Dr. Thomas T. Paukert graduated from Tulane University with a B.S. in chemistry. He went on to graduate from UC Berkeley with his Ph.D. in chemistry. In 1976 he received his medical degree from the University of Chicago. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at USC Medical Center in Los Angeles and continued his medical training, finishing his Nephrology Fellowship at UC San Francisco in 1982. He began practicing medicine in the Napa Valley in 1982. Dr. Paukert is married and has three children. Dr. Paukert specializes in the treatment of hypertension and diabetic control. He has privileges at Queen of the Valley Hospital, St. Helena Hospital and Sonoma Valley Hospital. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.