Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital

"I wish to commend your facility for the fine care that I observed during my ten (10) days of visiting my brother. The dedication of ALL your employees is commendable. Everyone, and I mean everyone, seems to be working as a team and the obvious goal was the improvement of EVERY patient. I could feel the positive energy the minute I walked into the front door, and it was a pleasure to see such important work be accomplished. This is one of the finest resident therapy hospitals I have every seen."

"The food was varied and tasty. I especially enjoyed the Chinese Chicken salad. Thank you also for providing coffee or tea to all the visitors. The people who worked in this area seemed to enjoy their job and I liked the many choices of locations to eat."

Physicians

Curtis K. Roebken, MD

K. Curtis Roebken Dr. Roebken graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine in 1971, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with extensive experience in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Roebken's combined experience includes over 30 years in private practice as well as inpatient ICU and critical care hospital settings. Dr. Roebken serves as Chief of Staff of Kentfield Hospital.

Deborah Doherty, MD

Deborah Doherty Deborah Doherty, M.D., graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the Pennsylvania State University. After finishing medical school in Philadelphia, she completed a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency at Stanford University Medical Center. Shortly thereafter, she became Board Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Dr. Doherty has served as the Medical Director of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program at Kentfield Hospital since 1985, and she is currently the Executive Medical Director of Kentfield Hospital. Dr. Doherty’s Brain Injury Program at Kentfield is widely known throughout the West. Dr. Doherty has over 20 years of experience treating patients with traumatic and anoxic brain injuries.

Alex Barchuk, MD

Alex Barchuk Dr. Barchuk is a Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician since 1990. He specializes in traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injuries and has directed this program at Kentfield for the past 18 years. Dr. Barchuk received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1985. He completed his internship at St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco in 1986. Between 1986 and 1989 Dr. Barchuk completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California.

Herminigildo V. Valle, MD

Herminigildo V. Valle Dr. Valle directs the Hospital's inpatient and outpatient advance wound programs and has over 23 years of hospital experience. Before coming to Kentfield, Dr. Valle specialized in internal medicine and vascular medicine at Seton Medical Center. Dr. Valle has been recognized for his long-standing dedication to serving the sick and the underserved in our community.

Dr. Valle holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Health Services from the University of San Francisco, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco.

Lael C. Duncan, MD

Dr. Lael Conway Duncan graduated from University of Washington in 1986, Magna Cum Laude. She went on to Medical School at UW and graduated with Honors in 1991. Her residency in Internal Medicine was at Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in New Hampshire from 1991-1994. Following that, Dr. Duncan moved with her husband to Albany, NY, where she pursued an Infectious Diseases fellowship and completed specialty training in 1998.

Dr. Duncan began to work for Kentfield Rehabilitation and Specialty Hospital in 2005. She directs the Infection Control Program at Kentfield and provides Infectious Diseases Consultation services.

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