Specialty Surgery: Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery Facility Santa Clara Medical Center Department of Cardiovascular Surgery - Dept 342 Address 710 Lawrence Expressway Dept 342 Santa Clara CA 95051 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: 408-851-3780 View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	10:00 am 5:00 pm	10:00 am 5:00 pm	10:00 am 5:00 pm	10:00 am 5:00 pm	10:00 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

About Me

My Credentials

Medical school	Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
Internship	Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens Inc, Jamaica, NY
Residency	Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens Inc, Jamaica, NY
Fellowship	Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital, Portland, OR
Board certification	Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Board certification	Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1998
Special Clinical Interests: Application of new technologies in the field of heart surgery
Faculty: Assistant Professor of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Awards/Honors: AOA 1993
Other Languages: Cantonese
Outside Interests: portrait and landscape photography/ endurance sports/ snowboarding/ catering fine foods to a family of four children.

Having to undergo surgery, let alone heart or lung surgery, is a daunting thought. I am honored to be able to reassure patients and family during these times because I feel that the quality of our cardiac surgery program is one of the best in the nation.

I feel that the strength of these cardiac surgery services lies in the high volume of cases, the highly qualified and dedicated, health care providers, and the continual assimilation of new technologies. The commitment of these resources to the individual patient results in the overwhelmingly superior statistical outcomes. It is my hope that we incorporate our existing informational technologies with regional and national databases so as to fulfill our obligations to share some of our own insights.

The cardiac condition is ever changing due to new developments and ongoing new realizations. It is difficult for the patient to have to evaluate these changes and to make "high stake" decisions in this dynamic setting. As a Kaiser Permanente physician, I feel privileged to be able to inform my patients of my own clinical philosophies, unrestrained. I fiercely value being empowered to make the absolutely right choices for my patients.

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