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About Me

I chose General Medicine because I enjoy the combination of practicing disease prevention and working up difficult-to-diagnose conditions. I try to treat patients and their families the same way I'd like my family to be treated. I also try to be available to call-back patients as soon as possible during the busy day, and to keep patients apprised as to how their diagnostic workups are going.

I have been with Kaiser since 1991. I like the congeniality of group practice and not having to worry about the business aspects of running a practice. I also believe in the integration of care and the strong emphasis on disease prevention at Kaiser.

I was born in New York City and raised in Southern California. I moved to Michigan for medical school. After four years there, I returned to California and have lived in the Bay Area since 1972. I had a private practice in San Leandro from 1975-1991. I was the Chief of Medicine and Chief of Staff at Doctors Hospital of San Leandro from 1978-1984. At Kaiser Oakland, I was Chief of Utilization Management from 1997-2001. I have been an Assistant Physician-In-Chief for Oakland Medical Center since 1999 and Chief of Medicine since 2001. I am a member of the Alameda-Contra Costa County Medical Association and the California Medical Association. I also enjoy teaching Berkeley and UCSF medical students.

I am fortunate to have married a wonderful woman, who is a school teacher, and have four great children, two sons and identical twin daughters, all now grown.

Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1991
Faculty Postition: Assistant Clinic Professor of Medicine, University of Californa San Francisco
Outside Interests: Music and wine

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Residency	Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA
Residency	Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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