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Motto: Board Certified Anesthesiologist. Developer of PK intravenous sedation, patient-centered care & the safer anesthesia choice for cosmetic surgery. Author of the Anesthesia in Cosmetic Surgery book.
Curriculum Vitae
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: December 6, 1948
Education
High School: Plymouth Whitemarsh, Plymouth Meeting, PA 1963-1966
College: Muhlenberg, Allentown, PA 1966-1970
Medical School: Temple University, Phila, PA 1970-1974
Internship: Chestnut Hill Hospital, Phila, PA 1974-1975
Residency: Anesthesia, Stanford, CA 1975-1977
License: CA # G-29706 Â Â Â July, 1975, Santa Clara County
Certification: Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology, #9510
Written exam 6/77 (once); Oral exam 4/80 (once)
Liability insurance: The Doctors’ Company, policy #21919, $1M/3M
Private practice
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Free-lance anesthesia coverage San Francisco Bay area Hospitals included: Mount Diablo, Concord; John Muir, Walnut Creek; Presbyterian-Pacific Medical Center, St. Mary’s, St. Joseph’s & Chinese, San Francisco; Valley Memorial, Livermore 7/77 - 4/80
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Mills Memorial Hospital, San Mateo, CA, full time 4/80 - 8/80
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA, full time 9/80 - 1/91
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includes:Â Open Heart Team 10/81 - 4/87
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James Irvine Surgicenter 4/87 - 1/91
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Office based & ambulatory surgery center practice 2/91 - present
Academic appointment:
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Associate Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care
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The University of California, Irvine
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Volunteer Clinical Faculty 2009-2010
Expert Reviewer, Medical Board of California 2005 - present
Reviewer for Peer Reviewed, Index Medicus Journals:
Anesthesia & Analgesia, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, Elsevier Science, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD
Editorial Board, Outpatient Surgery Magazine, Paoli, Pennsylvania 2001-2007
Dr. Barry L. Friedberg M.D., A.M.C is a recognized author of many publications and presentations. Full details available here.
Watch Dr. Friedberg on TV FOX 5 News talking about anesthesia risks (broadcasted May 5th, 2010)
Anesthesiologist spreads the message about brain monitor use and surgery http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/520656.html?nav=5006
'Going Under' in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Sunday, October 24, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2010/10/24/health/7204163&s...
Barry Friedberg M.D. speaking about anesthesia outside of the Los Angeles Courthouse on January 4, 2011 /the first day of the Preliminary Trial concerning the unfortunate passing of M. Jackson/. His purpose was to speak with the public in an effort to educate them on the proper and safe use of anesthesia.
Download the Anesthesia Patient Safety Brochure by Dr. Barry Friedberg, M.D.
Our videos
Watch Dr. Barry Friedberg talking about anesthesia risk and patient safety on TV FOX5 News (May 4th, 2010)
Dr Barry Friedberg, M.D. giving his expert opinion on the Propofol use without the patient brain monitoring in the case of Michael Jackson's death.
What questions you should ask before undergoing a surgery in complete anesthesia. Why is it so important to know "will I have a brain monitor for my surgery"?
All aspects about goign under. Negative effects of complete anesthesia and how to prevent them. What are the most anesthesia risks? Watch Dr Barry Friedberg, M.D., a board certified anesthesiologist talking about safety precautions before going under. How brain monitor can help avoid overmedication and brain damage.
What you need to know about anesthesia before going under the knife. Watch Dr. B. Friedberg on San Diego 6 News talking about patient safety when going under.
Our articles
A brief history of ketamine (Ketalar®)
My advocacy of the routine use of ketamine (Ketalar®) in adults for day surgery cases has made me a lightning rod for enormous criticism since 1993. If you are not familiar with the controversies around the use of ketamine, here is a quick history
Minimally Invasive Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Just as surgery has become less invasive, it's time to lighten up on our approach to outpatient anesthesia. As facility managers and anesthesia providers move beyond the rhetoric and search for real answers to eliminating post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and pain, growing numbers have moved to a minimally invasive anesthetic (MIA) approach for minimally invasive procedures. Rather than using benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants, inhalational agents and opioids, an MIA approach takes advantage of the surgeon’s use of local anesthesia for the analgesia portion of the hypnosis + analgesia = anesthesia equation. 
2010-03-08 My advocacy of the routine use of ketamine (Ketalar®) in adults for day...
2010-01-07 Just as surgery has become less invasive, it's time to lighten up on our...
concerning the topic: A brief history of ketamine (Ketalar®)
Thank you for your interest and questions. The use of PK anesthesia is limited only by the...more »
