I grew up in Texas and somehow always knew I wanted to be a pediatrician. After working for 5 summers at Philmont Scout Ranch in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, I wanted a great program that was in the mountains when it came time to pick a place for my pediatric residency training. I moved to Colorado in 1992 to train at Children's Hospital and have loved the people and the place ever since. I loved one of the people so much I married her and we have 2 wonderful sons. I was honored to serve as the senior medical director of a nonprofit group called Rocky Mountain Youth Clinic and gained valuable and rewarding experience in my 15 years there. For many years, I had respected the medical providers at Kaiser Permanente and its model of excellent preventive care. I joined Kaiser Permanente in the summer of 2011. I manage to keep up with the changes and progress in medicine through my involvement with both the state and national American Academy of Pediatrics and clinical teaching through the University of Colorado School of Medicine. I was honored to be recognized as a 5280 Magazine Top Doctor in 2020.