I went into medicine as a way to contribute to social justice and was drawn to the mission, history, and dedicated staff of Tom Waddell Health Center (TWHC). Since the 1980s, TWHC has been a flagship for serving all San Franciscans. I am proud of the many innovations that started here.

BA, Columbia University in Anthropology and Chemistry, 1994

MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2000

Residency, UCSF/SFGH Primary Care Internal Medicine, 2003

California Healthcare Foundation Healthcare Leadership Program, 2015

Jane Bailowitz Award for volunteer teaching at SFGH, 2015

First Generation Italian American, I was born and raised in NYC and moved to the Bay Area in 2000. I started working at the Tom Waddell Urban Health Center (TWHC) in 2002 during my medical residency and I have been there ever since.

I have been the host of City Visions, a weekly live public affairs call-in show on local public radio, 91.7 fm KALW.