I was born in New York City but spent my childhood on the New Jersey shore. After dealing with both personal and family illnesses throughout my childhood, I decided to pursue medicine to accompany and serve patients in times of both health and illness. I received my medical education at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, where I studied health policy. Besides my work at Kaiser Permanente, I'm a researcher for the UC San Francisco Center for Excellence in Primary Care, where I focus on improving primary care systems. I like to write and have been published in academic journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine. I'm married to my best friend and life-teammate.