EDUCATION

  • University of California, Berkeley – A.B. Zoology, 1984
  • University of California, San Diego School of Medicine – M.D. June 1989
  • University of California, San Diego Medical Center: Residency Program Obstetrics and Gynecology – July 1989- June 1993

ACCREDITATIONS/LICENSES

  • Medical Board of California – California License, 1989 – present
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Board Certified, November 1995 – present

ACADEMIC HONORS

  • Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley, 1984
  • Departmental Honors, Dept. of Zoology, University of California Berkeley, 1984
  • Senior Honors Thesis: The Effects of Combined Cortisone and Heparin Therapy On the Growth of Solid Murine Mammary Tumors, 1984

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Pacific Coast Research Center: Founder/ Former Medical Director, March 2006 – present
  • Pacific Coast Women’s Health: Co-founder/Physician President/ Practitioner, August 1998 – October 1, 2010
  • North Coast Women’s Health Center: practitioner July 1996 – July 1998
  • Ob/Gyn Consultants and the Birthplace: practitioner February 1994 – April 1996
  • Comp Health/Kron – Locum Tenens physician August 1993 – February 1994

POSITIONS HELD

  • California Medical Association, House of Delegates
    Specialty Delegate for American College of Obstetricians/Gynecologists,
    District IX
    October 2007 – 2010
  • American College of Obstetricians/Gynecologists, District IX, Section VIII Section Chair, October 2005 – October 2008
    Vice-Chair, San Diego, October, 2002 – October 2005
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital, Encinitas: Department of Ob/Gyn:
    Department Chief, January 2003- January, 2005
    Section Chief, December 1996-December 1998

MEMBERSHIPS

  • San Diego Gynecological Society, 2002- present
  • San Diego Medical Society, August 1998 – present
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Fellow September 1990 – present.
  • Board Certified November 1995

SPEAKER/CONSULTANT/ADVISORY BOARDS:

Eli Lilly, Warner-Chilcott, Bayer Pharmaceuticals

SPEAKING EVENTS

  • International Women’s Society: September, 2016 Key Speaker, Menopause and Perimenopause, Barcelona, Spain
  • GIA Wellness Conference: Speaker Phoenix, Arizona April, 2016
  • Vibrantly You Women’s Health Symposium: Founder and Speaker 2014, 2013
  • Health, Love & Intimacy: 30th Annual AAPI Convention, Long Beach Convention Center, Ca. June 28, 1012.
  • Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You: 57th Annual ACNM Meeting & Expo,Long Beach Convention Center, Ca. June 4, 2012
  • Distinguished Speaker Series: Scripps Health : 2005 – present / January, 2012: Healthy Living, Tips for the New Year
  • September 27, 2012: Hormone Therapy Update: What You Need to Know

PHYSICIAN PRACTICE AWARD

  • Ranch & Coast Magazine, August 2016:
    Voted San Diego’s Best in Ob/Gyn Care
  • San Diego Magazine, October 2005
    San Diego Top Doctors: Voted by peers of San Diego Medical Society
    as one of San Diego’s Top Doctors in Ob/Gyn