I was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and grew up in a family of physicians. My parents, both doctors, cared for the wounded throughout the war that began in 1992, and I saw how much compassion and steadiness a physician can bring to people in their hardest moments. That example shaped how I practice today: every patient deserves time, attention, and respect, regardless of background.
After my family moved to the United States, I earned a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley. I then worked in research at UCSF, studying genes involved in neuronal development and conducting clinical research in neurosurgery. Missing the connection of working directly with patients, I went on to earn my medical degree at UC Davis School of Medicine and completed my neurology residency at North Shore University Hospital in New York.
I returned to California to practice neurology within the Kaiser system, then completed a Vascular Fellowship at UC San Diego, where I deepened my expertise in stroke care and preventive brain health.
For the past ten years, I have cared for residents of Walnut Creek and Contra Costa County through hospital, telehealth, and clinic-based neurology, with a particular focus on geriatric neurology, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. In my direct care practice, I’m able to offer the unhurried, personalized care that I believe patients and their families deserve.
