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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	7:00 am 3:30 pm	7:00 am 3:30 pm	7:00 am 3:30 pm	7:00 am 3:30 pm	7:00 am 3:30 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Please note that my office hours may be different from my department’s hours of operation.

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My Biography

Kaiser Permanente’s strength is its delivery of comprehensive care under one umbrella. This integrated model is incredibly efficient. Patients don’t get a runaround. Clinicians do not waste time awaiting approvals from HMOs, studies, or segmented insurance plans. Unlike in the private sector, administrators do not make health care decisions. I think Kaiser Permanente is impacting how medical care is delivered in this country.

I came to Kaiser Permanente because of the organization’s commitment to this seamless method of practice. I am able to practice in the way I deem fit. The dedication of our skillful staff, along with our technological expertise, is second to none. In this department, we treat many high-risk patients, and that experience gives us an excellent skill set for dealing with more routine patients.

I became a physician assistant because I can work flexible hours and maintain an active life outside of work. Physicians work with physician assistants as respected members of the health care team, and their ready availability is invaluable. I feel a high level of job satisfaction. I have particular interests in saphenous vein harvesting—we are doing minimally-invasive procedures now—and I also follow outcome studies in atrial fibrillation. I also follow the data concerning stent placement.

When I’m not at work, I enjoy cooking, reading literature, sampling the San Franciscan cuisine, and scuba diving in Hawai’i, at the Great Barrier Reef, in Cózumel, and South America. I run two miles each way to the medical center. Not only is this good exercise, but it is good contemplative time as well. I eat lots of blueberries and take supplements such as multivitamins and antioxidants. My wife and I will soon travel to India to adopt a daughter. We already have a wonderful son. I look forward to meeting you at the San Francisco Medical Center.

Other Languages: Punjabi, Hindi
Undergraduate Education: BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California at San Diego
Graduate Education: MA in Health Professions, Bouve School of Health Sciences at Northeastern University
Specialties or Board Certifications: PA certification, Bouve School of Health Sciences
Professional Affiliations: American Academy of Physician Assistants; Bay Area Non-Doctors; Bay Area Physician Assistants; California Academy of Physician Assistants
Began Practice: 1996
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1999

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