I was born and mostly raised in Southern California. I come from a military family so we moved often growing up. I went into medicine to help care for people and also to fill the gap I saw in the number of Latino providers available (even in California). I studied at the University of California, San Francisco and completed my training at a residency at UCLA. I moved to Colorado in 2005 after completing my family medical residency program. I planned to stay only for 5 years but the mountains and people of Colorado have kept me and my family here longer. I am currently splitting my time at the Kaiser Permanente Englewood Medical Offices between patient care and serving as the medical office chief. I was honored to be recognized as a 5280 Magazine Top Doctor in 2020.