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About me

My name in chinese, Ying Si, means right on time. And that's what I want to do in delivering care to my patients in a timely and compassionate manner. I completed medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. I brought my chinese heritage to Stanford Anesthesia Program with an eye on acupuncture training. Finally, after 15 years as a physician, I completed a medical acupunture training course, adding skill with which I can use to help my patients.

Clinical interests

My primary interest is obstetrical pain relief and acupuncture.

On a personal note

In my spare time, I enjoy outdoor activities such as jogging, swimming and hiking. I also enjoy movies and reading.

My Background

As the only son to a Chinese family in Hong Kong, I owed much to my mother who allowed me to come to the United States when I was 19 years old in 1974. My goal was to study liberal arts and to understand the American culture, to form a bridge for my people and the United States after my study.

I was also haunted by the memory of how frightened my mother was when she had to be anesthetized for surgery when I was 13. After I completed my core study in liberal arts in a junior college in Alabama, I transferred to Washington University in St. Louis to continue my quest in arts and sciences as a Biology major.

I had a part-time job as a waiter and discovered the joy of service. To combine my intellectual curiosity and human interest, I realized Medicine is a profession that would best suit me. In 1978 to 1982, I studied at St. Louis University Medical School.

As I was going through different clinical rotations, I remembered my mother’s dread of going through anesthesia and decided to dedicate myself to become a specialist in helping anxious patients before anesthesia. I became interested in pain relief during active childbirths when I was a medical student in the Obstetrics rotation. After my residency training at Stanford Medical School in 1985, I became a general surgery anesthesiologist at Kaiser Permanente San Jose in that winter.

Through encouragement and support of my colleagues, many of whom were my buddies at Stanford, I even studied Medical Acupuncture and am able to use it when appropriate. It has been a very rewarding time for me for personal growth during the last 19 years at Kaiser Permanente San Jose.

My Philosophy

I feel good when I help other people to feel good, and medicine is the ideal profession to combine my sensitivity and my ability in one package, finalized as anesthesiology as I found relieving pain is my calling.

My Credentials

Medical school	St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Internship	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Residency	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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