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Dr. Geoffrey Kenton Lighthall MD

Anesthesiologist

3801 Mirnada Ave. Va Palo Alto Hcs Palo Alto CA, 94304
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Dr. Geoffrey Lighthall is an anesthesiologist practicing in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Lighthall ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Lighthall also might help manage pain after an operation.

Education and Training

Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1995

University of Maryland School of Medicine 1994

Board Certification

AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Critical Care Medicine

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 22 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Publications

  • The joint commission jourl of patient safetyAn institution-wide approach to redesigning magement of cardiopulmory arrests2013
  • ANESTHESIA AND ALGESIAIntroduction of a Rapid Response System at a United States Veterans Affairs Hospital Reduced2010
  • Joint Commission jourl on quality and patient safety / Joint CommissioUsing in situ simulation to improve in-hospital cardiopulmory resuscitation.2010
  • RESUSCITATIONAbnormal vital signs are associated with an increased risk for critical events2009
  • CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEEvaluating the magement of septic shock using patient simulation2007
  • CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEUse of a fully simulated intensive care unit environment for critical event magement training for2003
  • Jourl of intensive care medicinePercutaneous tracheostomy at the bedside: 13 tips for improving safety and success.2014
  • Jourl of intensive care medicineThe pharmacology of airway magement in critical care.2012
  • CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEGeneration of early warnings with smart monitors2012
  • Semirs in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiaThe evolving role of preoperative testing in vascular surgery patients2011
  • Critical care research and practiceUse of physiologic reasoning to diagnose and mage shock States.2011
  • Anesthesiology research and practicePerioperative intravascular fluid assessment and monitoring2011
  • RESUSCITATIONIdentifying the hospitalised patient in crisis2010
  • SIMULATION IN HEALTHCAREA Controllable Patient Monitor for Classroom Video Projectors2010
  • Joint Commission jourl on quality and patient safety / Joint CommissioUsing the rapid response system to provide better oversight of patient care processes.2007
  • Jourl of intensive care medicineThe use of clinical simulation systems to train critical care physicians.2007
  • PHARMACOGENETICS AND GENOMICSGenetic variants of the P-glycoprotein gene Abcb1b modulate opioid-induced hyperalgesia2006
  • CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEFindings of the First Consensus Conference on Medical Emergency Teams2006
  • ANESTHESIOLOGYThe value of simulation training during anesthesia residency2006
  • ACTA AESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDIVICAAn interchangeable Mapleson A-E breathing system is practical and cost effective2006
  • Comprehensive therapyFluid magement in hospitalized patients.2005
  • JOURL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCHAlterations in spil cord gene expression after hindpaw formalin injection2004
  • JOURL OF HYPERTENSIONIdentification of salt-sensitive genes in the kidneys of Dahl rats2004
  • INTERTIOL JOURL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIACorrection of intraoperative coagulopathy2004
  • JOURL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIAAsystole during successive electroconvulsive therapy sessions: A report of two cases2004
  • ANESTHESIA AND ALGESIADexmedetomidine fails to cause hyperalgesia after cessation of chronic administration2003
  • NEUROSCIENCEHeme oxygese type 2 modulates molecular changes during chronic behavioral and exposure to morphine2003
  • JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYAn improved method for topical cerebral cooling during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest2000
  • JOURL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIAA comparison of the onset and clinical duration of high doses of cisatracurium and rocuronium1999
  • PARASITOLOGY TODAYTHE CHROMOSOMES OF LEISHMANIA1992

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Dr. Geoffrey Lighthall, MD

3801 Mirnada Ave. Va Palo Alto Hcs -
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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