I'm a board certified family physician on staff at St. John's and Santa Monica-UCLA in Santa Monica,Ca. During my 25 years of private practice, I've participated in teaching medical students and family practice residents both in hospital and office settings. I've been the medical director of a large convalescent home in Santa Monica for 20 years and I currently see nursing home patients. While the majority of my practice is office based family medicine, I have 12 years experience with non-invasive cosmetic procedures such as Laser Treatments, Botox Injection, Restylane, Juvederm,and Radiesse fillers, Sclerotherapy for varicose veins, and the new Zerona Laser for body slimming. I have participated in medical research, co-authoring several papers on these studies that have been published in medical journals.