Clinical Practice & Leadership

Current Focus

  • Pediatric Hospitalist

    • Level II NICU & Newborn Medicine

    • Pediatric Ward

    • Pediatric Emergency Department

  • Peer Review Committee Member

  • Durable Medical Equipment Physician Champion

  • Professional Interests include physician leadership, communication, and healthcare systems.

Leadership Experience

Chief of Pediatrics - Outpatient

Kaiser Permanente Vallejo • 2019-2022

Led outpatient pediatric operations during COVID-19 era with emphasis on physician collaboration, staffing, workflow coordination, communication, and sustainable systems of patient care.

Newborn Care Champion

Kaiser Permanente Vallejo • 2016-2019

Supported newborn care initiatives, physician collaboration, and workflow coordination related to newborn nursery care and family-centered practices.

Pediatric Education Committee Member

Kaiser Permanente Northern California • 2017-2019

Helped organize regional pediatric educational and CME initiatives focused on clinical learning, physician engagement, and continuing professional development.

Physician Lead - Pediatric Healthy Weight Clinic

Kaiser Permanente Vallejo • 2018-2020

Helped develop and lead a pediatric healthy weight clinic focused on preventive care pediatrics, childhood wellness and sustainable family-centered interventions in collaboration with psychiatry, nutrition, clinical educators, and social work.

Peer Review Committee Member

Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano • 2025- Present

Participate in multidisciplinary peer review with focus on clinical reasoning, documentation, systems awareness, and reflective practice in pediatric care.

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Physician Champion

Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano • 2017-Present

Support coordination and advocacy related to durable medical equipment needs across outpatient and inpatient settings.

Leadership interests continue to center on physician communication, collaborative systems of care, medical education, wellness, and thoughtful approaches to sustainable clinical practice.

Education & Training

MBA - Healthcare Leadership

Rockhurst University • 2008-2011

Doctor of Osteopathy

Kansas City University of Medicine • 2007-2011

Pediatric Residency

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital • 2012-2015

Traditional Osteopathic Rotating Internship

Southampton Hospital • 2011-2012

B.A. - Religious Studies & Pre-Medical Studies

University of California, Berkeley • 2002-2005

Professional Interests

Systems-based improvement

Clinical documentation and physician workflow

Pediatric hospital medicine and newborn care

Physician communication and reflective medical writing

Physician wellness and sustainable clinical practice