Credentials
Diplomate – American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Clinical Interests – Reconstructive Foot & Ankle Surgery, Treatment of Foot & Ankle Trauma
Associate – American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Member – American Podiatric Medical Association
Member – California Podiatric Medical Association
Member – Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Society
Consultant
The Weakest Link, TV Show 11/19/01 “The joint that comprises the tarsal bones and lies between
the leg and foot is?”
UCLA/Olive View Medical Center
1445 Olive View Drive, 6C113
Sylmar, CA 91342
Title: Podiatrist/Clinical Instructor/Attending Foot and Ankle Trauma/Surgery
Sptember 2002 – Present
USC/LA County Hospital
Clinical Instructor, Outpatient Medicine Room
September 2001 – Present
Hospital Affiliations
Providence/Saint Joseph Medical Center, January 2002 – Present
Alameda Surgery Center, May 2002 – Present
UCLA/Olive View Medical Center, September 2002 – Present
Glendale Memorial Medical Center, July 2003 – Present
Motion Picture & Television Hospital, August 2003 – Present
Community Service
Lecturer – California Association of Medical Assistants, January 2002 – Present
Member – Burbank Chamber of Commerce, September 2001 – Present
Member – Glendale Chamber of Commerce, September 2001 – Present
Participant – Various Community Health Fairs, September 2001 – Present
Work Experience
Burbank Podiatry Associates Group, Associate Podiatrist, September 2001 – Present
UCLA/Olive View Medical Center, Attendind Podiatrist, September 2002 – Present
Biomechanics and Basic Science tutor, CCPM 1996 – 1997
Lower Extremity Anatomy teaching assistant, CCPM 1995 – 1996
Education
Residency:
California College of Podiatric Medicine – St. Mary’s Medical Center
Podiatric Surgical Residency (PSR – 36 months), 1998 – 2001
Date of Completion: June 30, 2001
San Francisco, California
Medical Education:
California College of Podiatric Medicine, 1994 – 1998
Date of Completion: June 30, 1998
Degree: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
San Francisco, California
Undergraduate:
University of California, Los Angeles, 1989 – 1993
Date of Completion: June 30, 1993
Major: Physiological Science with honors in Neuroscience
Degree: Bachelor’s of Science, cum laude
Los Angeles, California
High School:
El Monte High School
Date of Completion: July 31, 1998
Degree: Academic with Honors
Licensure and Certification
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Drug Enforcement Agency License
Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Advanced Cardiac Life Support
X-ray and Fluoroscopy Privileges/Permit
Board Elegible in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Publications
Compendium of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2001, contributing article reviewer
“Medial Column Fusions”, Podiatry Institute Update, 2001
Awards
Burdgess Kelly Memorial Scholarship, Foundation for Excellence Podiatric Medicine, 1996
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Research Grant, 1996
APMA Scholarship, Fund for Podiatric Medical Education, 1996
California Fellowship Grant (Awarded 1994 – 1998)