George J. Graf, MD, an Anesthesiologist with Westside Anesthesia and West Valley Medical Aesthetics

Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. George J. Graf, who serves patients throughout the State of California.

Dr. Graf is a compassionate, experienced, and thorough anesthesiologist specializing in pain management. He offers comprehensive care to his patients which include medication management, interventional pain procedures and detoxification from various medications.

Currently, he is the Managing Partner at Westside Anesthesia, with surgery centers throughout the State of California. He also works alongside Karen Chamberlin at West Valley Medical Aesthetics in Agoura Hills.

In regards to his educational background, Dr. Graf graduated with his Undergraduate Degree from Miami University, after which he earned his Medical Degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 1979. He then went on to perform his residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1982, and his fellowship in pain management at Yale in 1984.

Board certified in anesthesiology, the doctor is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology. 

Furthermore, he is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

With a long history in medication management and opioid detoxification, Dr. Graf developed a unique and very successful method for managing opioid withdrawal, “Ultra Rapid Opioid Detoxification.“

Among his professional affiliations, he is an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the California Society of Addiction Medicine, and the International Spine Intervention Society.

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. 

With a considerable academic history, Dr. Graf has been an Assistant Professor at both Yale and UCLA. He has also authored over a dozen books and articles while producing a considerable amount of medical research over the last three decades. 

Learn More about Dr. George J. Graf:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1490052-George-Graf-Anesthesiologist, through Westside Anesthesia, https://www.westsideanesthesia.org/about or through West Valley Medical Aesthetics, https://www.westvalleymedicalaesthetics.com/about/

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