Specialty Ob/Gyn Facility Oakland Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Address 2nd Floor 3779 Piedmont Avenue Oakland CA 94611 Map & Directions Telephone Urgent Appointments: (510) 752-1080 Routine Appointments: (510) 752-1100 Cancellation: (510) 752-6387 Mammogram Scheduling: (510) 752-7593 Labor and Delivery Advice (24 hours): (510) 752-6274 Pregnancy Test Instructions: (510) 752-6384 Prenatal Classes: (510) 752-6150 Birth Center Tour: (510) 752-6150 Lactation Clinic: (510) 752-7557 View your preventive services

My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 12:30 pm		8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA
Board certification	Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

About me

I have been in the Ob/Gyn department at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland since 1987-- first as a resident physician, then on staff since 1991. The combination of primary care for women plus surgery really agrees with me. I enjoy teaching resident physicians and have a particular interest in medical ethics.

I live in Berkeley with my husband, Jack, and our three children. Here we are at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.

Community is important to me and I try to stay involved locally. I play violin in the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and even went into labor with my second child while playing a concert. I grow orchids and carnivorous plants.

It is important to me that we work together to optimize your health. Let me know how I can be of help to you. I am very happy as a physician in The Permanente Medical Group. I look forward to continuing my work as your family's gynecologist for my full career.

How to reach me

I love the secure messaging system! If you have an urgent need, call (510) 752-1080, but otherwise, secure messaging is a much better way to reach me. Once you have established a username and password (by going to www.kp.org - click the KP.org Members Home link at the top of this page), you’ll be able to e-mail me directly through the Email your doctor link also found on this page (just above My Office Hours). I check messages at least once daily. When I’m in the office, I check them frequently.

If you need to make an appointment to see me, the best way is to schedule online by clicking the Appointments/Rx refills tab at the top of this page. There you can also directly book a mammogram if you are over 39.

Do you need to lose some weight? Join me!

November 30, 2008: I have established a goal of getting my weight down to the normal range (BMI of less than 25)! I’m starting at a BMI of 31.7 (in the “obese” range), so I have a way to go. To help, I have joined Weight Watchers. Here’s a link to Kaiser Permanente sponsored weight programs (including Weight Watchers).

January 4, 2009: So far, I have lost 9.4#. BMI= 30.1 I’m feeling lighter! Do you know your BMI? Check it here: Body mass index calculator

May 1, 2009: I've lost 17# so far, down to a BMI of 28.7. I'm still "overweight", but out of the "obese" category. In one way, it seems like it's taken a long time to get this amount of weight off, but it went on over a period of many years. My goal is to get it off and keep it off. So, slow and steady is just fine!

Feel free to send me an e-mail with your personal weight loss goals and successes! There are so many benefits to getting down to an ideal weight: lower blood pressure, less chance of having a stroke, lower cholesterol, lower diabetes risk and reduced strain on our joints.

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