Specialty Dermatology: Micro Surgery Facility Park Shadelands Medical Offices Department of Dermatology Address 320 Lennon Lane Lassen Building 1st Floor Walnut Creek CA 94598 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (925) 817-5600 Cancellation: (925) 817-5600 E-mail your doctor

Department Hours

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Closed	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	8:30 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

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About Me

My passion is to treat and prevent skin cancer. I trained as a Mohs surgeon so that I can treat skin cancer with the highest possible cure rate. The Mohs technique allows for the examination of all of the surgical margins at the time of the surgery prior to closure.

I spend the majority of my time doing clinical research at the Division of Research at Kaiser Northern California on preventing skin cancer. My research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. I am also on the clinical faculty at the University of California, San Francisco.

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area (Berkeley) and went to Stanford University for my undergraduate education. From there, I ventured to many places (Washington DC, New Haven, Connecticut, Boston, Seattle, and Dallas) for my medical education prior to coming to my senses and relocating back to the Bay Area. As Dorothy would say, "there’s no place like home."

I live with my husband, Marc (a native Bostonian), and my two sons, Arman and Aydin, in Palo Alto. My personal interests include international travel and health, scuba diving, cooking, wine-tasting and reading.

My Credentials

Medical school	Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Internship	Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
Residency	University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Fellowship	University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Board certification	Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology

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