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About Me
I grew up in a small town in New Mexico, where my father was a pharmacist and owned a drug store. Living in the medical environment, it was natural that I wanted to become a physician, as that was considered the best that one could become. After doing an elective in my senior year of medical school in dermatology, I discovered that I thoroughly enjoyed practicing that kind of medicine: you could usually figure out what was wrong with the patient by just looking at the rash or growth, and not have to put the person through invasive testing to get the answer. After I finished my residency, I joined another dermatologist at Kaiser Permanente in Martinez who I knew from medical school, and have been here ever since (more than 23 years and counting!) I think Kaiser Permanente offers the best environment for the physician to practice in - excellent support staff and physicians to refer to, plus the freedom to practice as I wish without having to deal with the hassles of insurance authorizations and paperwork. Everything is under one roof, with pharmacy and medical records online. Clinically, I have a special interest in skin cancer and photobiology.
Outside of medicine, being visually oriented, I collect California landscape paintings, and Arts & Crafts decorative arts. I live in a 1910 Arts & Crafts bunaglow and have enjoyed restoring it back to a period look. Additionally, I enjoy travel and weight training.
My Credentials
| University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA |
| Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA |
| Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology |
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