My father was a physician who used to return home from work very tired, but not too tired to share his patient care experiences with me. It interested me so much that I wanted to do whatever he was doing and, to this day, I have not been disappointed! I have loved caring for children up to 18 years of age for the past two decades. I have done most of my schooling in my native Colorado, attending Colorado College for undergrad, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine for medical school. I did my Pediatric training in Madison, Wisconsin and, following a brief stint working in inner city Milwaukee, I returned to Colorado to work for Kaiser Permanente. Kaiser Permanente is the best managed care system around and I've always loved its commitment to prevention and its evidence based standards. Managing my patients throughout their years in Kaiser Permanente has been a joy, as has taking care of my former patients' children.