"My father was an Army dentist; consequently I lived in quite a few places growing up. I was born in Heidelberg, Germany, moved next to West Point in New York State, then to Washington, D.C. and finally ended up in Hawaii. I attended the University of Hawaii, then transferred to the University of Washington in Seattle to complete my degree in Physiological Psychology in 1979. I also attended medical school at UW receiving my MD degree in 1986.

Moving south to dry out from all the rain, I completed an internship in Internal Medicine in 1987 and an Anesthesiology residency in 1990, both at the University of California in San Diego. I then spent several years on staff there as an assistant clinical professor where my principal interests were obstetric anesthesia and acute pain management. I staffed all types of surgeries and thoroughly enjoyed the teaching aspects of academics. I also completed a fellowship in acute pain management at UW in Seattle during this time.

When I decided to enter private practice I visited Tucson as a part of my job search and immediately loved everything about it, the climate, the people, the city, the monsoons, etc.-and moved here in August of 1992. I met my husband, Hank, here shortly thereafter and we've been married since 1994. We have one very fat cat named Beauregard, an orange tabby from the humane society. I also have an ex race horse thoroughbred named Diego given to me as a surprise birthday present from my husband in 2000.

My current practice is evenly divided between OB/GYN anesthesia and all other types of surgeries (except "hearts"). I really enjoy the variety! I truly love the practice of anesthesiology. My background in psychology combined with the sincere appreciation the stress my patients may be feeling preoperatively inspires me to make every effort to establish a caring bond with my patients in a short period of time. In my spare time I enjoy working out, hiking, horseback riding, reading and golfing (trying to anyway!) with my husband."

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