DetlefObalMDPhD, DESA(He/Him)
Anesthesiology • Palo Alto, CACritical Care Medicine, Neuroanesthesiology, Perioperative Care
Associate Professor
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Office
Department of Anesthesia
300 Pasteur Drive Rm H3580
Palo Alto, CA 94305- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Detlef Obal is an anesthesiologist in Palo Alto, CA. He received his medical degree from Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf and has been in practice 18 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including German and Sign Language (American). He specializes in critical care medicine, neuroanesthesiology, and perioperative care and is experienced in personalized medicine, trauma anesthesiology, difficult airway management, transfusion medicine, and chemokines.
Clinical Expertise
- Opioid-related disorders, Personalized medicine, Trauma anesthesiology, Difficult airway management, Transfusion medicine, Chemokines, IPSc, Cardiac regeneration, GPCR
Education & Training
Stanford Health CarePost-Doctoral Fellowship, iPSC Biology/ Drug discovery/ Personalized Medicine, 2018
University of DuesseldorfMD/PhD, Heart and Circulation Physiology, Magna Cum Laude, 1994 - 1999
Heinrich Heine University of DusseldorfClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2018 - Present
IA State Medical License 2024 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2016 - 2025- German Medical BoardAnesthesiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- PhD Physiology and Biophysics, 2008-2014
- Diploma of European Society of Anesthesilogy ESA, 2004
Clinical Trials
- The ENIGMA II Trial:Nitrous Oxide Anaesthesia and Cardiac Morbidity After Major Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
- EcoAnaesthesia Facemask Versus Standard Facemask During Anesthesia Induction Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Use of New Supraglottic Airway Devices in Severely Obese Patients: A Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsUltrasound guidance for deep peripheral nerve blocks: a brief review.Anupama Wadhwa, Sunitha Kanchi Kandadai, Sujittra Tongpresert, Detlef Obal, Ralf E. Gebhard
Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2011-07-27 - 5 citationsInduced pluripotent stem cells as a platform to understand patient-specific responses to opioids and anaesthetics.Detlef Obal, Joseph C. Wu
British Journal of Pharmacology. 2020-08-27 - 88 citationsExercise-Induced Changes in Glucose Metabolism Promote Physiological Cardiac Growth.Andrew A. Gibb, Paul N. Epstein, Shizuka Uchida, Yuting Zheng, Lindsey A. McNally
Circulation. 2017-11-28
Other
- Myocyte-specific overexpression of stromal cell-derived Factor 1 facilitates cardiac regeneration and improves myocardial function after infarction in mice.Detlef Obal
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/1076
Louisville - 4/14/2014
Grant Support
- TRPA1 and Anesthesia induced hypotensionUniversity of Louisville Basic Science Grant2017–2019
- CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIABETES AND OBESITY RESEARCHNIGMS2008–2018
- ENIGMA II TrialNational Health and Medical Research Council, Australia2009–2014
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Other Languages
- German, Sign Language (American)
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