I grew up just outside of Chicago, Illinois and attended medical school there as well. My training after medical school took me to New Mexico for a few years, then back to the mid-west to Detroit, Michigan. I've been here in Portland, Oregon since 1998, and it's been a terrific fit for my family, a town with rich culture to offer for it's livable size. My practice of medicine has really been geared towards helping the "underdog", and in my case, this has meant a specialty in headache, a population of people who have often not gotten the best attention and care.