Board-certified pediatrician
I am a native of Bethesda, Maryland who discovered the joys of the Pioneer Valley while attending Amherst College. I received an excellent education at Amherst, but more importantly met my wife, Cheryl. I returned to my home state for medical training at The University of Maryland School of Medicine, graduating in 1986 and completed my residency at New England Medical Center/Tufts Children’s Hospital. After staying an extra year as Chief Resident, it was time to find a real job. Happily, there was an opening at Northampton Area Pediatrics, so we were able to return to Western Massachusetts in 1990 and have been here ever since.
I thoroughly enjoy the practice of Pediatrics. In what other profession can you find the personal satisfaction of helping others while they help you “keep it real”? My little patients are never afraid to pull on my bowtie or tell me how old I’m getting (they ask me where my hair is going and point to the old pictures on the wall), and I admire them for that. It is a privilege to help both children and parents through illness and health.
I enjoy parent education and helped start the NAP parent workshops and ADHD support group. While I am a general pediatrician, I do have some areas of special interest including asthma, sports medicine, ADHD and infectious diseases.
In life outside the office, now that my sons have flown the coop, I have more time to spend working on health care issues in our community and state. I sit on the Board of Directors of the PPOC (Boston Children’s Pediatric Physicians Organization) and the Board of Trustees for the Massachusetts Medical Society. I have a great love of sports (especially hockey) and reading and have also been spotted around town practicing and teaching karate and playing saxophone with the Expandable Brass Band.
Education
- Undergraduate: Amherst College, 1981
- Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1986
- Internship and Residency: Tufts New England Medical Center Boston Floating Hospital 1986-89
- Chief resident: Tufts Children’s Hospital 1989-90
Memberships and Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Training
Interests
- Medical: Infectious Diseases, Sports Medicine
- Non-medical: Fitness and Exercise, Music, Community Work