Biography

In my practice, I treat all patients as athletes. Their goal may be to walk around the block with minimal pain or to compete in an Ironman Triathlon. In many ways, I am their coach. I help them negotiate through diagnostic and treatment algorithms to reach their ultimate desired goal. I come from a large medical family. My father, two uncles, two stepbrothers and three of my cousins are all physicians. I guess it is all in the family!

In my spare time, I enjoy competitive bike riding, surfing, skiing and swimming.

Biographical Details

Medical Group

• Sharp Rees-Stealy

Hospital Affiliations

• Sharp Memorial Hospital

Education

• Medical School: Queen's University (Canada)
• Internship: Royal Columbian Hospital (Canada)
• Residency: Loma Linda University
• Residency: University of Ottawa

Insurances Accepted

Sharp Rees-Stealy accepts almost all insurance plans. If your plan is not listed below, please call your insurance provider to verify coverage.

• Aetna
  Aetna PPOs, Elect Choice EPO, Health Fund PPO, HMO, Managed Choice POS, National Advantage PPO, Open Choice PPO, QPOS POS, Select Choice HMO, Traditional Choice PPO, US Access POS, Value Network HMO
• Anthem Blue Cross
  Anthem Blue Cross PPOs, California HMO, EPO, Plus POS, Power Select HMO, Prudent Buyer PPO
• Beech Street
  PPO
• Blue Shield
  HMO, POS, PPOs
• Cash/Self pay
  
• Champus Tricare
  For Life
• ChoiceCare/Humana
  PPO
• CIGNA
  Flexcare POS, HMO, Open Access POS, PPOs
• Commercial/Indemnity Insurance
  
• Coventry Healthcare
  PPO
• Health Net
  Elect POS, HMO, PPOs, Select POS, Seniority Plus Retirees HMO
• Interplan
  PPO
• Medicare
  Assignment, Sharp Pioneer ACO, UHC-AARP MedicareCompleteValue, UHC-AARP MediComplete Premier, UHC-AARP MediCompleteEssential, UHC-Secure Horizons Retiree, UHC-Sharp Secure Horizons
• Medicare/Medi-Cal
  
• MultiPlan
  PPO
• Pacific Foundation for Medical Care
  PPO
• Sharp Health Plan
  Choice HMO, Performance HMO, Premier HMO, Value HMO
• United Healthcare
  Signature Freedom, Signature Independence, Signature Options PPO, Signature Value EPO, Signature Value HMO, Signature Value POS, United Healthcare PPOs
• VEBA
  Performance HMO-Network 1 HMO

All physicians who we refer are in good standing with a Sharp hospital or medical group and pay no fees to be included in our service. They are not employees or agents of Sharp HealthCare. Selection is based on your particular needs.

Treatments & Conditions

• ACL Tear
• Back Evaluation/Treatment
• Foot Problems
• Knee Pain
• Ligament Injuries
• Meniscal Tear
• Sports Medicine