Specialty Surgery: Cardiovascular Facility Oakland Medical Center Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Address Summit Providence South Pavilion 2nd floor 3012 Summit St. Oakland CA 94609 Map & Directions Telephone 510-869-8660 510-869-8658 Fax: 510-869-8661 Appt/Advice: (510) 869-8660 Nurse: (510) 869-8248 E-mail your doctor

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About Me

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Originally from central Indiana, my education through medical school was completed in the Midwest. After medical school, my residency/fellowship training was completed at the University of Wisconsin, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (England), and the University of Utah. Prior to migration to California, I served as Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Medical College of Ohio.

I joined Kaiser Permanente in 1998, originally as a member of the Cardiovascular Surgery group at the San Francisco Medical Center. In 2000, I was privileged to serve as one of the original surgeons at our new Cardiovascular Surgery site in Oakland. Since our beginning in Oakland, the surgical program has grown tremendously and now incorporates a group of six cardiovascular surgeons. Although we are all members of the Medical Staff at the Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, our clinical activity occurs at nearby Alta Bates-Summit Medical Center. Summit Medical Center has a longstanding reputation for excellence in cardiac services. Our own surgical program has become especially well known in the area for our large experience with off-pump coronary bypass surgery.

My Credentials

Medical school	Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Internship	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Residency	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Residency	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Fellowship	University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Fellowship	Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, England
Board certification	Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Board certification	Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery
Board certification	Surgery-General, American Board of Surgery

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