Undergraduate school:Â University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate major:Â Integrative Biology
Medical school:Â University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency:Â University of California Irvine
Fellowship: Simulation – University of California Irvine
Favorite things about emergency medicine: It’s the only specialty that allows you to go from diagnosing an MI to discussing end-of-life care with a terminally ill cancer patient to having to explain to a man with chronic back pain why you can’t discharge him with 175 norcos…very humbling, very challenging, very cool!
Why did you choose to work/teach at Kaweah? The people!
Favorite day-off activities:Â Hiking, yoga, barre class, wine-tasting
Best meal you’ve ever eaten: Anything covered in truffle oil, with a glass of Italian red wine on the side
Special interests within emergency medicine:Â Simulation, quality improvement, education
Interesting fact about yourself: I can play the piano upside-down and backwards…haha no idea if that’s fun or surprising, but it’s true!