Specialty Critical Care Medicine Facility Oakland Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Address Summit South Pavilion 3012 Summit Street, 2nd floor Oakland CA 94609 Oakland Medical Center 280 W. MacArthur Blvd Oakland CA 94611 Map & Directions Telephone Office: (510) 869-8660 E-mail your doctor

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	9:00 am 5:00 pm	9:00 am 5:00 pm	9:00 am 5:00 pm	9:00 am 5:00 pm	9:00 am 5:00 pm	Closed

Please note that my schedule may be different from my department's hours of operation.

Welcome to my home page!

About what I do:

I am an Intensivist. My practice is focused solely on the care of the critically ill. I am a member of the critical care team.

My “office” is the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). It is here that I spend my day, at the bedside, coordinating and collaborating with physician specialists and other members of the critical care team.

Our patients are the critically ill or injured. They come to us after severe trauma, major surgery, or failure of a major organ system.

In the ICU, we continuously monitor, assess and manage a wide array of lines, tubes, catheters, and assist devices. We treat primary conditions, and work to abate secondary sequelae. We reduce pain and provide encouragement on the path of recovery.

We are the critical care team: Intensivists, critical care nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, dieticians, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and hospital clergy. We work together to provide the specialized care essential to the best outcomes in the critically ill or injured.

It is a wonderful field of medicine. It involves fortitude, patience, enthusiasm, and compassion. And one need not be squeamish. It is a field of great intellectual challenges and rewards, and profound emotional fulfillment. It is my passion.

My Credentials

Medical school	George Washington University, Washington, DC
Residency	Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Fellowship	Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Joined Kaiser in: 2001
Special clinical interests: Surgical Critical Care-- especially cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and trauma patients.
Outside interests: Outdoor athletics, adventure travel, home-improvement projects, reading, gardening, music, and art.
Other languages: some Spanish and French

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