about

A Southern California native, Dr. Nadia is a highly accomplished and experienced Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist. She also dedicates time to teaching pediatric dental residents and works part-time as a clinical professor and lecturer at Rady Children’s Hospital.

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Dr. Nadia began her dental career by graduating with Honors in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Irvine. Afterward, she completed her dental education at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, which is consistently ranked as one of the top ten dental schools in the country.

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In San Diego, she worked for several years in some of the city's most distinguished private dental practices and community dental centers, where her passion for treating children and special-needs patients blossomed. Dr. Nadia went forward to pursue advanced training in pediatric dentistry, which included training in sedation dentistry, dental trauma care, and the treatment of medically-compromised and special-needs patients. She completed her specialty training at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York City and focused on special needs and medically compromised patients at the Rose F. Kennedy Center in New York.

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Dr. Nadia’s hobbies include traveling, kayaking, and enjoying the outdoors. She also volunteers her time and dental skills to help children in need. She loves working with children and is an invited speaker and delegate at several dental conferences around the country.

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Dr. Nadia is an active member in the following organizations:

• The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• The American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
• The California Dental Association
• The California Society of Pediatric Dentistry
• The San Diego County Dental Society
• The American Dental Association
• The National Network for Oral Health Access

As a pediatric dentist, Dr. Pat believes he can make a difference in this world, one child at a time, one tooth at a time. He realized his interest in dentistry while attending San Diego State University. 

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After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Dr. Pat left his native Southern California to attend dental school at New York University and graduated in May of 2000. It was during his Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY that his interest in caring for children grew.

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He went on to further his education and ability to care for the dental needs of children by attending the Pediatric Dentistry residency program at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, NY. Upon graduating in 2007, Dr. Pat couldn't wait to return to his home in San Diego, CA to care for and serve the dental needs of the children of San Diego. He also serves the dental needs of children in Henderson, NV.

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Dr. Pat is very passionate about caring for the children that are entrusted to him, in both private practice and the various volunteer missions that he has taken part in.

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In his time away from the dental office, Dr. Pat enjoys having fun and laughing with family and friends, cooking, watching his favorite sports teams compete, watching TV and movies, snowboarding in the winter, playing golf year-round in Southern California, and traveling.

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Dr. Pat is involved in the following organizations:

• The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• The American Dental Association
• The California Dental Association
• The San Diego County Dental Society
• Southern Nevada Dental Association

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Biography coming soon!

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Biography coming soon!

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