Staff Pediatrician
10/2025 – Present
Grossmont Pediatrics, La Mesa, CA
- Provide high-volume primary care for an active clinic population of over 5,000, driving clinical operations through direct clinical workflows and quality initiatives, optimizing patient access, care, and throughput.
- Lead audit readiness and earned zero-deficiency ratings on the California Department of Public Health Facility Site Review and Medical Record Reviews.
- Direct clinic-wide Vaccines for Children (VFC) and commercial vaccine programs, ensuring strict cold-chain integrity, state registry reporting, and regulatory compliance across all inventory and storage procedures.
Military Transition & Advanced Education
10/2024 – 10/2025
Carlsbad, CA
- Completed a 23-year active-duty career as a Navy Medicine physician and commissioned officer.
- Enrolled full-time in UCLA’s MHA program, focusing on health policy, quantitative operational strategy, and administrative leadership to bridge clinical care with executive health system management.
Staff Pediatrician / Pediatrics Senior Medical Officer
07/2017 – 09/2024
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, CA
- Served as the Navy consultant to the Defense Health Agency Integrated Process Team, standardizing epinephrine auto-injector use in all Department of Defense schools and educational facilities worldwide.
- Supervised and provided pediatric newborn, inpatient, and outpatient operations at an academic community hospital while supporting resident education and providing advanced practice nurse mentorship.
- Led the Controlled Substances Inventory Board team of 20 people across six on-site and three off-site locations, accounting for all Schedule II-V substances valued at $1.2 million.
Staff Pediatrician / Newborn Nursery Medical Director
10/2012 – 07/2017
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, Camp Lejeune, NC
- Directed the Level II Newborn Nursery, ensuring neonatal resuscitation capability at every delivery for one of the largest military installations on the East Coast.
- Implemented team-based care under the PCMH model and achieved NCQA Level 3 Accreditation.
- Supervised and provided pediatric newborn, inpatient, and outpatient operations at an academic medical center while supporting resident education and providing advanced practice nurse mentorship.
Staff Pediatrician / Department Head
10/2010 – 10/2012
Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, Twentynine Palms, CA
- Chaired the Risk Management Advisory Committee and served as Physician Process Improvement Physician Advisor to the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff.
- Implemented the PCMH team-based care model across the pediatrics, adult, and women’s health clinics.
- Supervised and provided pediatric newborn, inpatient, and outpatient operations at a geographically remote community hospital as head of both the Pediatrics and Immunizations Departments.
General Medical Officer / Battalion Surgeon
07/2006 – 09/2008
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three, Port Hueneme, CA
- Served as the Commanding Officer’s subject-matter expert on all medical, health, and casualty care matters affecting the unit to ensure mission accomplishment and crew readiness.
- Provided acute, chronic, and preventive healthcare for over 800 active-duty service members in garrison, during field exercises, and on forward-deployed operations worldwide.
- Supervised 3 PA/paramedics and 12 EMT equivalents, and oversaw radiation safety, occupational safety, preventive medicine, immunizations, and medical surveillance programs.
