TRAINING
Residency: Santa Monica-UCLA Family Practice Residency Program, 1998-2001

EDUCATION
Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California:  M.D. June 1998
 
College: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island:  Sc.B. May 1993
  Degree in Neuroscience awarded Magna Cum Laude

CERTIFICATION
American Academy of Family Practice, board certified since 2001
California Medical Board Licensed

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Family Practice 1997-present
American Medical Students Association 1995-1998
  UCLA Chapter President (1995-1996)

EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

Staff Physician and Chief Information Officer 2001-2004
Chief Executive Officer 2005-present
Peak Health Medical Group, Santa Monica CA

Team Physician 2005-present
Vitas Healthcare Corporation, Encino CA

Developer of Computer Resources for Medical Education 1994-2001
Informatics Director, UCLA Department of Family Medicine 2001-2004

Urgent Care Physician 2000-2001
Santa Monica Bay Physicians

Tutor for high school math, science, and SAT preparation 1993-1995
Salter, DeFelice and Geller Educational Associates, Los Angeles, CA

Head Coach 1993-1994
UCLA Women's Novice Crew team, Marina del Rey, CA

SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS
Physician Caregiver of the Year Award, Program 97, Vitas Healthcare Corporation, 2006
Coxswain, Brown University Varsity Crew Team 1989-1993
  NCAA National Champions (1993)
  All-Ivy League Team (1993)
  All-Ivy Academic Team (1993)
  Ladies Challenge Plate Champions, Royal Henley Regatta, England (1993)

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Poster Presentation: "Interactive Dermatology Cases"
  Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, 1999
Lectern Presentation: "Interactive Dermatology Cases"
  UCLA Multi-campus Annual Family Practice Research Forum, 1999
Lectern Presentation: "Health Information on the Internet"
  UCLA Healthcare 50-plus group, April 2000
Lectern Presentation: "Electronic Telephone Message System"
  UCLA Multi-campus Annual Family Practice Research Forum 2001
Co-author of Book Chapters: "Body Piercing" and "Central Venous Catheterization"
  In Pfenninger: Procedures for Primary Care Physicians, 2nd ed. 2002
Poster Presentation: "Interactive Dermatology Atlas"
  Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Predoctorate Conference, 2003

ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES
Medical Computing Committee, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center 1999-2001
Quality Assurance Committee, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center 1998-2001
Medical School Computing Committee, UCLA School of Medicine 1995-1998
Admissions Office, UCLA School of Medicine 1994-1996

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Venice Family Clinic 1998-2001
Mount St. Mary's College Student Health 1998-present
Santa Monica College Student Health 1998-present
Salvation Army Clinic 1998-2001

PERSONAL INTERESTS AND SKILLS
Sports, music, travel/outdoors, computers and programming
Conversant in Spanish