Facility Oakland Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Address 2nd and 3rd Floors 3779 Piedmont Ave. Oakland CA 94611 Map & Directions Telephone Urgent Appointments: (510) 752-1080 Routine Appointments: (510) 752-1100 Cancellation: (510) 752-6387 Mammogram Scheduling: (510) 752-7593 Labor and Delivery Advice (24 hours): (510) 752-6274 Pregnancy Test Instructions: (510) 752-6384 Prenatal Classes: (510) 752-6150 Birth Center Tour: (510) 752-6150 Lactation Clinic: (510) 752-7557 E-mail your doctor

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 4:30 pm	8:30 am 4:30 pm	8:30 am 4:30 pm	8:30 am 4:30 pm	8:30 am 4:30 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

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About Me

My life began in a small town of Holland, Michigan, but with a big family of two parents and eight siblings. It was in these spaces that I learned to appreciate community and collaboration; those things that make us the same, yet underscore our differences. This provided the groundwork for my interest in medicine because it was a profession where collegiality is essential and individualism is rewarded, and where a contribution made usually has great impact.

Women's health and life issues - the babies, the hormones, the tumors, the prolapse - were always most fascinating and compelling to me, so choosing a specialty was easy. Of all the facets in this specialty, I most enjoy the surgical aspects. It is satisfying to both "fix" something surgically, and at the same time improve a patient's quality of life.

The Kaiser Permanente infrastructure is the best of both big and small worlds for me. I have supportive and capable multi-disciplinary colleagues and a system that enables me to simply practice the best care.

When I am not at work, I enjoy adventures in the outdoors and travel to cultures unlike my own.

My Credentials

Medical school	Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL
Internship	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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