I was born in 1952 and raised
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I am the third oldest of 9 kids: 8 boys
and 1 girl. My father is a retired obstetrician-gynecologist and
I feel I inherited my father’s brains because my mother
still has hers. My parents chose to live in Milwaukee but after
visiting relatives in Southern California over the years I’ve
decided I’ve had enough with snow and moved here on 1982.
After high school I obtained my
Bachelor of Science degree in biology at Georgetown University
in Washington, DC. I then obtained my M.D. degree at the Medical
College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. My internship and specialty
training were done at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Four years in Michigan convinced me to move to a warmer climate
and I decided to set up my practice in Escondido in 1982. I am
board certified as a specialist by the American Board of Obstetrics
and Gynecology. I am also a Fellow of the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a Fellow of the Society for
Lasers in Medicine and Surgery. I am a member of the California
Medical Association, San Diego County Medical Association, and
the Better Business Bureau of San Diego.
My wife’s name is Anne and
I met her when she was a nursing student at L.A. County Hospital
as a blind date set up by a mutual friend to whom I’ll be
eternally grateful. We got married in 1987 in Oxnard, CA, where
she grew up. We have 4 kids, Colleen, born in 1988, Katherine,
born in 1989, Matthew, born in 1992, and Emily, born in 1997.
As you can see, Emily took awhile, but she was worth the wait.
Sometimes she thinks the world revolves around her and I tend
to agree with her.
In my off hours I enjoy being
with my wife and doing things with the kids, (actually driving
the kids around a lot). I try to play tennis and ride my mountain
bike along Lake Hodges or at the Daily Ranch. At home I spend
time fixing things, taking care of our fruit trees and plants
and trying to keep our pet chickens in the backyard. (Chickens
actually make decent pets once you get to know them. Besides,
Emily likes them). Our dog, Ginger, was a stray we found and is
the best dog ever for the kids. We also have 2 cats, a miniature
hamster, a frog and fish.
I first became interested in laser
hair removal in 1998 in order to get a break from taking care
of all the kids and pets. Just kidding. It was actually after
a new generation of lasers started to be approved by the FDA and
I realized how well they worked and how much patients disliked
hair. Because of my close involvement with patients, the effectiveness
of the laser, our knowledgeable, friendly staff, and reasonable
pricing, this became a larger and larger part of my practice.
I feel our LightSheer diode laser is the most effective hair removal
laser on the market. In addition, when I saw how safe and effective
the Diolite KTP laser was for skin rejuvenation by treating spider
veins and rosacea on the face, and brown spots, pigmented moles,
etc. anywhere, I started offering this procedure as well. Along
with these procedures we offer popular microdermabrasion with
the new DermaGenesis M2 system.
