ClaudiaBenkwitzMDPhD
Anesthesiology • San Francisco, CAPediatric Anesthesiology
Professor Dept of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care Div. of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
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Office
1975 4th St
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-476-4392- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Claudia Benkwitz is an anesthesiologist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from Julius Maximilian University Wurzburg Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. She specializes in pediatric anesthesiology.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2011 - 2012
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2007 - 2010
Geisinger Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2007
Julius Maximilian Univ Wurzburg- Fac MedClass of 2001, MD, PhD
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2013 - 2018
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2007- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsHippocampal β2-GABAA receptors mediate LTP suppression by etomidate and contribute to long-lasting feedback but not feedforward inhibition of pyramidal neurons.Alexander G Figueroa, Claudia Benkwitz, Gabe Surges, Nicholas A. Kunz, Gregg E. Homanics, Robert A. Pearce> ;Journal of Neurophysiology. 2021 Aug 18
- 2 citationsResection of a Posterior Mediastinal Mass in a 4-Year-Old Child Complicated by Difficult Airway Management and Emergent Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Valerie Au, Benjamin Marsh, Claudia Benkwitz> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2020 Sep 30
- 1 citationsPreoperative Laboratory Studies for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Multi-Institutional Perspective.Stephanie E. Jones, Edmund H. Jooste, Erin A. Gottlieb, Jamie M. Schwartz, Dheeraj Goswami, Nischal K. Gautam, Claudia Benkwitz, Laura A. Downey, Nina A. Guzzetta, Lui...> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2019 May 1
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Press Mentions
Preoperative Laboratory Studies for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Multi-Institutional PerspectiveMay 23rd, 2019
Hospital Affiliations
UCSF Benioff Childrens HospitalSan Francisco, California
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
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