Specialty Anesthesiology: Cardiovascular Facility Sacramento Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology Address 2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento CA 95825 Map & Directions Telephone (916) 973-7705 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

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My colleagues and I developed home pages to make it easier for you to take care of your healthcare needs. On this site you will find answers to many of your questions about my clinical practice. I hope you find its content informative and useful.

My Background

As a native to the Sacramento area, I am very happy to be back practicing as a cardiac anesthesiologist at Kaiser Permanente. I attended The University of California at Riverside where I majored in Biology. Upon graduating, I spent 2.5 years at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California studying the structure of cardiac gap junctions and aquaporins. I went to medical school at The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and completed my surgical internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. For my residency and fellowship, I attended the University of California at Irvine and Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Anesthesiology
• California Society of Anesthesiologists
• Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
• California Medical Society

Roles & Responsibilities

As a cardiac anesthesiologist, I am primarily involved with patients undergoing open heart procedures requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. Our current surgical team performs a wide array of procedures including coronary revascularizaiton, robotic and non-robotic valve surgery, aortic surgery, pacemaker insertion, and arrhythmia ablation. I have a wide variety of interests, including both invasive and non-invasive cardiac monitoring and the care of patients with drug eluting coronary stents in the perioperative setting. I look forward to meeting you and providing a pleasant perioperative experience either at Mercy General Hospital or one of our Kaiser facilities. If you have any specific questions or concerns regarding the anesthesia, please write them down and bring them with you the day of surgery. Thank you again and have a great day.

My Colleagues

I am privileged to work with 8 other highly qualified cardiac anesthesiologists in our practice along with very experienced surgeons, cardiologists, perfusionists, and nurses.

Hobbies & Interests

I enjoy both road and mountain biking, alpine skiing, fly fishing, gardening/forestry work, traveling, and photography. My mom has 2 golden retrievers and a rat terrier that I love to take on walks and play with.

Recent Adventures

Fly fishing and mountain biking this past summer outside Bozeman, Montana.

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My Credentials

Medical school	Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
Internship	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Residency	UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA
Fellowship	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

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