About Me

Welcome to my Web page. I'm glad to have this opportunity to introduce myself, and look forward to working with you to care for your health.

Biography

Medicine has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. I come from a medical family—my grandfather, father, father-in-law, and wife are all physicians. I went to school at Occidental College, Cal Tech, and USC. I’ve been married for more than 30 years. My wife and I have four children and two grandchildren—they’re the joys of our lives. Perhaps one will enter this wonderful and rewarding profession, as my wife and I did, and be fortunate enough to work for this organization. Currently, one member of my immediate family and I are proud to work for Kaiser Permanente.

About my practice

I practice by referral or consultation only. Primary care is not usually done in this office. The staff in this office provides consulting services with a special emphasis on endocrine disorders like diabetes, thyroid disease, and osteoporosis. We also provide other procedures, such as thyroid imaging, thyroid biopsy, diabetes retinal screening, and bone density measuring. I fill the balance of my professional time serving as the regional chief of endocrinology and co-chair of our regional diabetes complete care program. I also organize our annual Kaiser Permanente diabetes symposium, and teach endocrinology at UCLA.

How I thrive

Besides being a doctor, I’m a mountaineer—I have more than 40 years of experience climbing and mountaineering throughout the world. In the United States, I’ve made multiple ascents of Mt. McKinley, El Capitan, and Half Dome. I’ve also been on 13 Himalayan expeditions and have climbed on Mt. Everest three times. I’ve also climbed K2. I'm fortunate to have summited six of the world's fourteen 8,000 meter peaks, and to have recently joined the handful of Americans who have completed the Seven Summits—reaching the top of all seven continents. I’m also an old-fashioned CW HAM radio operator with an "Extra" license. Being a good physician requires a balance between the practice of medicine and the practice of life. I feel like I’ve found that balance.