I enjoy taking care of patients and consider it a privilege to be a doctor. My role is to be a patient advocate and to involve patients in medical decision-making. I believe in communication, trust, and respect between a patient and their physician.
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Education: MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, 1999; MPH, San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif., 2003-06
Advanced Training: Internal medicine residency, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash., 1999-2000; pulmonary/critical care fellowship, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, Calif., 2002-05; interventional pulmonary medicine combined fellowship, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, Calif., and Brussels, Belgium, 2005-06
Certification: Board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine
Medical Interests: Interventional pulmonary, central airway disorders, pleural disease, cystic fibrosis, and epidemiology disorders
Personal Interests: Snowboarding, bicycling, gardening, cooking, and traveling