Facility San Francisco Medical Center Cardiac Service Line - Cardiology Address 2200 O'Farrell 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94115 Map & Directions Telephone Appointments, cancellations, advice and messages: 415-833-2616 After Hours: 415-833-2200 Emergencies: 911 Prescription Refills: 415-833-8151 If an interpreter is needed, please tell us when you make an appointment. Non-urgent voicemails: 209-557-6975 Appt/Advice: 209-557-6975 View your preventive services

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Closed	8:00 am 6:00 pm	8:00 am 6:00 pm	8:00 am 6:00 pm	8:00 am 6:00 pm	Closed	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Please note that I am not in the office on Fridays. ___________________________________________________________________

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My Biography

I enjoy working in Cardiology because this is a field where I can observe patients’ progress throughout the continuum of care, from when patients are symptomatic through post-surgery. I enjoy the immediate gratification of seeing patients improve. In my line of work, I can truly impact someone’s quality of life.

Our department serves as a liaison to Bay Area physicians. We provide care for patients who have been seen in Oakland’s Summit Care Center, or in San Francisco. Kaiser Permanente doctors are specialty-based, and they are not in the business for financial incentives. Because of the lack of such incentives, our providers can focus on delivering efficacious care. For example, they verify that patients can afford their prescriptions.

As an ACNP, I serve as the catalyst for patients to begin receiving care. I keep current with the latest developments concerning heart failure. I love interacting with patients and educating them about everything from heart health to pain and symptom management. Within Kaiser Permanente’s integrated health care model, I am able to practice my craft autonomously.

I THRIVE by drinking plenty of water, walking, and patronizing farmers markets. I am a new mother who enjoys scrapbooking and beadwork. I devote a large amount of my leisure time to quilting. I am married with a newborn son. I look forward to welcoming you to our medical center.

Other Languages: Spanish, Arabic
Undergraduate Education: BAS in Nursing, Dominican University
Graduate Education: MS in Nursing, University of California at San Francisco
Specialties or Board Certifications: Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Professional Affiliations: American Lung Association Fellow; American Association of Critical Care Nurses; American Nurses Credentialing Center; American Heart Association; California Association of Nurse Practitioners
Began Practice: 1994
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1999

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