Specialty Pediatric Cardiology Facility Sacramento Medical Center Department of Pediatrics - Hospital and Specialty Care Address 2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento CA 95825 E-mail your doctor

My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	8:50 am 5:30 pm	8:50 am 5:30 pm	8:50 am 5:30 pm	8:50 am 5:30 pm	8:50 am 5:30 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

My Specialty and Why I Chose It

I am a pediatric cardiologist. I take care of kids with heart conditions or complaints related to the heart. I also take care of pregnant mothers carrying a baby with potential heart problems and adults born with heart abnormalities. I decided to do this because I like working with children – see them develop and grow into adults. Working with children keeps me grounded and makes me feel younger.

My Practice Philosophy

“Nothing about you without you.” I remember hearing this and it makes sense. I am your partner in you and/or your child’s health and I believe that you should know everything that pertains to you and/or your child. I will not order a test, talk about you or treat you without your involvement and consent. Two-way communication is very important.

Why I Like Practicing Medicine at Kaiser Permanente

I am a recent addition to the Kaiser Permanente Family. I am so far satisfied. I am not a businessman. I do not relish taking care of the back office nor looking at the financial bottom line. Kaiser Permanente gives me the chance to do what I do best – take care of its members.

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Member, American Society of Echocardiography
• Associate Fellow – Society of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
• Phi Kappa Mu International

Professional Interests

• Non-invasive cardiac imaging
• Adults with congenital heart Disease
• Fetal cardiac medicine

On a Personal Note. . .

I have been privileged to practice medicine. I enjoy every bit of it and it is a part of me. I also enjoy my family immensely. I have been trying to reconcile the demands of both job and family, and hopefully, my current work environment will help me achieve a balance.

I was born and raised in the Philippines and did all my training after medical school here in the U.S. I have been fortunate enough to train in great institutions and live in many parts of the US. My wife and I have been blessed with a daughter. My wife enjoys the outdoors, my daughter enjoys reading and I enjoy whatever time I can spend with both. We all enjoy skiing.

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My Credentials

Medical school	University of The Philippines College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines
Residency	Children's Hospital, Detroit, MI
Fellowship	Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Fellowship	Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Fellowship	New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Board certification	Pediatric Cardiology, American Board of Pediatrics

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