Specialty Anesthesiology Facility San Jose Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology Address 250 Hospital Parkway San Jose CA 95119 Map & Directions Telephone Anesthesia Pre-op Clinic: (408) 972-6164 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

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Welcome to my practice

Welcome to My Homepage, a website that my colleagues and I have developed to make it easier for you to interact with me and for me to take care of many of your healthcare needs. I'm eager to work with you to make your experience at Kaiser Permanente a positive one.

About Me
I graduated from medical school in Germany in 1998 and underwent training in Anesthesiology (University of Rochester, NY), Critical Care Medicine (Mount Sinai Hospital, NY) and Internal Medicine (Norwalk Hospital, CT). During these eight years of postgraduate training in America I was fortunate to learn about the key aspects of clinical medicine from multiple angles.

My wife grew up in California. Therefore it was a natural decision to move with the family to the beautiful Bay Area. Working at Kaiser Permanente San Jose allows me to practice both in the operating room and intensive care unit. I am a firm believer in providing care according to the best scientific medical evidence available. In the ICU, following daily checklists as part of a team of dedicated nurses, pharmacists and respiratory therapists directed by intensivists has been shown to improve safety significantly. Anesthesiology has also seen an extraordinary improvement in patient safety over the past decades.

I also believe that everybody has the right to self-determination. Being in the hospital often is a very stressful event for the entire family. With that in mind I work with all patients and their families to put into effect a medical care plan that will provide optimal care for the individual patient.

My Credentials

Medical school	Georg-august Universitat-medizinische Fakultat, Gottingen, Germany
Residency	Strong Memorial Hospital of The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Residency	Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
Fellowship	Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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