Practicing for the whole person

I have practiced medicine for over 20 years in diverse clinical settings. I am board-certified in internal medicine, general cardiology, and interventional cardiology. I also hold a certification in medical ethics from the National Catholic Bioethics Center.

In the past, I have held positions with large medical groups in the Bay Area, and I have also contributed to research in therapeutic device development in the field of hypertension. I publish regularly in peer-reviewed journals and I serve as assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCSF.

I strongly believe that medicine is more than technology, because people are more than machines! My goal is to care for the whole person, and I aim to foster a relationship with patients based on friendship, trust, and mutual respect.

My work experience includes:

• Director, coronary care unit, Kaiser San Francisco
• Director, cardiac catheterization laboratory, Kaiser San Francisco
• Staff physician, San Francisco Heart and Vascular Institute
• Chief Medical Officer, Maya Medical

My education and training includes:

• ​BS in Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin (High Honors)
• MD, University of Texas Medical School in Houston (AOA Honor Society)
• Chief Medical Resident, University of Texas Medical School in Houston
• Research Fellow, Gladstone Institutes for Cardiovascular Diseases
• General and Interventional Cardiology Fellow, UCSF
• Certification, National Catholic Bioethics Center

MY CURRICULUM VITAE is available here.