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Karel Merlin Kretzschmar, MD 

Specialty
Anesthesiology

Facility
Richmond Medical Center
Anesthesiology

Address
Richmond Kaiser Medical Center
901 Nevin Avenue
Richmond CA 94801

Oakland Kaiser Medical Center
280 W. MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland CA 94611

Telephone
Appt/Advice: (510) 752-6238


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Education
Honours B.Sc. in Physics: The University of Bristol.
M.Sc. in Physiology: University College London.
Ph.D. in Physiology: University College London.

My Credentials

Medical school UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Internship UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Residency UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Board certification Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

Publications

About Me:

I have practiced anesthesiology in California for a number of years, but have only recently joined Kaiser. An important goal of mine is to provide the best patient care. I have found Kaiser to be an environment that encourages quality medical care, and allows me to give the care that I believe to be appropriate.

I was born in England. After obtaining a B.Sc., I pursued a career in academic research at University College London, where I earned a Ph.D. and became a member of faculty. I moved to the United States and joined the faculty at the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco. Over the next few years, I carried out research at the University of California at Berkeley, and Stanford.

Becoming interested in clinical medicine, I attended medical school at the University of California San Francisco, and anesthesia residency at Stanford. During this time, I continued research, my clinical training now allowing me to study clinical topics.

Thus I have conducted basic science and applied clinical research in transducer technology, physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, protein structure, pharmacokinetics, and clinical anesthesiology.

I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate science students, nursing students, paramedic students, medical students, and medical residents.

I am a diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology.



 
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