Dr. Hopkins wears many different hats: he is the medical director for cardiac rehabilitation and wellness, employee health services and utilization management, and holds leadership positions in a large, multi-specialty Independent Physician Association (IPA) in Sacramento. He was previously the medical director for the tobacco cessation program at the Sutter Bariatric Center at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. Dr. Hopkins currently serves as the chief medical correspondent for KCRA 3 in Sacramento, an NBC-affiliate television station where he delivers live television broadcasts on current issues relevant to health and medicine. He was the CEO and co-founder of Medi-Stop, Inc., a convenient care medical clinic in Sacramento.