ClaudiaBenkwitzMDPhD

Anesthesiology • San Francisco, CA

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Professor Dept of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care Div. of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

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Office
1975 4th St
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-476-4392

Summary

Dr. Claudia Benkwitz is an anesthesiologist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from Julius Maximilian University Wurzburg Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. She specializes in pediatric anesthesiology.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2011 - 2012
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2007 - 2010
Geisinger Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2007
Julius Maximilian Univ Wurzburg- Fac MedClass of 2001, MD, PhD

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2013 - 2018
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2007
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Hippocampal β2-GABAA receptors mediate LTP suppression by etomidate and contribute to long-lasting feedback but not feedforward inhibition of pyramidal neurons.
Alexander G Figueroa, Claudia Benkwitz, Gabe Surges, Nicholas A. Kunz, Gregg E. Homanics
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2021-08-18
2 citations
Resection of a Posterior Mediastinal Mass in a 4-Year-Old Child Complicated by Difficult Airway Management and Emergent Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Valerie Au, Benjamin Marsh, Claudia Benkwitz
Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2020-09-30
1 citations
Preoperative Laboratory Studies for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Multi-Institutional Perspective.
Stephanie E. Jones, Edmund H. Jooste, Erin A. Gottlieb, Jamie M. Schwartz, Dheeraj Goswami
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2019-05-01

Press Mentions

Preoperative Laboratory Studies for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Multi-Institutional PerspectiveMay 23rd, 2019