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Office
1150 Veterans Blvd
Redwood City, CA 94063Phone+1 650-299-2000
Education & Training
- University of California (Irvine)Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1987 - 1990
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Oakland)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Effectiveness of Oral Prednisone in Improving Physical Functioning and Decreasing Pain in People With Sciatica Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 78 citationsOral Steroids for Acute Radiculopathy Due to a Herniated Lumbar Disk: A Randomized Clinical TrialHarley Goldberg, William Firtch, Mark Tyburski, Alice Pressman, Lynn Ackerson
JAMA. 2015-05-19 - 235 citationsA Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal StenosisJanna L. Friedly, Bryan A. Comstock, Judith A. Turner, Patrick J. Heagerty, Richard A. Deyo
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2014-07-02 - 2 citationsTransient Paresthesia in Stair-Climbers' FeetKenneth S. Vereschagin, William L. Firtch, Louis J. Caputo, Mark A. Hoffman
The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 1993-02-01
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