I was born in south Texas along the border with Mexico. This is where I grew up. Becoming a doctor is something I wanted to do since I was a boy. My mother is a nurse and I always found myself reading through her medical books or spending time with her at the hospital. I’ve always been innately drawn to science and people. Medicine has been the perfect fit as a career for me. It was in medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio that I realized how much I enjoyed taking care of children and adolescents. After my residency training in Austin, Texas, I moved to Burlington, Vermont and worked throughout New England as a general pediatrician. I am now excited to be part of the Kaiser Permanente family and to be in Fort Collins!