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Matthew Simons. “His hardworking nature has been a good example for me.” Dr. Matthew Simons and his wife have two young boys, ages 5 and 2. He says he plans to take his father’s level-headed approach and see if medicine interests them. “I’m proud to see him following in my footsteps,” said Dr. Robert Simons.
California. For two years, he was the only OB/ GYN in Madera – which meant he couldn’t take vacation and was always on call. Every child born in Madera during that two year period was most likely delivered by Dr. Theodore Nassar. “I remember staying up until 3 a.m., playing video games with my brother,” said Peter Nassar, MD. “Dad would come home in the middle of the night and we thought we’d be in so much trouble for staying up late. Instead, he “I wanted to come back to the Valley. I wanted to come would come through the home,” said Dr. Peter Nassar. “I would have been a fool to go door with a big smile on his face saying, ‘It’s a boy!’ away and not come back and practice medicine with my dad.” He has the best attitude and that inadvertently encouraged me to become a doctor.” In 1978, Theodore Nassar, MD, was recruited Dr. Peter Nassar knew he wanted to be a from upstate New York to become the first physician since as far back as he could remember. obstetrician and gynecologist in Madera, At first, his goal was to become a pediatric cardiac surgeon. He doesn’t remember why or where he even heard the term. What he vividly remembers from Assisted Living • Memory Care visiting his father’s medical office, is staring at a Doppler on the desk and being intrigued by the different medical instruments. And there began Dr. Peter Nassar’s future in medicine. “I was so proud of him,” said Dr. Theodore Resident focused care that you will be proud to recommend. Nassar. “I taught him all of my old medical Personalized care plan • Incontinence Program school tricks, like using Medication management including injections • Purposeful activity programs mnemonics.” Like his Nurse on-site 7 days a week • Diabetic Wellness Program father, Dr. Peter Nassar decided to specialize 5605 N Gates Ave • Fresno, CA 93722 in obstetrics and 559-682-3114 gynecology. oakmontoffresno.com “I wanted to come back to the Valley. I RCFE #107206882
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