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    About Me

    I am an Internal Medicine Doctor and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California. I am also a medical advisor here on Dailystrength.

    Interests

    My family, hiking, tennis, my job, running, good food, volleyball, friends.

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    • Hard times...regular folks are amazing

      Mood September 18, 2008 1:03am

      As I watch our stock market tumbling I find myself feeling cynical, how did these folks get us IN to this mess!  I then remember …

    • Independence day in August?

      Mood August 11, 2008 12:30am

      My family and I just got back from our annual 4 day "fancy camping" trip with several other families. It's a soft use of the …

    • Cheers to Two Years!

      Mood June 5, 2008 12:14pm

      I realized yesterday as I sat at my daughters preschool year-end celebration that it was two years ago when Doug Hirsch, our DS founder, approached …

    • The REVEAL: Our New Blogs!

      Mood May 6, 2008 8:37pm

      Hey you guys!Check out the Blogs the advisors have started that just launched! You can find them on the homepage and in the individual communities …

    • My So-called Double Life

      Mood April 19, 2008 7:43pm

      I was telling our DS founder Doug this story today and thought Id share it with you. Many of my journal entries are about things that happen to me at …

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    • Close Obesity

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Cervical Cancer

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Osteoporosis

      I am an internist and the majority of my practice is womens health so I treat many patients with osteoporosis.

    • Open Shingles

      I am an internist who sees quite a bit of shingles

    • Open Diabetes Type 2

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles who treats many type II Diabetics. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Parenting Preschoolers (3-5)

      I have an awesome but difficult 3 1/2 yr old daughter

    • Open Hepatitis C

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and work closely with our hepatologists who treat many Hepatitis C patients. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Alzheimer's Disease

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California and have had family members with alzheimers as well as many patients.

    • Open Arthritis

      I am an internist who treats MANY patients with osteoarthritis.

    • Open Anemia

      I am an internist in Los Angeles who sees many women with iron deficiency anemia

    • Open Asthma

      I am an internist in Los Angeles who takes care of many asthmatics..and lives with one.

    • Open Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)

      I am an internist in Los Angeles who treats adults with atrial fibrillation.

    • Open Bell's Palsy

      I am an internist in Los Angeles and have seen many cases of Bell's

    • Open Breast Cancer

      I am an internist in Los Angeles and am proud to be the primary care doctor for many breast cancer survivors.

    • Open Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

      I am an internist in Los Angeles who treats many patients with DVTs

    • Open Female Sexual Issues

      I am an internist who does womens health and has this discussion at least 1-2 times a day

    • Open Gastric Cancer

      I am an internist in Los Angeles who has seen more gastric cancer than I thought I ever would

    • Open Kidney Stones

      I am an internist who treats and admits to the hospital many patients with kidney stones.

    • Open Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)

      I am an internist who has diagnosed and followed through treatment patients with kidney cancer.

    • Open Celiac Disease

      I am an internist in Los Angeles who has diagnosed many more cases of Celiac than i ever thought i would

    • Open Fibromyalgia

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Migraine Headaches

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and a migraine sufferer. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Parenting Toddlers (1-3)

      I have 2 girls a 3 1/2 yr old and my little one is 21 months.

    • Open Depression

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California who treats many patients with mild and major depressive disorders

    • Open GERD & Heartburn

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor at the University of Southern California..and an occasional GERD sufferer.

    • Open Menopause

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor at the University of Southern California whose practice is 85% female.

    • Open Uterine Cancer

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    • Open Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Female

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    • Open Colon Cancer

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    • Open Psoriasis

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    • Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength. I treat many women with IBS.

    • Open MRSA

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles who has been faced with the rise in community acquired MRSA. I am an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Lymphedema

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California who treats many patients with lymphedema as a result of mastectomy and/or lymph node dissection.

    • Open Lung Cancer

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California and have had 3-4 new diagnoses of lung cancer in my patients...all of them women

    • Open Insomnia

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California who treats many insomniacs.

    • Open Skin Cancer

      I am an internist at USC who also happened to grow up in LA and am not on my 2nd basal cell carcinoma

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    • Open HIV

      I am an internist at USC and spend 3 months of my year at LA County/USC Medical Center where I treat many HIV patients.

    • Open Macular Degeneration

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California

    • Open Alcoholism

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    • Open Bone Cancer

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California

    • Open Endometriosis

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength. I have many female patients suffering with endometriosis.

    • Open Lyme Disease

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California

    • Open Parkinson's Disease

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength. Ive had many Parkinsons patients over the years. Dr O.

    • Open Sleep Apnea

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California

    • Open Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

      I am an internist who treats many patients with carpal tunnel

    • Open Tinnitus

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles and have a great appreciation for the frustrations of tinnitus sufferers. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Anxiety

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California

    • Open Cystic Fibrosis

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    • Open Bipolar Disorder

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Chronic Pain

      I am an internist at the University of Southern California who treats many chronic pain patients.

    • Open Depression - Teen

      I am an internal medicine doctor at the University of Southern California who treats many patients with mood disorders.

    • Open Diabetes Type 1

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    • Open ADHD / ADD

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    • Open High Cholesterol

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    • Open Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

      I am an internist in Los Angeles who takes care of many Crohns and UC patients along with their GI docs. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Congenital Heart Disease

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Coronary Heart Disease

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open High Blood Pressure

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength who treats many many hypertensive patients.

    • Open Epilepsy & Seizures

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles who treats many adults (along with their neurologists) with epilepsy. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Male

      I am an internal medicine doctor at the University of Southern California

    • Open Ovarian Cancer

      I am an internist in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength

    • Open Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles who treats many women with PCOS. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength

    • Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Rheumatoid Arthritis

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles who treatms many RA patients along with their rheumatologists. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Multiple Myeloma

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    • Open Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles who cares for many MS patients. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Gout

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles who treats many patients with Gout.I am an advisor in Dailystrength.

    • Open Dizziness & Vertigo

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles who treats many pts with Benign Positional Vertigo and suffers from it myself. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Panic Attacks

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor at in Los Angeles who treats many patients with panic disorder. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Bereavement

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles and deal with many patients and their families facing issues of death and dying.I am an advisor on Dailystrength

    • Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles who has many OCD patients. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Sarcoidosis

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    • Open Heart Failure

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    • Open Hyperthyroidism

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles who treats many hyperthyroid patients. I am also an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Graves' Disease

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength who treats many Graves' patients

    • Open Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)

      I am an Internal Medicine doctor and have had experience with several GBS patients.

    • Open Pulmonary Fibrosis

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    • Open Back Pain

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    • Open TMJ

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    • Open Vasectomy

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    • Open Interstitial Cystitis (IC)

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    • Open Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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    • Open Antiphospholipid Syndrome

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength. I have many female patients who have had successful pregnancies despite antiphospholipid syndrome...

    • Open Meth Addiction & Recovery

      I am an internal medicine doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength. As a hospitalist at LA County-USC Medical Center Meth Addiction is a huge problem for us.

    • Open Eating Disorders

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    • Open Rosacea

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    • Open Myasthenia Gravis

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    • Open Restless Legs Syndrome

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    • Open Dry Eyes

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    • Open Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength

    • Open Miscarriage

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor at USC and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Urinary Incontinence

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor in Los Angeles at USC and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Gastric Bypass Surgery

      I am an internal medicine doctor on faculty at USC and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)

      I am an internist in Los Angeles and an advisor on Dailystrength

    • Open Hypothyroidism

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    • Open Hysterectomy

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    • Open Prostate Cancer

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    • Open Acne

      I am an internal Medicine Doctor on faculty as USC and I treat many patients with Acne

    • Open Infertility

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    • Open Dementia

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    • Open Infertility, Secondary

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the USC school of Medicine..AND an advisor here on DailyStrength.

    • Open Lupus

      I am an Internist at the University of Southern California and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Hepatitis B

      I am an Internal Medicine doctor and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California. I am an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Environmental Allergies

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor at USC and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Teen Sexuality

      I am an Internal Medicine Doctor at USC and an advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Bladder Cancer

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    • Open Diverticulitis

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    • Open Caregivers

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    • Open Schizophrenia

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    • Open Healthy Sex

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    • Open Natural Disasters

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    • Open Pulmonary Hypertension

      I am an Internist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California. I am also a medical advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Family & Friends of Cancer Patients

      I am an Internal Medicine doctor and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the USC School of Medicine. I am also an ADVISOR on Dailystrength.

    • Open Stroke

      I am an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California and an Internist in Private Practice in Los Angeles. I am a medical advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Pregnancy

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    • Open Food Addiction

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    • Open Degenerative Joint Disease

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    • Open Degenerative Disc Disease

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    • Open HPV

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    • Open MCTD

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    • Open Colds & Flu

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    • Open Pancreatic Cancer

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    • Open Arrhythmias

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    • Open Aneurysms

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    • Open Sciatica

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    • Open Depression Supporters

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    • Open Post Partum Depression

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    • Open Myofascial Pain Syndrome

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    • Open Male Infertility

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    • Open Narcolepsy

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    • Open Pseudotumor Cerebri

      I am in Internal Medicine Doctor and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at USC. I am a medical advisor on Dailystrength.

    • Open Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety

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