Specialty Anesthesiology Facility Redwood City Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology Address Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City Main Operating Room Second Floor, Tower Building Redwood City CA 94063 Map & Directions E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	9:00 am 4:00 pm	9:00 am 4:00 pm	9:00 am 4:00 pm	9:00 am 4:00 pm	9:00 am 4:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

This home page is designed to provide an abbreviated “snapshot” of me as an anesthesia provider and to provide a few links to additional sites that offer patients advice on preparation for anesthesia and surgery. A curriculum vitae is attached to the menu bar as a PDF file for those desire to know more about my academic training and industry experience. Those who wish to know more about my tenure at Kaiser and my practice beliefs should read on.

After living abroad for several years, I returned to the United States in the spring of 2002. Professionally, I moved to the San Francisco peninsula due to strong relationships that I had established in the past with the anesthesia group and members of the hospital staff at Kaiser Medical Center in Redwood City. Largely due to the unique recruitment and leadership style of Dr. Ernest Newkirk (chief of our department), Kaiser Redwood City’s anesthesia group is an ethnically diverse, well trained, congenial “organism.” After working at Kaiser for the past two and one-half years, I enjoy the environment so much that often it is difficult to imagine practicing anesthesia at another clinical institution.

Working as a Kaiser physician has been one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life. Unlike private practice, at Kaiser I can focus purely on clinical medicine and patient interactions, and not be distracted with the logistics of running a business and interfacing with insurance companies. The Kaiser Permanente Medical Group asks only that I take exceptional care of patients and that I strive to continually update my clinical skill set. These expectations work well for me. I choose to practice clinical medicine because I respect patients and profoundly enjoy my interactions with them. I believe that every patient is entitled to excellent care and that their medical experience be positive.

The operative experience is frightening for most patients. The word “surgery” leaves most people with a sense of vulnerability and uncertainty of the future. Patients arriving at the anesthesia preoperative clinic or the surgery area often feel alone and don’t know what to expect. My practice style is to spend time establishing rapport with each patient prior to surgery. During this time I like to get a feel for what is on a patient’s mind and to address general and specific concerns that he or she may have. This takes a bit of time and effort, but the rewards of this interaction are establishment of a trusting relationship between the patient and myself, and patient education, hence amelioration of patient anxiety of the unknown.

In summary, I like working as an anesthesiologist. I like working for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group. I am honored to take care of patients. I believe that an open, interactive clinical style is conducive to establishing patient rapport and good clinical outcomes. I look forward to meeting you in the future.

My Credentials

Medical school	Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Internship	University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Residency	University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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