elraffetto

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Bio

I am the oldest of four sons (no sisters) and grew up in San Francisco. I and my brothers all had aspirations of becoming medical doctors and following in the footsteps of our father, known widely as "Doctor Joe." Brother Allen came the closest earning a Ph.D. in Psychology. Flamboyant brother Joe mainly worked in finance for an international bank. And, medicine for me was a disaster. My brain resists rote memorization and after struggling for two years I left U.C. Berkeley and joined the Air Force. But, I came out of military service a man, returned to U.C. Berkeley graduated with a BA and made a career for myself selling health insurance and later building the 4th largest medical provider network in the U.S. (1989), later called a Preferred Provider Organization or PPO for short. I have a talent for observation and was often on point in the military. This same talent is the source for my Doctor Joe Stories.