About our Anesthesia

 

To keep things run smoothly during your surgery and maintain the highest standards of safety Dr. Cruise performs his surgeries at one place: Newport Beach Center for Surgery, which is Medicare Accredited. He primarily works with three anesthesiologists: Dr. Choan, Dr. Reines and Dr. Dror.

 

CEDRIC CHOAN, MD Board Certified Anesthesiologist

 

Dr. Cedric Choan is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiologists. He has been providing outpatient anesthesia to his patients at various ambulatory surgery centers throughout Orange county for the past 10 years.

 

Dr. Choan was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended the University of Hawaii where he earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Biology. He completed his medical education at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana where he was bestowed the degree of Doctor of Medicine. His training consists of 2 years of general surgery residency followed by 3 years of anesthesia residency at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California.

 

In 2000, after practicing at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center for 6 years, Dr. Choan changed gears and decided to concentrate solely on outpatients and refined his anesthetic technique to greatly benefit his patients who underwent same day surgery. He has developed his TIVA (total intravenous anesthesia) technique so that his patients would have a smooth and pleasant anesthetic experience. Nausea, vomiting and the dazed feeling many associate with general anesthesia are virtually eliminated. In fact, the majority are talking and coherent within 10-15 minutes after surgery.

 

Dr. Choan is happily married to Michelle and they have 5 children. He enjoys working in his garden and is a second degree black belt in Kempo.

 

BIRTHDATE

February 24, 1965

 

EDUCATION

1986-1990 M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine

1982-1986 B.A. Biology, University of Hawaii

 

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

1992-1995 Anesthesiology Residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

1991-1992 General Surgery Residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

1990-1991 General Surgery Internship, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

 

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

California Physician License

DEA Controlled Substance License

Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

ACLS Certified

PALS Certified

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Society of Anesthesiologists

California Society of Anesthesiologists

Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia

 

MICHAEL REINES, MD Board Certified Anesthesiologist

 

Michael Reines, MD is board certified anesthesiologist in Newport Beach, California. He is currently practicing outpatient anesthesia and is on the medical staff at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and multiple ambulatory surgery centers in Orange County.

 

Following a brief career in engineering, Dr. Reines entered medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine, in Detroit, Michigan. He was awarded the degree of Medical Doctor (MD) in 1990.

 

Dr. Reines then did his anesthesia residency at Northwestern University, in Chicago, Illinois. Specialized training included pediatric, obstetric, neurological, and cardiac and vascular anesthesia, as well as regional anesthesia techniques and chronic pain management.

 

At the completion of his training, Dr Reines moved to Manistee, Michigan where he was the Medical Director of the anesthesia department at West Shore Medical Center from 1994-2006. He was elected chief of medical Staff in 1997 and 1998.

 

Currently, Dr. Reines specializes in providing anesthesia for ambulatory surgery, focusing on optimal post-operative pain control, with special attention on avoidance of side effects such as nausea and vomiting.

 

Dr. Reines’ wife, Kimiko Snider, MD, is a board certified family practitioner in Newport Beach. They have two boys, Adam and Jacob.

 

EDUCATION

1986-1990 Wayne State University, Medical School

Detroit, Michigan

MD, Graduated June 1990

 

1980-1982 Columbia University, School of Engineering

New York, New York

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Graduated May 1982

 

1977-1982 Hobart College

Geneva, New York

BA, Mathematics, Graduated May 1982

 

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

1991-1994 Northwestern University, The Medical School

Chicago, Illinois

Anesthesiology Residency, Graduated 1994

 

1990-1991 MacNeal Hospital

Berwyn, Illinois

Internship

 

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

California Physician License

DEA Controlled Substance License

ACLS Certified

PALS Certified

Michigan Physician License

Certified,Supervisor and Operator Fluoroscopy

Florida Medical Doctor License

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

Staff Member, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital

Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology

American Society of Anesthesiologists

American Society of Regional Anesthesia

and Pain Medicine

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

International Anesthesia Research Society

Society for Ambulatory Anesthesiologists

California Society of Anesthesiologists

Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists

 

ALAN DROR, M.D. Board Certified Anesthesiologist

 

Dr. Alan Dror is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and is a Diplomate of The American Academy of Pain Management. He has over 20 years of experience, with the majority of his work over the past 7 years focused on cosmetic plastic surgery.

 

Dr. Dror was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated with honors in biochemistry at UCLA and received his medical degree from University of California Davis. Dr. Dror completed his internship in internal medicine at UCLA, residency in anesthesia at Yale, and he completed his fellowship at University of Southern California’s Medical Center in Obstetric Anesthesiology. He’s published numerous articles and was recognized on the front page of Anesthesiology News for his research on the use of spinal morphine on pregnant women during cesarean sections.

 

For 15 years, Dr. Dror has dedicated his subspecialty to OB anesthesia. However, over the last 10 years, he has honed his skills administering general anesthesia specifically for patients undergoing cosmetic plastic surgery in an outpatient setting.

 

“TIVA (Total IV anesthesia) is cost effective and minimally invasive for the patient. By using a combination of drugs administered through an IV, and in combination with the use of a local anesthetic, patients are comfortable, numb, and completely sedated. When patients wake from a surgery using this method, they wake up quickly; feel rested, without experiencing nausea or vomiting. Compared to general anesthesia which involves the use of inhalation gasses, this technique is more difficult to perform. However, it does not result in long wake up times or the usual groggy and nauseous feeling patients typically experience when waking from surgery.”

 

Dr. Dror is married to Gloria. He and his wife live in Orange County, CA. They have 2 children — 9 year old Daniella and 13 year old Jared. Both children are straight A students. Dr Dror plays hockey for Irvine’s advanced beginner league and has been recently named their 1st place goalie.

 

BIRTHDATE

December 9, 1956

Los Angeles, California

 

EDUCATION

1982 M.D. University of California, Davis

1978 B.S. Cum Laude in Biochemistry

University of California, Los Angeles

 

HONORS

B.S. Cum Laude

Biochemistry Departmental Honors

UCLA Honors Program

Deans Honor List

Phi Eta Sigma National Honorary Fraternity

National Science Foundation Grant Recipient

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

7/82-6/83 Straight Internal Medicine Internship

University of California, Los Angeles

San Fernando Valley Program

Los Angeles, California

 

1982-1983 Pre-Med Club Sponsor

California State University

Northridge, California

 

6/83-1/84 PGY-II Residency, Internal Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles

San Fernando Valley Program

Los Angeles, California

 

7/84-7/85 PGY-II Residency, Anesthesiology

Yale-New Haven Medical Center

New Haven, Connecticut

 

7/85-6/86 PGY-III Residency, Anesthesiology

Yale-New Haven Medical Center

New Haven, Connecticut

 

7/86-1/87 Fellow, Obstetric Anesthesiology

University of Southern California Medical Center

Women’s Hospital

Los Angeles, California

 

1/87– Solo Practitioner

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital

Fountain Valley, California

 

1992B present Solo Practitioner

Various surgicenters

Newport Beach, California

 

1995-2004 Solo Practitioner

David Newman Surgericenter

Temecula, California

 

STAFF PRIVILEGES

Active–Fountain Valley Regional Hospital

Fountain Valley, California

 

LICENSURE

California State Medical License G50927

 

DEA#: AD 2239324

 

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Anesthesiology–10/88–cert # 15737

American Academy of Pain Management–5/90–cert # 1329