Medical School
Wayne State Univeristy School of Medicine
Current Activities, Research, Subspecialty or Professional Interests
Underserved Health, Global Health, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder
Why I chose to practice in Grand Rapids…
My wife and I were born and raised in Grand Rapids. I attended the University of Michigan undergraduate and following this I attended the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. I graduated from the Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners Family Medicine in 2014. My wife and I love Grand Rapids and being near family, so we decided to make it our home. We have three elementary aged children with the oldest being on the autism spectrum.
I work with a Mercy Health outpatient clinic site as well as at an independent faith based underserved clinic downtown, Exalta Health. At Exalta, about 85% of our patients do not have insurance with a large portion being of Hispanic descent or refugees. My responsibilities for the residency include the underserved health curriculum, precepting in the residency center and assisting in the global health curriculum. I enjoy playing soccer, basketball, golf and relaxing activities of fishing, cooking and gardening. I believe some of the strengths of this residency are quality full spectrum family medicine training and our friendly, encouraging atmosphere.
