Specialty Gastroenterology Facility Sacramento Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology Address 2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento CA 95825 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (916) 973-5380 Non-urgent voicemails: (916) 973-7092 E-mail your doctor

My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	9:00 am 5:30 pm	9:00 am 5:30 pm	8:00 am 5:30 pm	1:30 pm 5:30 pm	9:00 am 5:30 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

WELCOME TO MY HOME PAGE

Although I spent 23 years as an Active Duty Air Force physician, all of my training after medical school was in northern California. After retiring from the Air Force I spent 4 years in Atlanta teaching medical students and young physicians. We returned to California in 1997 to be near our children and grandchildren. I have been with Kaiser since 1999. It has been a very comfortable fit for me. I particularly appreciate not having to worry whether an insurance company is going to question the tests I order or the treatments I feel are necessary. I remain active in teaching medical students and young physicians as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California at Davis medical school. When not working at Kaiser I may be travelling and/or teaching. My wife, an RN, and I volunteer with the Sacramento County clinic system each month, for Health Volunteers Overseas (St Lucia in 2000 and 2003 and Peru in Jan 2004) and with the Flying Samaritans (we go to Baja Mexico two weekends a year to give free healthcare to people in San Quintin). I also make regular trips to Japan, usually for a month at a time, to teach Japanese medical students and doctors (in English). My special interests in gastroenterology include diseases of the esophagus, especially eosinophilic esophagitis, unusual causes of abdominal pain (such as abdominal wall pain), and cyclic vomiting syndrome.

My Qualifications

I joined the Permanente Medical Group in 1999.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American College of Physicians

• American Gastroenterologicial Association

• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

• American Association for the Study of Liver Disease

• American College of Gastroenterology

My Healthcare Practice

A health related message to my patients is that you are responsible for helping to take care of yourself. In addition to English, I also speak intermediate French.

My Outside Interests

When I’m not working I enjoy traveling and sports. I enjoy racquet sports, squash and tennis. My favorite spectator sport is baseball. I collect U.S. stamps.

Be sure to visit the New Kaiser Permanente Website for additional information regarding appointments, prescriptions, health education classes and other health-related topics. You can also click on my department link above to receive additional health information.

To choose your own personal physician, click here.

Checklist for New Members

About Your Office Visit

Prevention Information on Your Registration Slip

My Credentials

Medical school	Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship	Southern Pacific General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Residency	California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship	David Grant Medical Center, Travis Afb, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Disclaimer
If you think you have a MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY or go to the nearest hospital. DO NOT attempt to access emergency care through this web site. An emergency medical condition is a medical or psychiatric condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that you could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in any of the following: serious jeopardy to your health, serious impairment to your bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. An emergency medical condition is also "active labor," which means a labor when there is inadequate time for safe transfer to a Plan hospital (or designated hospital) before delivery or if a transfer poses a threat to the health of the member or unborn child.

This site may contain links to other web sites outside of www.permanente.net. Kaiser Permanente has no control over the content or the availability of these sites, and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. Web links are provided as an educational tool, and should not be relied upon for personal diagnosis or treatment. A link or reference to a web site should not be construed as an endorsement of the site or its contents. Any medical content that you feel may be important to your health should always be discussed with your Kaiser Permanente physician.