Dr. Gold practiced internal medicine and nephrology (diseases of the kidney) in Berkeley, California for twenty-three years. He was an active participant in his hospital's quality assurance program that monitored physician performance. In addition, Dr. Gold served as chief of the department of medicine and family practice.Dr. Gold retired and set sail with his wife Dorlis and their cat, Furina. They cruised Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean on a Sparkman and Stephens cutter. Sold sailboat and cruised Florida, the Bahamas, the United States east coast and Canada on a Nordic Tug.They are back on land in spectacular Grass Valley, California.