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About Me
Having grown up in Los Altos, California, I've always considered the Bay Area as my home. My father was the C.E.O. at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View and the exposure that I had to my father's work and the hospital fostered my interest in medicine. After graduating from Los Altos High School, I went to the University of the Pacific where I majored in chemistry and biology. After college I did some traveling in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union and went to Argentina twice to visit my fiancé. We were married in 1977. We're still married and my wife is an astronomer at University of California, Berkeley.
I went to medical school at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, California. Osteopathic medicine emphasizes primary care and treating the 'whole person'. I decided to go into family practice and completed my residency at the University of Nevada, Reno. After residency I moved back to Los Altos and was on the medical staff at El Camino Hospital but my real interest was in psychiatry. I attended the psychiatric residency program at San Mateo County Medical Center. After graduation I took a faculty position at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and worked in the psychiatric emergency room at San Francisco General Hospital for ten years. I was an Associate Clinical Professor at U.C.S.F. and enjoyed my involvement in the clinical teaching of medical students and residents. I also had an interest in aerospace medicine so I joined the Air National Guard/ U.S.A.F. Reserves and served as a flight surgeon with the 129th Rescue Wing and was later attached to the 60th Medical Squadron at Travis Air Force Base.
I left UCSF/SFGH to join Kaiser Permanente in 2001. I enjoy working with my colleagues in Walnut Creek and I am very impressed by the integration of medical services and the use of information technology at Kaiser Permanente.
I enjoy spending my spare time with my family, playing the guitar, and skiing.
My Credentials
| College of Osteopathic Medicine of The Pacific, Pomona, CA |
| Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA |
| University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV |
| San Mateo County General Hospital, San Mateo, CA |
| United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio, TX |
| Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology |
| Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine |
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