About Me...

Western medicine:

Carnegie Mellon University

BS in Psychology with concentration in Health Psychology

Minor in Physics

Minor in Music 

University of Rochester School of Medicine, NY
MD degree

Distinction in Research

Distinction in Community Service

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Residency in Internal Medicine

VA of Greater Los Angeles

Fellowship in Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center  (current)

Palliative Care consultant

Anchor Hospice (current)

Medical Director

Integrative medicine:

Shamanic workshops and Shamanic Healing Intensives

with Cecile Carson, MD

Usui Reiki - Levels 1, 2, and Master Level

with Hallie Sawyers

Himalayan Shamanism program

Shamanistic Studies and Research Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal

Hypnotherapy certification

Center for Advanced Life Skills in Los Angeles, CA