BACKGROUND
Birth Place: Nairobi, Kenya (fifth generation African of East Indian Descent)
Immigrated with my family to United States at age 13
EDUCATION
1998-2002 University of California, Irvine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Residency
1994-1998 University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
1990-1994 University of California, Los Angeles
B.S. in Psychobiology with Honors Distinction
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
EMPLOYMENT
2002–present Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Infertility Private Practice
Board Certified, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
High Risk Pregnancies, Bio identical Hormones Sub- Specialty
Hormone Imbalance, PCOS, Menopause/Perimenopause
Hereditary Genetic Cancer Counseling and Testing
2002–present Attending Staff, St. Johns Hospital, Santa Monica, CA
2002–present Attending Staff, Santa Monica- UCLA Hospital, Santa Monica, CA
CERTIFICATION
Board Certification Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
12/2002-12/2020
Medical License A71483
DEA BA6914748
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
St. John’s Hospital: Ob/Gyn board committee member
St. John’s Hospital: Perinatal committee member
Santa Monica Hospital: Peer review board member Ob/Gyn
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
2002–present American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
HONORS AND AWARDS
Los Angeles Top Doctors - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Compassionate Doctor Award -2020
Southern California Super Doctor Award 2021
America’s Most Honored Doctor 2020
Patients’ Choice Award 2020
Ortho McNeil Resident Teaching Award (UC Irvine Dept of Ob/Gyn)
Senior Research Award: Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy (UC Irvine Dept of Ob/Gyn)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (UCSF School of Medicine)
Chancellors Service Award at graduation (UCSF School of Medicine
Chancellors Mentor Award at graduation (UCSF School of Medicine)
UCSF Outstanding Student: ob/gyn, surgery, medicine awarded at graduation
Honors in all core clerkships and all sub internships rotations (UCSF School of Medicine)
Harold Gabriel Buchbinder Endowed Scholarship (UCSF full- tuition merit award)
UCSF AIDS Research Fellowship
UCSF Medical Student Achievement Award (scholarship/award for designing and implementing
AIDS awareness
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa (University of California, Los Angeles)
Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Scholarship
UCLA Chancellor’s Service Award
Psi-Chi Psychology Honor Society
UCLA Alumni Association Achievement Award
UCLA Distinguished Scholar Award
Dr. Ralph Bunche & Trimentor Achievement Award
UCLA Dean’s Honor List
Mortar Board National Honor Society
Golden Key National Honor Society
Alpha Lamda Delta National Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
AIDS Project Los Angeles Service Award
RESEARCH
UC Irvine Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Management strategies on breast cancer during pregnancy
Survival and quality of life in women with breast cancer on hormone replacement therapy
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Protease inhibitors and antiviral HIV activity
University of Southern California
Management of tumors of low malignant potential
SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES
Los Angeles Forum- free medical care to indigent patients
UCLA Emergency Room – free service to indigent patients
UCLA School of Medicine- career panel
St. John’s Hospital –ob/gyn board committee member
St. John’s Hospital – perinatal committee member
Santa Monica Hospital – peer review board member ob/gyn
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Fellow
Flying Doctors of Mercy
UCSF Annual Women’s Health Forum-
American Women in Medicine and Surgery
Minority Women in Medicine and Surgery
UCLA Minorities in Medicine
AIDS Project Los Angeles- Medical Counselor
Music Mends Minds- Ambassador
Venice Family Clinic- Food Drive Partner for Food Insecure Children
Yale Physicians Assistant Training Program-Mentor
UCLA Physicians Assistant Training Program-Mentor
Windward School- Mentor for high school students
Needed Vitamin Company- brand ambassador, advisory board
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Traveling, Photography, Reading, Spending time with my son Jaden
