BA, Princeton University
MD, University of Pennsylvania
Peds Residency, San Diego Naval Hospital
Board Certified, Pediatrics

I am a native of Reading, Pennsylvania. I graduated with a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and then received my medical education at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Since I had a military scholarship in medical school, I then moved to the Naval Hospital in San Diego for internship and residency training in pediatrics. I spent one of my four years in San Diego on a submarine tender, taking care of the active duty men and women on board. In 1985 I moved for three years to Great Lakes Naval Training Center in northern Illinois to practice pediatrics for real; then, in 1988 I moved to the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland, where I was a member of the teaching staff. After all those years of traveling, I had finally reached the Bay Area, and I will never leave!

In 1991 I left the Navy after ten years of active duty and worked for Kaiser in Hayward for 2 1/2 years before coming to Bayside. I left the Navy so I could stay in one place (the Bay Area) and do one thing (take care of kids); I left Kaiser because I wanted to practice medicine in a more personal and less institutional setting. I'd much rather be an integral part of a small organization than a disposable part of a large one.

I am Board Certified in Pediatrics. One of my favorite aspects of pediatrics is following a child's growth and development over time. I also enjoy helping parents to take care of the usual pediatric problems of runny noses, fevers, coughs, and stomach upsets. Since I am have gone through the raising a child of my own, I can tell you the latest of what works and what doesn't, from my personal experience!

I am so pleased that since joining Bayside more then ten years ago, I have been able to develop lasting relationships with our patients, starting to watching the kids grow up. One day I hope to see them have children of their own. Along the way, I hope to share your hopes and joys, and whatever troubles your family might experience, right along with you.