Dr. Castro is a graduate of the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. He grew up in San Pablo, attended Juan Crespi Junior High School and De Anza High School before going to the University of California, Davis for his undergraduate degrees in English (BA) and Biological Sciences (BS). He has been very active in the community, participating in service projects through San Pablo Rotary to bring food to the homeless, books to underserved children, and help to patients at the RotaCare Clinic in San Pablo (a free medical clinic for people who live below the poverty line and have no access to any other form of medical insurance). Early in his career, Dr. Castro provided a year of free dental services at the Berkeley Free Clinic. He also regularly gives dental hygiene presentations for TK - 2nd grade at the local elementary schools.
In addition, Dr. Castro is the current Vice President of the Contra Costa College Foundation and offers an academic scholarship to high performing students (Castro - van Dyk Scholarship). In 2024, he organized a barbecue fundraiser that raised $17,000 in wrap-around emergency funds for Contra Costa College students. Dr. Castro has also served as President of the Contra Costa Dental Society, the local component of the American Dental Association, and cares strongly about access to quality care and promoting the image of the profession in the community. He's also been a guest on KQED Forum, having spoken on his other passion besides dentistry: barbecue.
Dr. Castro lives in Pinole with his wife, Lindsey, a Kaiser nurse, and three kids, Aggie, Frankie, and Ernie. He enjoys videogames, guitar, bowling, and barbecue competitions, having placed or won 1st Place several times at various events. He writes and draws for the webcomic, Buttersafe, and a variety of other art projects such as the comic adaptation of Katamari Damacy and illustrations for his favorite radio station, KQED. He cares deeply about his patients and his staff and hopes for a good outcome with every interaction.
