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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
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