Specialty Radiology Facility Stockton Medical Offices Department of Radiology Address 1st floor, Ste. 185 7373 West Lane Stockton CA 95210 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (209) 476-2111 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

To My Patients:

Welcome to my internet home page. This site is to introduce you to me, the field of Diagnostic Radiology and, especially, my love of Interventional Radiology which offers a myriad of procedures that are very attractive alternatives to traditional, surgical techniques.

About Me

My name is Randall Enstrom. Most of my staff call me Randy. I was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1957 and grew up as a military child until I was 10 years old when my family settled in Danville, California. After high school, I attended UC Berkeley where I received my Bachelor’s Degree. After receiving a Master’s Degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, I was accepted to medical school there. I graduated with my MD from Georgetown in 1987. I am a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. After six years on the East Coast, I was relieved and grateful to return to California.

As my father and his friends/ colleagues had fulfilling careers at Kaiser as internists, I completed an Internal Medicine internship at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco. My father’s positive feelings about the Kaiser system and my experience in San Francisco cemented my desire to seek a career within Kaiser.

I then attended radiology residency at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, in San Jose. This four years was followed by a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at Stanford University Hospital.

My love of anatomy, auto mechanics and anything hands-on, coupled with coming into contact with a famous interventional radiology at UCSF, sparked my keen interest in the technologically exploding, challenging field of Interventional Radiology. I was, and remain, keenly aware of the power of these techniques to save patients and hospitals longer hospitalizations, discomfort and longer recovery periods associated with traditional surgical methods.

Interventional Radiology has so many procedures to offer patients that allow them to bounce back so much faster. Frequently within 24 hours.

I joined Kaiser Permanente Sacramento in 1993 after fellowship. Kaiser was my first and will be my only job. One of my father’s friends, a surgeon, once told me that if you really want to make your own decisions about what is right for your patients, join Kaiser. If you really want to do a lot of what you trained for, join Kaiser.

This has proven to be true in my practice. Kaiser recognizes the power of my chosen specialty and allows me to treat patients that way I would want my own parents, wife, children and relatives treated.

After being in Sacramento for 7 years, the opportunities in Stockton were even greater and I transferred here in 2000. I find this a wonderful facility in which to work and have many professional friends here. I greatly appreciate the ethnic diversity at this facility.

My Philosophy of Care

My philosophy of care is to always treat patients the way I or my family would want to be treated. I enjoy explaining elements of the patient’s disease process, what their options are and what the specialty of Interventional Radiology can offer them. I wish to lessen their anxiety and explain procedures so thoroughly that they can think of few other questions to ask. I work as hard as possible to offer patients the newest interventional techniques and to keep our skills cutting edge.

The field of Interventional Radiology is tied closely to technology and innovation. The number of procedures offered is literally exploding. We are training in the newest skills continuously. Our role in chronic pain management is also rewarding. To see patients have tears in relief from their pain makes us feel worthwhile.

My Interests

Another rewarding element of being a Kaiser physician is that we have more time for our families and outside interests compared to other systems of care. This is very important to me. I enjoy spending as much time as possible with my wife and three children. Personal hobbies involve the use of my hands-especially auto mechanics and woodworking.

Sports I enjoy backpacking, sailing, scuba diving, water and snow skiing. In the future, my wife and I look forward to travel so that I may use my German and my wife may use her Italian. Click here to see some pictures that will allow you to Know More About Me.

I consider myself an amiable, approachable, down to earth person. I enjoy sharing the enthusiasm I have for Interventional Radiology with my patients. I welcome written mail, e-mail and voice mail communications with all of my patients. I can be reached at my office 209 476-3955 or my pager number is 209 889-4111.

I look forward to meeting you, providing you with as much information as possible to make informed decisions. I will do my best to offer state of the art, safe, sensible procedures to ease your pain and suffering and to improve your health, and therefore your quality of life.

Our entire Radiology Department and I want to be certain that all of your concerns are addressed. If you need to schedule an appointment in the Department of Radiology or you have questions about your care in our department, please call (209) 476-2111. For results of your screening, please contact your primary care provider. Thank you.

Navigating My Home Page:

To print consent forms for the multitude of procedures in our radiology departments, click on Consent Forms.

To view aftercare instructions for my interventional radiology procedures, click on Interventional Radiology Aftercare Instructions.

Are you a woman who wishes to consider uterine artery embolization as an alternative to hysterectomy, click on UFE Procedure

Are you an elderly woman who has had a recent vertebral (spine) compression fracture which is causing you debilitating pain, click on Information on Vertebroplasty.

Click on RadiologyInfo to visit the Radiological Society of North America’s home page for an extensive radiology resource.

To reach my favorite site for interventional radiology, click on IR to visit the Society of Interventional Radiology’s home page.

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My Credentials

Medical school	Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Internship	Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Residency	Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
Fellowship	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Board certification	Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology

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