PedroTanakaMD

Anesthesiology • Stanford, CA

Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesia, Stanford University Medical Center

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000

Education & Training

Faculdade Evangélica do ParanáClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2013 - 2026

Clinical Trials

Desflurane or Propofol Anesthesia in Elderly Obese Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 4
An Anesthesia-Centered Bundle to Reduce Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: The PRIME-AIR Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 27
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Development and Pilot Testing of a Programmatic System for Competency Assessment in US Anesthesiology Residency Training.
Glenn E Woodworth, Zachary T Goldstein, Aditee P Ambardekar, Mary E Arthur, Caryl F Bailey
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2024-05-01
36 citations
The effect of desflurane versus propofol anesthesia on postoperative delirium in elderly obese patients undergoing total knee replacement: A randomized, controlled, do...
Pedro Paulo Tanaka, Stuart B. Goodman, Barbara R. Sommer, William J. Maloney, James I. Huddleston
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2017-06-01
12 citations
What Makes for Good Anesthesia Teaching by Faculty in the Operating Room? The Perspective of Anesthesiology Residents.
Shin Wakatsuki, Pedro Paulo Tanaka, Rafael Vinagre, Adrian Marty, J. L. Thomsen
Cureus. 2018-05-01

Press Mentions

Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine: Vol. XXIV, Issue 4 1October 1st, 2022
Red Flags, Geography, Exam Scores, and Other Factors Used by Program Directors in Determining Which Applicants Are Offered an Interview for Anesthesiology ResidencyNovember 18th, 2020