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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