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
Alpha Omega Alpha (top 1% of all medical school graduates)
Chancellors Service Award at graduation
Chancellors Mentor Award at graduation
Honors in all core clerkships and all sub internships rotations
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
Attending Staff at Santa Monica UCLA Hospital, St. Johns Hospital
HONORS AND AWARDS
Ortho McNeil Resident Teaching Award
UC Irvine Senior Research Award: Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy
UCSF Chancellor’s Service Award at Graduation
UCSF Outstanding Student: ob/gyn, surgery, medicine awarded at graduation
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Harold Gabriel Buchbinder Endowed Scholarship
-full medical school tuition merit award
Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Scholarship
UCSF AIDS Research Fellowship
UCSF Medical Student Achievement Award
-scholarship and award for designing and implementing AIDS awareness
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: Researched and presented management strategies on breast cancer during pregnancy
UC Irvine: Researched and presented long term survival and quality of life in women with breast cancer on hormone replacement therapy
USC: Presented management of tumors of low malignant potential
UCSF: Led clinical studies on protease inhibitors and antiviral HIV activity
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. Johns Hospital Ob/Gyn board committee member
St. Johns 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
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Traveling, Running Marathons, Photography, Yoga, Hiking, Reading, Scubadiving
Spending quality time with my son Jaden
