As a direct primary care provider, we focus on you and your health without the influence of unnecessary third party restrictions. We see far fewer patients than a traditional insurance-based practice so we can provide you the best care possible.
Our patient benefits include full access to care without barriers. You’ll have more time with your doctor, better access, no co-pays, and no limit on visits. This includes physicals and preventive care, chronic disease management, sick visits, simple procedures, and more.
I knew I wanted to be a doctor when I was nine years old and our family friend's daughter was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of three. I wanted to be able to care for and connect with people and families when they needed it most. Primary Care gives me that opportunity - to build lasting relationships with my patients and become a trusted health advisor for their family.
I'm eager to bring Direct Primary Care (DPC) to Marin, a model that revitalizes the patient-doctor relationship, provides better access to care, more time with your doctor, and personalized care you trust.
To do this right, time is crucial. In my previous job, with over 2000 patients, I was seeing 17 or more visits a day, often only getting fifteen minutes with each patient, when they needed thirty or sixty minutes. Rushed appointments don't feel good for the patient or for the physician. Daily, my patients would tell me how much they appreciated prompt responses to medical questions and access to urgent visits when they were sick, but even squeezing patients in over lunch and working frantically after hours, it became impossible for me to provide that level of care for that many people.
Additionally, having to write notes and document countless requirements for insurance companies was dominating my day, distracting me from what mattered the most: the person in front of me and their health. In DPC, the patient becomes the center of care again; I can refocus my efforts, documentation, and research on only what helps their care.
Why is it so hard to find a general doctor in Marin? Why is your doctor spending so much time looking at their computer instead of at you during your visit? Why is burnout so high, and only increasing in primary care? The evolution of insurance-driven, fee-for-service care has brought us to an unsustainable state for patients and their providers. DPC is a refreshingly simple, transparent alternative that offers many solutions to these challenges. With DPC, time together is no longer a thing of the past.
As a Marin native, I was happy to return to the area with my family in 2017. This has been my favorite community to work in - with some of the most lovely patients I've had the privilege of caring for and some of my favorite doctors to collaborate with. DPC will also allow me more time with my family, my two growing boys, and my aging parents, some things that have suffered in my recent years of practice. I look forward to being an example of work-life balance and healthy habits for my patients.
Training:
University of California, Davis, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Biology 1999 - 2003
Touro University of California, Doctor of Osteopathy 2003 - 2007
University of California, San Diego, Family & Preventive Medicine 2007 - 2010 (Chief Resident 2009 - 2010)
Work Experience:
Family Health Centers of San Diego 2009 - 2010
Venice Family Clinic, UCLA 2010 - 2015
Cedars-Sinai Medical Group, 2015 - 2017
Prima Medical Group/MarinHealth, 2017 - 2024
Monday
8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday
8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday
8:30am - 5pm
Thursday
8:30am - 5pm
Friday
8:30am - 5pm
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Marin Direct Primary Care
1050 Northgate Suite #250
San Rafael, Ca 94903
