BrandonRockEsentherMD(He/Him)
Anesthesiology • San Francisco, CAPain Medicine, Perioperative Care, Regional Anesthesiology
Director, Regional Anesthesia Anesthesia Lead, Kaiser SF Surgical Center Department of Anesthesia Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center The Permanente Medical Group
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Office
2425 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94115Phone+1 415-833-3495
Summary
- Dr. Brandon Esenther is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician for Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. He received his medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and has been in practice 6 years. He specializes in pain medicine, perioperative care, and regional anesthesiology. He specializes in enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and has been intimately involved in the the Kaiser Permanente Northern California total joint home recovery program which was awarded the National Committee of Quality Assurance Innovation Award for 2019.
Education & Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2015 - 2016
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Anesthesiology, 2012 - 2015- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Preliminary Year, 2011 - 2012
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2011, MD
New York UniversityBA, Anthropology , Cum Laude with Honors, 2003 - 2007
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2019- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
- California Department of Public HealthFluoroscopy X-Ray Supervisor and Operator
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The Gerald L. Wolf Research Excellence Award SUNY Downstate, Department of Anesthesiology, 2011
- Member Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2010
- Medical Student Research Fellowship Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research, 2008
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsSmartphones in the Operating Room: Distraction or Diagnostic Aid? A Case of Newly Diagnosed Wolff-Parkinson White in a Pediatric Patient Having Bronchoscopy Under Gene...Brandon R. Esenther, Riva Ko
A & A Case Reports. 2015-08-01 - 1 citationsSevoflurane preconditioning attenuates the fall in adenosine triphosphate levels, but does not alter the changes in sodium and potassium levels during hypoxia in rat h...Brandon R. Esenther, Zhijun Ge, Fanli Meng, James E. Cottrell, Ira S. Kass
Anesthesiology. 2013-07-01 - Radiofrequency Ablation's Effectiveness for Treating Abdominal and Thoracic Chronic Pain Syndromes: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature.Benjamin Vachirakorntong, Eric Kawana, Vladislav Pavlovich Zhitny, Brian J Mendelson, Brandon Esenther
Pain Physician. 2023-11-01
Journal Articles
- Smartphones in the Operating Room: Distraction or Diagnostic Aid? A Case of Newly Diagnosed Wolff-Parkinson White in a Pediatric Patient Having Bronchoscopy under Gene...Esenther BR, Ko R, A&A Case Rep, 1/1/2015
- Sevoflurane Preconditioning Attenuated the Fall in Adenosine Triphosphate Levels, but Does Not Alter the Changes in Sodium and Potassium Levels during Hypoxia in Rat H...Esenther BR et al., Anesthesiology, 1/1/2013
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Brachial Plexus Block For Treatment of Acute CRPS Type I In Previously Unaffected Limb: Does Early Intervention Prevent Evolution Of Symptoms?Esenther BR, Dizdarovic A, International Anesthesia Research Society, 2015 Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium, Honolulu, HI, 3/2015
- Altered Response to Opioids in a Patient on Induction Antiretroviral TherapyEsenther BR, Miller S, Columbia Department of Anesthesiology, 17th Annual Academic Evening, New York, NY, 5/2014
Lectures
- Smartphones In The Operating Room: Distraction or Diagnostic Aid? A Case of Newly diagnosed Wolff-Parkinson White In a Pediatric Patient Having Bronchoscopy Under Gene...Columbia University Department of Anesthesiology - 1/1/2015
- Brachial Plexus Block For Treatment of Acute CRPS Type I In Previously Unaffected Limb: Does Early Intervention Prevent Evolution Of Symptoms?1/1/2015
- Altered Response to Opioids in a Patient on Induction Antiretroviral Therapy1/1/2014
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Research History
- Research Assistant- Principle Investigator: John Gaudet, MDPilot Study- Inflammation in Post Operative Delirium (IPOD Trial) Assessing correlation of inflammatory mediators and duration of burst suppression to incidence of postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction.2015 - 2015
- Research Assistant- Principle Investigator Ira Kass PhDInvestigating the neuroprotective effects of sevoflurane administered prior to hypoxic events: sevoflurane preconditioning. Examining a possible mechanism of protection by measuring changes in intracellular Na+ and K+ ATP concentrations in CA1 pyramidal cells after sevoflurane exposure.2008 - 2011
- Research Assistant- Principle investigator: Richard Borowsky, PhD, Cave Biology Research GroupMapping of the Astyanex mexicanus genome. Investigated the genetics of trait evolution and regressive evolution; specifically the trait of albinism in various isolated A. mexicanus populations.2005 - 2005
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain MedicineMember
- International Anesthesia Research SocietyMember
- The Arnold P. Gold Foundation- Gold Humanism Honor SocietyMember
Industry Relationships
- Consultant, McGraw Hill2015 - 2017
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