From the Doctor’s web page at Kaiser Permanente:
My Biography
At Kaiser Permanente, I appreciate the ability to focus on tumors of the liver, bile ducts, pancreas, and esophagus. I am able to provide a high quality surgery for members. Kaiser’s integrated system attracts expert physicians, and affords me opportunities to work with top-notch GI specialists, radiologists, oncologists, and pathologists. We work as a team to deliver efficient, multidisciplinary approaches to cancer treatment. I think our members receive excellent care.
I have a particular interest in pathology of the foregut. I have specialized training in transplantation, which allows me to have a greater comprehension of surgical conditions affecting the foregut. I regularly attend professional conferences of the American College of Surgeons.
When I am away from work, my hobbies include racing cars and playing golf. I THRIVE by endeavoring to practice good karma.
Other Languages: Farsi
Undergraduate Education: B.S. in Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Professional Affiliations: American College of Surgeons; San Francisco Medical Society; American Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons; American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Year Began Practice: 2005
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2005
Other Resources
My Credentials
Medical school Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Residency Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Board certification Surgery-General, American Board of Surgery
He is evidently an Iranian American, and probably Muslim.
LOL!!!
Whattamarooon!! The written porition of the bio wraps with this bit of corporate boardroom smoochie-smoochie lobbed, en flagrante, toward the Kaiser-Permanente Marekting Department.
I actually know this surgeon—we were friends. He was a student where I was a surgery resident. He may have been a muslim at some point, but was not at all a practicing muslim (like many Iranians in this country). His family fled Iran around the time the Shah was overthrown.
When I saw this story, I was flabergasted. This is not like him at all. I seriously doubt he did any of this.
But then again, I haven’t spoken to him in 8 years.