I'd like to start by saying that I am thrilled at the opportunity to be your Kaiser Permanente doctor. It is extremely important that you feel comfortable with your surgeon, and I hope this will allow you get to know me a little better. Outside of my role as a father and husband, surgery is my greatest passion. The combination of knowledge, technical skill, and creativity required to perform at the highest levels inspires me. It pushes me to continually expand and creates a profound sense of drive, meaning, and purpose. I was drawn to corrective facial surgery because the face is so intimately associated with the identity. As a maxillofacial surgeon, I treat conditions of the jaws, mouth, face, head, and neck. When I see members in the office or perform surgeries in the operating room, I like to think that I am restoring an identity and not just fixing a problem.