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Background
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I am a board-certified psychiatrist and family physician. I completed medical school at Drexel University in Philadelphia, and moved back to California to do residency at the University of California Davis. I've spent most of my career working in the non-profit sector delivering both psychiatric and medical care to an underserved population. I have over a decade of experience working with people with complex mental health disorders and substance use in inpatient, crisis, and outpatient settings.
Alongside my private practice, I am also faculty and Behavioral Health Curriculum Director at Lifelong Medical's Family Medicine Residency Program. My passion is teaching and mentoring both residents and medical students from bay area medical schools and residencies including UCSF, Stanford, UC Davis and Touro. I lecture and also serve as a voluntary clinical professor at UCSF. |
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Treatment PhilosophyI believe in the thoughtful use of psychiatric medications grounded in the best available evidence based principles. I use a combination of medications and therapeutic modalities to help each client achieve their mental health goals.
I look at environmental, social, psychological, and biological forces and use this holistic view when collaborating on a course of treatment for an individual. Although I incorporate psychodynamic and attachment principles into my sessions, I do not provide long term therapy and will refer patients to therapists if needed. |
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
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My professional interests includes primary care and mental health integration, complex adult care, and life transitions. The intersections between mental health and nutrition, physical health and lifestyle are what I look for to help patients achieve their mental health goals.
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