.
Physical Med/Rehabilitation
Kaiser Permanente physician
I speak:
English
My gender:
Male
Accepting new patients. Referral may be required.
Hello. Welcome to my Web page. This is very exciting for me, and I am proud to be able to provide information here about myself, how I practice medicine, and how we can work as a team to provide better health care for you and your family. As we work together and learn together, your general health will be improved.
I was born in Dayton, Ohio, and moved with my family to Detroit . I have an older brother. Our mother, who was divorced and then widowed in the early 1960s, raised us all by herself. My mother is a strong person, and I learned my work ethic and how to overcome problems from her. I wanted to be a doctor since I was about 10 years old and watched doctor shows on TV. I wanted to have a part in caring for people. I love the many things that are done in medicine. My second love is history. I love medieval and ancient history, reading about people and events that shaped the world. I also like traveling, collecting things, and exercising. I have a wife and three kids.
My colleagues and I in the Physical Medicine Department work closely as a team. We are a large department. My philosophy is to keep attention focused on our patients. I encourage my partners and staff of administrators, therapists, aides, receptionists, and assistants to be polite, professional, and courteous and to work towards making our patients’ experience with us as pleasant and helpful as possible. We are all health care providers of one form or another, and we all know what it’s like to be a patient ourselves.
How I thrive in life is very simple. And it does not matter how old you are, what your condition is, or how wealthy or educated you are. Taking care of yourself and having a positive attitude about life is very important. We must take care of our body, mind, and spirit. Proper nutrition, proper care, regular aerobic exercise, fun and stimulating activities with significant others, and a willingness to help others in need are very important to achieve these goals. If we do these things, we will certainly improve our well-being. I also love to be outdoors, travelling and gardening.
Help is available in your language. Learn more.
Plans accepted
Providers listed in the Kaiser Permanente Provider Directory are available to most members. Some providers may not be available if you have one of the following plan types: KPIC POS, KPIC PPO, Medi-Cal, and Medicare. Learn more.
Contact information
To verify board certification for an individual practitioner, please visit the American Board of Medical SpecialtiesExternal Link, the American Medical AssociationExternal Link, or the American Osteopathic AssociationExternal Link websites.
This information is not available at this time.
To find:
The information in this online directory is updated periodically. The availability of physicians, hospitals, providers, and services may change. Information about a practitioner is provided to us by the practitioner or is obtained as part of the credentialing process. If you have questions, please call us at 1-800-464-4000 (toll free). For the hearing and speech impaired: 1-800-464-4000 (toll free) or TTY 711 (toll free). You can also call the Medical Board of California at 916-263-2382, or visit their websiteExternal Link.
We want to speak to you in the language that you’re most comfortable with when you call or visit us. Qualified interpreter services, including sign language, are available at no cost, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during all hours of operations at all points of contact. We do not encourage the use of family, friends or minors as interpreters. Only the services of interpreters and qualified staff are used to provide language assistance. These may include bilingual providers, staff, and healthcare interpreters. In-person, telephone, video, and alternative modes of communication are available. Learn more about interpreter services.
If you would like to report an error in provider or facility information, please contact us.
Kaiser Permanente enrollees have full and equal access to covered services, including enrollees with disabilities as required under the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Kaiser Permanente uses the same quality, member experience, or cost-related measures to select practitioners and facilities in Marketplace Silver-tier plans as it does for all other Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) products and lines of business. Members enrolled in KFHP Marketplace plans have access to all professional, institutional and ancillary health care providers who participate in KFHP plans’ contracted provider network, in accordance with the terms of members’ KFHP plan of coverage. All Kaiser Permanente Medical Group physicians and network physicians are subject to the same quality review processes and certifications.
Kaiser Permanente uses the same geographic distribution consideration to select hospitals in Marketplace plans as it does for all other Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (KFHP) products and lines of business. Accessibility of medical offices and medical centers in this directory: All Kaiser Permanente facilities are accessible to members.
