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About Me
My Credentials
| UC Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA |
| St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ |
| UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology |
Joined Kaiser in: 1981
Outside interests: electronics, computers, woodworking, tools, tool-making.
"I can do that!!" I guess that is the expression my wife is most likely to hear and, perhaps, then cringe, when I see something interesting and complex, or what truly appears to be doable, to me. Of course, she is a witness to my 12-year-kitchen project, among other endeavors. But I believe that I finally acquired the tools (my garage is full of tools) which allowed me finally to complete that project. I don't hesitate to try to dissect magic tricks when I see them on the television. She's gotten accustomed to my trying to spoil the illusion. For me, the secrets of the trick are as fascinating as the performance of the trick.
When I first began training in anesthesia many years ago, I was amazed at the job anesthesiologists could do to facilitate the surgeries that patients had. Over the years, as we gained more knowledge and acquired better monitoring, patient safety has improved greatly. Now, almost all patients can expect to have surgery safely, without concern about injury related to anesthetic practices. We are familiar with most of the secrets needed to perform a safe administration of anesthesia. A safe anesthetic is very much routine. But, I am always pleased when a patient wakes up from anesthesia and cannot believe that his/her surgery is really over. As pleased as the first time that I heard an incredulous "It's over?" That's a really great performance.
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