Specialty Internal Medicine Facility Oakland Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics Address Oakland Medical Center Hospital Building, 1st Floor 280 W. MacArthur Blvd. Oakland CA 94611 Richmond Medical Center 901 Nevin Ave. Richmond CA 94801 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (510) 752-1155 Non-urgent voicemails: 510-752-6827 Cancellation: 510-752-1155 E-mail your doctor

My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	7:30 am 4:00 pm	9:30 am 3:30 pm	7:30 am 3:30 pm	7:30 am 4:00 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Hello. Welcome to my home page!

I am an internist working in the Orthopedic Department. I had a panel practice for many years and I enjoyed my relationship with my patients. As time went on, the demands of family life grew too difficult to balance with a busy panel practice. In 2000, I reluctantly said farewell to my own group of patients and took a position within Orthopedics. In this department, I function as a musculoskeletal physician.

Personal Health care
Your health care truly rests in your own hands. Physicians can diagnose and make recommendations, but only you determine your diet, your fitness level and your health habits. Staying fit and active are important to your health and well being. Staying trim or losing weight is a crucial part of the management of arthritis in the knees or hips. We have resources here in health education and behavioral medicine to help you with these concerns.

There are handouts in the Home Exercise folder on the left “sidebar.” I may refer you to some of these specifically when I see you in the clinic. You can print these out for yourself to learn more about your condition and start recovering at home.

About Me
I am a native of the Bay Area. I attended Scripps College which specializes in a great humanities curriculum which I loved, but I also always loved science and math. After medical school at U.C. Davis, I trained in internal medicine at Valley Medical Center in San Jose. After training, it was a natural move to return to Kaiser Oakland, where I received my own health care growing up.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, exercising, and being outdoors. I exercise at The Works Dance and Exercise Studio:

Here are links to a few of my favorite local choreographers:
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company
Joe Goode Performance Group
Alonzo King's LINES Ballet

Why I work at Kaiser Oakland
Kaiser offers me the means to first and foremost concentrate on patient care. There are conferences and lectures here to keep us up to date with the latest developments in medicine. I have wonderful colleagues here who are superb physicians. This is a great place to practice the science and art of medicine.

My Credentials

Medical school	UC Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA
Residency	Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA

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