Tamalpais Pediatrics

Dr. Branco is originally from Massachusetts and attended Boston University for both his undergraduate degree in Psychology as well as medical school. He moved to California in 1995 for his pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Oakland. After finishing his residency, he and his wife Nell moved to Shiprock, New Mexico to work for the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Nation. He spent three years there, practicing pediatrics in a rural site in northwestern New Mexico, learning about Navajo culture and health as well as enjoying the beauty of the Southwest.In 2001, they returned to the Bay Area and moved to Marin.

Dr. Branco began working at the Marin Community Clinic and spent four years practicing there, caring for uninsured and underinsured residents of Marin County. He has also worked for the Pediatric After Hours Clinic and at Marin General Hospital as a Pediatric Hospitalist. In 2005, Dr. Branco joined Tamalpais Pediatrics. He works in both the Novato and Greenbrae offices and is also very active with the local chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Branco speaks Portuguese and Spanish and welcomes the opportunity to care for children and families in the language they are most comfortable with.

Dr. Branco and his wife have three children and live in Marin. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, woodworking and reading.