Mailing Address
MEDLink 1613 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94111 Scheduling Tel: (415) 399-9769 Scheduling Fax: (415) 399-9439

Education
University of California, Davis, CA, BA in Chemistry, 1970 Northwestern University of Chicago, School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, M.D., 1974

Internship
Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco, CA, Rotating Internship, 1974 – 1975

Residencies
Highland Hospital, Alameda County, CA, General Surgery, 1977 – 1978 St. Mary’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA, Orthopedic Surgery, 1978 - 1982

Board Certification
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1984

Appointed Qualified Medical Evaluator
Division of Workers’ Compensation Medical Unit, 2015

Professional Experience
Emergency Room Physician, Los Banos Community Hospital, Los Banos, CA 1975 – 1977 Chief, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Vallejo, CA 2000 – 2006 Staff Physician, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Vallejo, CA 1982 – 2014 California Medical Legal Specialists, Fresno, CA 2016 – 2018

Professional Appointments
Quality Peer Review, Orthopedic Department, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Vallejo, CA 1982 – 1990 Medical executive committee, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Vallejo, CA since 2000 – 2006

Professional Activities
Active Preceptor, Family Medicine, UC Davis Medical School, 2006 Free Health Clinic, “La Clinica”, Vallejo, CA 2011 Orthopedic Surgery, Rounds Windows Nursing Home, Vallejo, CA 2011 – present Instructor, UCSF Family Practice Residency 2012 – present Volunteer Orthopedic Surgeon, Operation Rainbow, El Salvador 2011; Nicaragua 2012; Ecuador 2017

Professional Organizations
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery 1984 – present American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 1982 – present Western Orthopedic Association 1982 – 1992 Solano Medical Association 1982 – 2014

Award
Napa Solano Performance Award “Overall Contribution to Inpatient Efficiency”, 2012

Publications
“Techniques of Achilles Tendon Repairs” Proceeding of the American Orthopedic Association, 1982 Resident paper

Licensure
State of California


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