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John Freedman, MD, Anesthesiology, Santa Rosa, CA

JohnFreedmanMD

Anesthesiology Santa Rosa, CA

Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care

Anesthesiologist

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  • Office

    401 Bicentennial Way
    Santa Rosa, CA 95403
    Phone+1 707-571-4000

Summary

  • I am Board-certified in Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine and had the privilege to found and serve as Chief of the Department of Anesthesiology at Kaiser-Permanente's Santa Rosa medical center from 1989 until my retirement from clinical anesthesia practice in 2014. I served on the Clinical Faculty of the University of California at San Francisco from 1986-2011. I have extensive experience in both anesthesia care and medicine in resource-constrained environments and have worked in Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Cuba and Haiti, in addition to spearheading medical charity projects in over 25 developing nations through my non-profit, Medical Exchange International.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1986
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1981 - 1984
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1984
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Special Recognition Award - Founder & Chair of Permanente Anesthesiology Symposium 1987-2012 The Permanente Medical Group, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Transient Neurologic Symptoms After Spinal Anesthesia- An Epidemiologic Study of 1863 Patients  
    Freedman J, Larsen B, Drasner K et al., Anesthesiology

Press Mentions

  • Transfusions Wane: Drug Lance Armstrong Used Can Also Help Eliminate Need for Blood During Surgery
    Transfusions Wane: Drug Lance Armstrong Used Can Also Help Eliminate Need for Blood During SurgeryApril 23rd, 2019

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