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About Me

Since I arrived in California, in 1974, I always wanted to moved north. Nothing against East LA, but the Los Angeles basin was not my idea of a fun place to live. First, in San Jose and then through Los Altos and Palo Alto, I finally made it north of the golden gate.

I've lived in Santa Rosa since 1985, working in our health plan as both a general internist and an endocrinologist.

I have been teaching at the local residency program and doing clinical research for over 20 years here in Santa Rosa. My participation in regional and national guidelines groups has made my career more interesting and exciting than I could have imagined. Although I originally thought I would be a general internist, I was lucky to have several great teachers who were endocrinologists. They showed me how fascinating the body's metabolic processes can be and opened my mind to the world of hormones. Thyroid, pituitary and other hormonal problems can be subtle or quite obvious. Rarely they are dangerous.

Our specialty is interesting and exciting mostly because our patients are. It's gratifying to see a problem and diagnose why that problem came up. More gratifying, however, is helping people get themselves back into balance.

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Internship	Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
Residency	Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
Fellowship	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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