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Chief of Staff - Alta Bates Campus of ABSMC, Co-Director Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center at ABSMC, Past-President of East Bay Surgical Society, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Member of American Society of Breast Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Association of Women Surgeons, East Bay Surgical Society, San Francisco Surgical Society

Personal Interests

Family, ballet, cooking, hockey fan, traveling, LGBTQ ally

Philosophy of Care

The practice of surgery is a science and an art. I believe in providing evidence-based surgical care with compassion and personalization for each of my patients. I am passionate about providing excellent surgical care for a variety of challenging surgical diseases. As a result of following my professional passions, I have a unique surgical career as a breast cancer surgeon and robotic surgeon.  I enjoy the journey I take with each of my breast cancer patients from diagnosis, to comprehensive treatment including oncoplastic breast surgery, and ultimately towards survivorship.  I also enjoy the technical challenges and rewards of complex robotic surgery to treat abdominal surgical diseases.  I provide emergency surgical care to my community at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center for diseases such as appendicitis, bowel obstructions, cholecystitis, and bowel perforations. 

I embrace the complexities and challenges of my career as a surgeon. I also enjoy spending time with my amazing husband and two sons. We love our time as a family cooking, traveling, raising our urban chickens, and enjoying all life has to offer.