Specialty Pulmonary Diseases Critical Care Medicine Facility Sacramento Medical Center Department of Medicine - Pulmonary Address 2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento CA 95825 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (916) 973-7618 E-mail your doctor

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	8:00 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

My Qualifications

I was born in Colombo Sri-Lanka and came to the USA when I was about 1.5 years old. A majority of my formative years was spent in Colorado. I did my undergraduate education at University of Colorado, Boulder. After medical school, I came to California to complete my residency in internal medicine. Through this training, I worked with the other pulmonary physicians at Kaiser Permanente and was impressed at the depth of their knowledge and their ability to balance work and home without sacrificing either. After residency, I worked at South Sacramento Kaiser Permanente as a hospital based physician. For my training in pulmonary and critical care medicine, I went to Southern California where I was taught by the pulmonary hypertension "gurus" Drs. Kerr, Auger, Channick, and Rubin. Afterwards, I was hired by Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento as a pulmonary and critical care physician and have been extremely happy!

I am also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UC Davis. Some of my professional interests include resident ICU teaching, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and digital imaging in medicine.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Thoracic Society

My Healthcare Practice

I am a Internal Medicine physician with further training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. This means I treat diseases of the lungs and treat patients that are critically ill and need admission to the intensive care unit.

We have willing and helpful medical assistants and nurses. I enjoy the intensive care unit and treating diseases of the lungs. Besides English I speak a little Singhalese and a little Japanese.

There are three main reasons to practice with Kaiser Permanente: 1) I get to practice medicine without the hassels of maintaining a business. I treat patients; that's all I do. I am able to practice evidence based medicine without constraints in an integrated medical system. 2) KP is established as an educational institution. In the North Valley, we have an intimate connection with UC Davis School of Medicine and enjoy teaching residents and medical students. 3) Given that Kaiser Permanente is large, it gives me the opportunity and time to be an involved father to my growing boys and spend quality time with my wife.

My Outside Interests

When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my wife and three sons. I also enjoy Bible study with my various small groups. My hobbies are digital imaging, computers and automobiles.

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My Credentials

Medical school	University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
Internship	UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Residency	UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Fellowship	UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Board certification	Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

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