My goal is to build a trusting relationship with my patients and their families to promote health and safety as well as provide guidance when my patients are acutely or chronically ill. I strive to promote the physical, mental and emotional well-being of my patients in every stage of development. The intrigue of medicine combined with my desire to help others motivated me to become a physician. Throughout medical school, I found my interactions with children and adolescents to be the most fulfilling and natural for me. I believe I can help facilitate the realization of a child's full potential through the practice of pediatric medicine. In my spare time I enjoy exercising, swimming, hiking, gardening, cooking, photography, spending time with my two young girls and my family and volunteering at my daughter's schools.