Hi, I am pleased to share some of my background with you! I grew up in the South Bay and have had a long and windy road that finally brought me back to the Bay Area. I love traveling and language, and my journey thus far has afforded me the opportunity to expand my knowledge in both. I grew up in a bilingual household (speaking Serbian and English) with three sisters, so hormones and women's health have always been a part of my life, and I’ve always been intrigued by pregnancy.
As a biology student at San Jose State, I had the opportunity to work as a peer advisor for the college of science. I was exposed to many different cultures and languages and it was here that my love of medicine started. I quickly bonded with my peers and realized that I enjoyed helping people navigate through their individual hardships to reach their goals. I also realized it was easier to connect with the Hispanic population around me in their native tongue.
After college I worked in local podiatry offices honing my medical Spanish while also crossing podiatry off my list of possible specialties. I then moved to the Bahamas for a prep program, and then onto the small island of Dominica for the first two years of my medical training with Ross University. I completed my third and fourth years of schooling throughout the US; I traveled to Miami, Chicago, Michigan and Los Angeles.
It was through travel and exposure to so many different types of struggles with regard to motherhood and women's health that I chose ob-gyn. I feel so honored to be able to help women navigate their reproductive plans and this brought me back to Florida, where I completed residency in Orlando at Winnie Palmer Hospital. Here I received great training and dealt primarily with high-risk pregnancies.
After years of travel, I decided I needed my family around me. I chose Kaiser Permanente because I feel I have found a home of like-minded colleagues who understand the importance of kindness and respect, who practice evidence-based medicine, and who also love the Bay Area as much as I do.
I feel that as a patient feeling heard and respected are paramount to great care, and I strive to listen and communicate with my patients in a way that they feel 100% understood.
Professional Affiliations
- American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology