Specialty Pediatric Endocrinology Facility Sacramento Medical Center Department of Pediatrics - Hospital and Specialty Care Address Sacramento Medical Center 2025 Morse Avenue Basement Endocrinology Department Sacramento CA 95825 Stockton Medical Offices 7373 West Lane 2nd Floor Pediatrics Stockton CA 95210 Telephone Stockton Diabetes Advice (209) 476-3470 Stockton Insulin Pump Supplies (209) 476-3065 Stockton Diabetes Appointments (209) 476-5633 Modesto Diabetes Advice/Appointments/Insulin Pump Supplies (209) 735-7153 Sacramento Endocrine Appointments / Medical Assistants (916) 973-4906 E-mail your doctor

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My Specialty and Why I Chose It

I am a pediatric endocrinologist and provide care to those children with diabetes and endocrine related problems. I enjoy this area of specialty because I get to work with children of all different ages! Also I enjoy providing education and a medical plan for the parents and children with more long term medical care.

My Practice Philosophy

I have a philosophy of providing the most current evidence based medical practice for my patients. I believe in providing families with knowledge of their health condition such that the family is an active partner in medical decisions affecting there life.

My Tenure With Kaiser Permanente

I have been with Kaiser Permanente since 2005. Since joining Kaiser Permanente I have seen both the endocrine and diabetes practice grow and have enjoyed providing care to patients in the Central Valley of California.

Why I Like Practicing Medicine at Kaiser Permanente

I enjoy working for Kaiser Permanente because of the many colleagues I can interact with and the feeling of a large medical community. I feel fortunate to be apart of an organization which provides both optimal general medical care as well as the most up to date specialty care.

Professional Interests & Affiliations

I have an interest in the psychosocial components of diabetes and how this labor intensive disease affects families and possible ways to improve glucose control over the teenage years. I also have an interest in the steroidogenesis and the defects involved in steroid hormone production.

PUBLICATIONS

Diabetes publications:

Heidi L. Gassner and Stephen E. Gitelman Case Study: Type 1 and Type 2, Too? Clin. Diabetes 2003 21: 140-141.

Endocrine publications:

J Pediatr. 2004 Aug;145(2):178-83. Near-miss apparent SIDS from adrenal crisis.

On a Personal Note

Outside interests of mine include cello, classical music, playing with my kids, and being outdoors.

Thank you for your interest in learning more about our Department of Endocrine and Diabetes Care. In order to provide you with the best possible care I encourage patients to also maintain a regular pediatric provider such that communication and coordination of care can continue during those times when I may not be available, as well as, if hospitalization is necessary the child has both the specialists and general providers coordinated care.

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My Credentials

Medical school	Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Internship	Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Residency	Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Fellowship	Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
Fellowship	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

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