Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Listen to your patient, for they are trying to tell you something. Communication with the patient is key to being a good physician, and I have pledged my career to being the person they look to for information. Too often physicians do not fully communicate with their patients or their loved ones and this leads to a frustrating medical experience. What sets Paloma Medical Group apart is our ability to take the necessary time to be there and support the patient.
I like to provide clear and meaningful explanations of the patients' medical issues in ways easily understandable and then support them in their options for medical care. I offer a spectrum of advanced options to manage serious diseases of the lungs and to those who are critically ill in the intensive care unit. At the same time, I have several years experience in caring for patients who are too sick or fragile for such options. Being able to offer conservative options, which take into account the patient's comfort and symptoms above all else, is also a very important service to offer.
Education & Credentials
Undergraduate: Boston University
MD: The Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center
Fellowship: UC Irvine Medical Center
Clinical Interest: Management of diseases of the lung, critical care medicine, sleep disorders, interventional procedures to help diagnose diseases in the most noninvasive way, and palliative care, comfort and home hospice care.