Oakland native, B.S in Biochemistry and Philosophy from Claremont Men’s College, M.P.H. from UCLA School of Public Health, M.B.A. from the California State University Hayward, Medical Degree from UC San Diego, School of Medicine; residency training program at UCSD and Children’s Hospital-San Francisco. Special interests in nutrition (overweight/obesity management), occupational safety and health as it affects child morbidity and mortality.