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Gregory Hammer, MD, Anesthesiology, Palo Alto, CA, Stanford Health Care

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Anesthesiology Palo Alto, CA

Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pediatric Critical Care

Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics

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Summary

  • I am board certified in pediatrics, anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric critical care medicine. My clinical practice is split between pediatric cardiac anesthesia and intensive care at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and I spend 33% of my time in my lab (clin pharm). I remain an avid fitness enthusiast and am a lifer at Stanford. I am the author of the Amazon best seller, “GAN Without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Healthcare Professionals.”

Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1987 - 1988
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 1985 - 1987
  • Children's Hospital-Oakland
    Children's Hospital-OaklandResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
    University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1982
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthB.S., with Honors, 1975 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1983 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2011 - 2018
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1987 - 1988
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctors in America Woodward/White, Inc
  • Best Doctors in Silicon Valley San Jose Magazine
  • Graduated with Honors University of Illinois, 1982
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Population pharmacokinetics of etomidate in neonates and children with congenital heart disease  
    Su F, Drover DR, Hammer GB, Anderson B, Biopharm Drug Dispos, 1/1/2015
  • A Hemodynamic Model to Guide Blood Pressure Control During Deliberate Hypotension with Sodium Nitroprusside in Children  
    Barrett JS, Hirankarn S, Holford N, Hammer GB, et al, 1/1/2015
  • Evaluation of sodium nitroprusside for controlled hypotension in children during surgery  
    Drover, DR, Hammer GB, Barrett JS, Cohane CA, et al, Front Pharmacol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • The Pharmacokinetics of Etomidate in Neonates and Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
    SU F, Hammer GB, Drover D, et al, Annual Meeting of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2015
  • Sodium nitroprusside is not associated with metabolic acidosis in children
    Hammer GB, Drover DR, Connolly SG, et al, 15th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1/1/2012
  • The Effects of Ketamine on Dexmedetomidine-Induced Electrophysiologic Changes in Children
    Char, D, Drover, D, Hammer, G, Society of Pediatrics and American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Winter Meeting, Tampa, FL, 1/1/2012
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Lectures

  • Dexmedetomidine and Anesthetic Neurotoxicity 
    Sao, Paulo, Brazil - 1/24/2015
  • Pharmacology for the Pediatric Anesthesiologist 
    Sao, Paulo, Brazil - 1/24/2015
  • Anesthesia for Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery 
    Sao, Paulo, Brazil - 1/24/2015
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Other Languages

  • Spanish

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