Steve is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and credentialed HIV Specialist. He received his undergraduate nursing degree from Samuel Merritt University in the San Francisco Bay Area. After several years of bedside nursing, he completed his nurse practitioner training at The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining Pride Family Medicine he worked for several years at the Kind Clinic providing HIV prevention and treatment, affirming health care, and sexual health services primarily focused towards the LGBTQIA+ community.

His goal is to provide individualized primary care services that fit the goals and needs of his patients. He has a special interest in caring for for people living with HIV/AIDS, men’s health, and affirming health care.

Steve is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas and has lived in Austin and San Francisco. He is an avid gardener with a passion for native plants and is a regular volunteer at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. He can often be found kayaking with friends on our local rivers. He lives with his two lively cats, Pip and Benny.