Specialty Emergency Medicine Facility Roseville Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine Address 1600 Eureka Road Roseville CA 95661 Telephone (916) 784-5380 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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Don’t smoke. Don’t use drugs. Make an effort to enjoy your work and your life everyday. Walk a little bit everyday. Weigh yourself every morning. When stressed, find a quiet place, sit and meditate (or just sit) for 15 minutes by yourself. When not stressed, do the same!

If you are a patient in our ED:

We have several goals:

• Treat you with courtesy and respect, listening to your concerns.
• Diagnose and treat any emergency conditions.
• Work with you to assure follow-up care as needed.

We will do everything possible to take care of you promptly. In the ER however, delays can sometimes occur. Because many patients require tests, treatments, and time to observe for any changes in their condition, the average length of stay for patients in our ER is about 4 hours. When sicker patients arrive, it is necessary to promptly stabilize them first, which can result in delays for other patients who have less serious conditions. Our ED staff will do everything possible to take care of you as quickly as we can. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.

My Education/Training/Service Experience

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Internship	New York University, New York, NY
Residency	Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

• 1973 – 1977: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts - B.A. degree
• 1978 – 1982: University of Cincinnati Medical School, Cincinnati, Ohio – M.D. degree
• 1982 – 1983: New York University-Bellevue Medical Center, New York, New York – Internship
• 1983 – 1985: Long Island Jewish-Queens Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York – Emergency Medicine Residency
• 1985 – 1989: Public Health Service, Navajo Reservation, Chinle, Arizona
• 1989 – Present: The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Sacramento Emergency Department – Attending physician
• 1995 – Present: Chief, Kaiser Sacramento and Roseville Emergency Departments

About me

I joined The Permanente Medical Group in 1989 to work with Kaiser Permanente. I have served as the chief of the Sacramento and Roseville Emergency Departments since 1995. When I am not working in the ER, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two teenage kids, exercising, golfing, hiking, running, reading, and seeing movies. I have lived in many places including India, L.A., Boston, Cincinnati, New York and Arizona before coming to Sacramento. I have traveled to Alaska, Canada, Australia, Europe (Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Austria, and Switzerland), Mexico, Costa Rica, and many places in the U.S.

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We strongly encourage all of our patients to select a personal physician to help manage and coordinate your health care. Please call Member Outreach at 1-800-278-3329.

How to Reach Us

Sacramento Emergency Department – (916) 973-6600

Roseville Emergency Department – (916) 784-5390

As chief of this Emergency Department, please let me know what we can do to improve your experience.

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