Specialty Anesthesiology Facility Redwood City Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology Address Preop Clinic Hospital Tower 8th Floor 1150 Veterans Blvd. 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

Medicine was the only career for me. I was lucky because I found that out early on, in High School, in fact. I didn't know much about how to become a physician only that it took hard work and dedication.

I come from a poor family in Southern California and have been very lucky in my education. I was trained in the University of California system. I attended UC Riverside for my undergraduate degree in Physics. I then attended UC San Francisco where I attained my M.D. I stayed with UC San Francisco for my anesthesiology residency as well.

During my training in medical school, I found that I really enjoyed, and excelled, in using my hands in helping relieve patient discomfort and apprehension. I also found out that I really enjoyed the sense of a job well done at the end of my day. I picked anesthesiology as my practice of choice because of these attributes.

Kaiser Permanente offers me a sense of community and togetherness with the different specialties that I have not experienced anywhere else. I really do think Kaiser Permanente is a great place to practice medicine.

My outside activities include travel, surfing and almost anything "gadgety." Music and good friends are the spice of life.

Rafael Villeda, M.D.

My Credentials

Medical school	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Internship	University Medical Center (UCSF Program), Fresno, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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