Facility Daly City Medical Offices Pediatrics Department Address Pediatrics - 7 Days a Week 395 Hickey Boulevard, 2nd Floor Daly City CA 94015 Telephone (650) 742-2050 E-mail your doctor About e-mail

Department Hours

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

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My Biography

I grew up in southern California where, near my home, there was a brand new Kaiser facility offering pre-paid medical care to members. I thought the idea of pre-paid health care was great even then since my family had lots of medical bills despite their insurance plan. Later, when I was becoming a doctor, I hoped I could join Kaiser Permanente. It was clear in medical school that Pediatrics was the field for me. I thought back on my childhood and my own pediatrician, Dr. Elsie, one of the few women pediatricians around back then. I remember that having a woman pediatrician was so important to my mom that she gladly took the several buses necessary in order to get to Dr. Elsie's office. (And if we needed labs, x-rays, or ER services, we had to take even more buses to several other far-flung locations.) Fortunately, when my Pediatrics house staff training began, many more women physicians were graduating from medical schools. As one of those women, I was able to become a pediatrician, like my own Dr. Elsie. And remembering my childhood, I hoped I could become a Kaiser Permanente pediatrician, so that I could provide preventive medical care to my patients without them having to struggle with huge medical bills.

After training I was most fortunate to start at Kaiser Permanente where I have been in practice ever since. (*My parents also finally joined Kaiser which made their medical care in their senior years much more well-organized around their chronic needs.) I am married and have two adult children. Outside of my busy practice, I occasionally do bird watching, painting and gardening when time allows.

My personal philosophy is to take care of kids the way I’d prefer my own to be taken care of, and at Kaiser, I feel that I am able to do so. The team approach that Kaiser has, for promoting wellness and preventative care, with 24 hour,7 days a week centralized service through all departments and specialties, has been very appealing to me.

My advice for new patients is to remember to bring your immunization records when you come in. We cover all the recommended vaccinations for children which is a great value (but we don’t want to have children endure extra shots just because no records were brought in!) For all patients, bring in whatever forms need completion for school, sports and camp, too. Also, it may be helpful to make a list of any questions or concerns you may have for your visits, focusing on the 2-3 most important ones.

And, do go to the Health Education Office on the 4th Floor at Kaiser Daly City. They have a lot of information for parents, and notices about classes and other offerings to promote health for your families. Remember that you also have the option of sending me confidential e-mail messages for non-urgent problems if your child is under 12. You can go to www.kp.org and get a password for this system the same day. I encourage you to do so. Or, you can still call the Advice Nurse at 650 742-2050 for other minor concerns that may arise during the year, and I will see their messages for problems that need my attention.

My Credentials

Medical school	Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Internship	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Residency	Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY
Fellowship	Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY
Board certification	Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Please call to make an appointment prior to arriving in the clinic, as we do not have appointments available for walk-in patients.

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