Specialty Anesthesiology Facility San Francisco Medical Center Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care Address 2425 Geary Blvd. 4th floor San Francisco, CA 94115 Map & Directions Telephone Business Hours: 415-833-3495 After Hours: 415-833-3619 Emergencies: 911 Prescription Refills: 415-833-8151 Fax: 415-833-3310 If an interpreter is needed, please tell us when you make an appointment. Non-urgent voicemails: 415-833-4526 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Department Hours

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Closed	7:00 am 3:30 pm	7:00 am 3:30 pm	7:00 am 3:30 pm	7:00 am 3:30 pm	7:00 am 3:30 pm	Closed

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My Biography

I joined Kaiser Permanente because I believe in the organization’s philosophy of providing non-profit, affordable health care. The organization tries to do the right thing. There are excellent people here that strive to create the optimum environment for safe patient care.

What I enjoy most about my practice are my colleagues and the patients that I meet every day. I have a particular interest in OB anesthesia and simulation training for healthcare teams. Simulation training is designed so that healthcare providers can learn from practicing situations that they might encounter in the operating room. I lead these sessions in hospitals and also at Kaiser Permanente’s Garfield Health Care Innovation Center for in San Leandro. Patient safety is my strong interest: I am a Patient Safety Advocate for Kaiser, participate on the Northern California Regional Permanente Medical Group Patient Safety Education group and also am currently completing a fellowship to become an Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Improvement Advisor.

When I’m not at work, I spend time with my wife, daughter, and our dog, Molly. We enjoy fishing, opera, hiking, biking, and travel. My travels have included volunteering as a teacher in a hospital in sub-Saharan Africa and I most recently took my family on a trip to Egypt.

Other Languages: conversational French and Spanish
Undergraduate Education: BA in Biology, Transylvania University at Lexington
Professional Conferences: Society for Simulation in Healthcare; National Patient Safety Foundation
Professional Affiliations: Society for Simulation in Healthcare; Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
Awards: Garfield Exceptional Service Award (2008); Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology Teaching Award (2005)
Began Practice: 1987
Joined Kaiser Permanente: 1987

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My Credentials

Medical school	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Internship	Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Residency	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship	UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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