged in with each group. Communication is an important aspect of practicing medicine, and I strongly believe in communicating with my patients and the health care team around me.

My Interests

I love designs of all kinds- from the skyscrapers of my home city to the public art in the streets of San Francisco (and even the shoes on my feet!), I have always wanted to invent something and patent it. In the meantime, I love the tools I have learned in my career; a good example is my interest in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery including laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. Other interests include preventative medicine and public health measures.

After countless cold winters, I have come to my senses finally and have made the move west into the sunshine, and look forward to making California my home. Travel is one of my favorite things, and I have always made time to see the world one week off at a time. I speak fluent Mandarin and look forward to improving my very basic Spanish at work (though I’ve heard South America is nice in December…).

I want to be certain all of your concerns are addressed. If you forget to ask a question during your visit, you may leave me a message at the above telephone number. Either, I, or my medical assistant, will return your call.

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency	Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Board certification	Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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