Greetings! I want to use this page to tell you a little about myself.
I am a 1995 graduate of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. After naturopathic medical school, I practiced for a year in Santa Cruz County before moving to Fairfield County, Connecticut, where I had a general family practice for 11 years. I returned to my California roots in 2008, moving to Marin County to be closer to family and to breathe California air!
I studied acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Chinese medical philosophy at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York City from 1999-2001 (but am not an acupuncturist.) In 2002, I traveled to Moscow to the Buteyko Clinic and became the first physician in the U.S. to train in the Buteyko Method.
In 2005 and 2008, I was the only naturopathic physician, and in fact the only alternative health care practitioner, to attend the prestigious World Congress on Insulin Resistance. You can click here to learn more about insulin resistance and diabetes.
I have been practicing Amino Acid - Neurotransmitter Optimization therapy according to the principles elaborated by Martin Hinz, MD since 2004. I am one of the only doctors in the Bay area to work extensively with Dr. Hinz's protocol, and to complete clinical education with the Neuroresearch Group. I regularly attends seminars and continuing education related to naturopathic medicine and nutritional medicine.
I am dedicated to the principle that health is your body and mind's normal physiological state. I embrace a scientific and holistic approach, while remaining skeptical of fads and superstitions in both natural and conventional medicine. I strive to separate the wheat from the chaff, delivering the very best to my patients, but saving on unnecessary expenses and on unnecessarily restrictive health regimes. I continue to find that patients achieve the best results when they adhere to naturopathic principles in order to achieve optimum health.
I am a native Californian, having been born at the old Children's Hospital on California Street, in San Francisco, and growing up in Los Angeles. I now live in Marin with my wife and two Portuguese Water Dogs. In my spare time, I enjoy keeping orchids; hiking and working out; birdwatching; film and theater; and travel. My wife and I return to the east coast frequently, to New York City and to our farm in the Catskills.
My interests include history, ecology, orchid-keeping, aquarium-keeping, travel, personal growth, and Advaita Vedanta.
