I chose to become a pediatrician for two reasons. The first is I had frequent visits with my pediatrician when I was a child because of an early childhood chronic illness. The second is because I had a natural inclination to working with children and enjoy it immensely. My approach to care is to establish patient-provider relationships with children and their parents based on mutual trust and respect and then to utilize these personal relationships to manage patients. It is to also avoid formulaic management of diseases or a "one size fits all" approach to disease. Outside of work, I enjoy working on the farm and riding horses with my wife.