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