NICE TO MEET YOU.
I am honored to introduce myself as both a family medicine doctor and addiction medicine specialist.
I aim to deliver culturally-responsible care with a focus on harm reduction. I spend most of my clinical time caring for the queer community, people experiencing homelessness, and those with substance use disorders.
I love to learn new things, travel, visit National Parks, try new recipes, walk my dogs and get lost in a good book.
PROJECTS
THE RAINBOW CLINIC
Helped establish the newest specialty clinic at the Valley Family Medicine Residency Program in Modesto, California, specializing in LGBTQ+ health care. Resident-run clinic offering complete primary care with an emphasis in gender-affirming therapy, mental health, and substance use treatment.
EDUCATION
2021 - 2022
ADDICTION MEDICINE FELLOW
Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston University
2018 - 2021
FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
University of California, Davis
Valley Family Medicine Residency
Chief Resident
2014 - 2018
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies
Magna Cum Laude
2005 - 2009
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE
University of California, Davis
Emphasis in Neurobiology
Graduated with Honors
SKILLS
ADDICTION MEDICINE
Inpatient addiction consults, comprehensive outpatient addiction medicine, street and mobile medicine, homelessness outreach, with a focus on harm reduction.
FAMILY MEDICINE
Full-spectrum family medicine, including women's health, minor procedures, prenatal care, newborn nursery, preventive health, hospital medicine.
GENDER HEALTH
Provide a safer space for LGBTQ+ community, deliver a range of gender-affirming care including hormones, substance use disorder, mental health screenings, community resources, referrals for gender-affirming surgery.
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Residency and medical school curriculum development.
CLINICAL INNOVATION
Co-founder of the Rainbow Clinic, a resident-run gender health clinic in Modesto, California.
ADVOCACY
Active member and delegate of the California Academy of Family Physicians, Stanislaus County Chapter. Participated in Lobby Day, board meetings, and chapter meetings, focused on expanding access to family medicine services and reimbursement for social determinants of health screening.
STREET MEDICINE
In Street Medicine, I engage people experiencing homelessness right where they are and on their terms, aiming to minimize or eliminate barriers to accessing care and ensuring follow-through.
