JohnFreedmanMD
Anesthesiology • Santa Rosa, CAObstetrical Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care
Anesthesiologist
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Office
401 Bicentennial Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95403Phone+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)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1986- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1981 - 1984
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1984
- University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
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
- 14 citationsONTraC: A 20-Year History of a Successfully Coordinated Provincewide Patient Blood Management Program: Lessons Learned and Goals Achieved.Katerina Pavenski, Alanna Howell, C David Mazer, Gregory M T Hare, John Freedman
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2022-09-01
Journal Articles
- Transient Neurologic Symptoms After Spinal Anesthesia- An Epidemiologic Study of 1863 PatientsFreedman J, Larsen B, Drasner K et al., Anesthesiology
Press Mentions
Transfusions Wane: Drug Lance Armstrong Used Can Also Help Eliminate Need for Blood During SurgeryApril 23rd, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Member
External Links
- Medical Exchange Internationalhttp://www.medicalexchangeintl.org
- Dr. John Freedman - Independent Scholar & Lecturerhttp://www.travelenrichmentservices.com
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