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My Biography
I came to Kaiser Permanente because I liked the idea of working in a team environment with other doctors, and I liked the variety of specialties available here. Kaiser has a financial incentive to prevent disease, so we place a fairly high emphasis on preventable medicine. Our new electronic charting system, Health Connect, really assists me in understanding what is going on with a patient.
What I love about my work is that I can actually help people, especially with repetitive stress injury (RSI) problems stemming from a mechanical cause. In computer usage, I advocate using trackballs instead of mice. Heavy computer users should learn to become ambidextrous, occasionally switching hands. Also, users should remember to orient the whole body or chair towards the monitor, not just turn their necks. RSIs often respond to very simple solutions. Correcting poor or unhealthy mechanical habits is key to recovery.
Originally, I worked in corporate medicine, before transitioning to the clinical side. I’ve written an ergonomics manual. When I was on the Community Outreach for Musculoskeletal Line Committee with Dr. Bruce Blumberg, I helped begin Kaiser’s annual 5K and half-marathon events with Rhody Productions.
Aside from patients’ presenting physical ailments, I am interested in the interface between pain syndromes and emotional issues. I pay attention to accompanying emotional issues such as depression, the types of issues that often arise with the onset of chronic pain, especially back pain.
I enjoy the outdoors, especially cycling and sailing, and studying comparative religion and other spiritual topics. Stephen Hawking’s The Universe in a Nutshell is one of my favorite books. I enjoy jogging, and try to walk at lunch time. Welcome to the Occupational Medicine department!
Undergraduate Education: BS in Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate Education: MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago
Professional Affiliations: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Western States Occupational Medicine Association
Professional Conferences: Western States Occupational Medicine Association; American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Began Practice: 1986
Joined Kaiser Permanente: May 1992
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| University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL |
| University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL |
| University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO |
| Occupational Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine |
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