• I am insured
• My geographical area of practice is San Francisco Bay Area

I come from a medical family – 3 generations of doctors. My father was in his residency when I was born, and my parents used to put me in a basket under the table of the hospital cafeteria when they had dinner together. My father was the epitome of a compassionate practitioner. He cared tremendously for his patients and always put them first – I remember him returning to the hospital after dinner to operate at night to keep his senior patients oriented so they would awaken with the sun. Often I went with him on weekend rounds visiting patients. He never left a patient without a soothing touch.

My decision to go into nursing seemed a natural one. I always wanted to be a nurse. I have always been grateful for the skills I acquired to care for and comfort people.

When my hospital nursing days ended, I redirected my nursing skills to volunteering. I oversaw my children’s school camping trips, volunteered for the Red Cross, and served on a volunteer board at a local senior home and Laguna Honda Hospital.

Almost 15 years ago I returned to nursing as a pre-registration nurse phoning patients to prepare them for procedures and surgeries. It was an instructive introduction to new techniques, procedures, tests and surgeries. Still, I missed direct patient care, but my skills were outdated and my stamina inadequate for a return to hospital bedside nursing. Looking to work with patients and make a difference in their lives, I became a nurse advocate. I have been in practice for almost 10 years.