Our doctors have a variety of backgrounds and experience but we have one thing in common: CAMA physicians are all Board-certified anesthesiologists, which means we have the training and expertise to provide top-quality anesthesia for whatever type of surgery you are having. Every physician hired since the group began came from excellent medical schools and with outstanding professional and personal references. We aim for friendly, professional service—we want a patient to feel comfortable asking any question before surgery and to feel safe during surgery. All the CAMA physicians and families enjoy living in the San Luis Obispo County area and strongly believe in the importance of top quality physicians in our local hospitals and communities. It’s important to our doctors that when our patients think of excellent anesthesia services, you think of Coastal Anesthesiology. CAMA is helped on the business side by a great team of quality professionals. All billing, insurance claims and fee matters are handled by our independent billing service, Specialized Billing Service, located in Santa Maria. SBS works only with anesthesiologists and understands the unique aspects of anesthesia billing and claims, with 25 years of experience working closely with our physicians. Owners Tracy Moreno and Sandy Sands take pride with their staff in their timely, professional approach to helping you understand your insurance plan and billing details. On the administrative side, Practice Administrator Carlyn Christianson works closely with the group on all of the business aspects not connected with billing and claims—such as scheduling, contracting, hiring, communication. Like our physicians, one of Carlyn’s biggest interests is making sure that CAMA is delivering high-quality care, and so it is important to her that you contact her should you have feedback or questions about the care you received, even if you do not wish to speak directly to the doctor (or even if you do!) Here are the CAMA doctors in alphabetical order: Matthew Barry, D.O., joined CAMA in July 2008, coming to San Luis Obispo with his family upon completing his military obligations after getting his training with the army. He attended the TOURO College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo for his D.O. and did his residency at the Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley. Dr. Barry and his wife distinguish themselves by both graduating from Cal Poly SLO in 1995. Guy Chirman, M.D. arrived in SLO in May of 2000, moving here from Bakersfield with his family after visting the Central Coast on many occasions. He received his training in California, getting his M.D. from the University of Southern California and completing his residency at the L.A. County-USC Medical Center. Saul David, M.D. was hired in the fall of 2001, moving here from the same Bakersfield group as Dr. Chirman. His medical education was received from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in Mexico and at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. David performed his residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, and then went on to earn Fellowships in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia at The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and in Obstetrical Anesthesia at USC Women’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Shawn Fouhy, M.D. was hired in July 2005, completing his residency at UC San Diego at that time and moving here with his wife. His medical degree was received from the University of Colorado at Denver. Terry Hack, M.D. was hired in 2005 and came to SLO with his family via New York, having originally completed a stint in the Navy where he received his medical degree, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD and then going on to complete his anesthesia residencies at the Naval Hospital in Oakland and then at the University of California at San Francisco. Robert Hetzel, M.D. was instrumental in forming CAMA and served as its original Managing Partner in 1998 after working in the San Luis Obispo area for a number of years. He received his M.D. from Georgetown University and completed his anesthesia residency at Tufts University St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts with an emphasis in Critical Care Medicine at UC Irvine during his last year. Damian Horstman, M.D. joined CAMA in January 2008, completing his residency at Stanford University and moving to San Luis Obispo with his family. He received his medical degree from the University of California at Davis. Sundarampillai Jeyanandarajan, M.D. or “Dr. Rajan”, is distinguished by being one of the original team of physicians brought to San Luis Obispo to begin the award-winning heart program at French Hospital many years ago. He received his medical degree from the University of Sri Lanka and completed his anesthesia residency at the French & Polyclinic Medical School & Hospital in New York City. Richard O’Neil, Jr., M.D., joined CAMA in 2000, moving with his family from southern California. Dr. O’Neil received his medical degree from Albany Medical College of Union University in New York, and completing his residencies at the University of California at Los Angeles with an emphasis on pediatric anesthesia during his final year. | | 
Sharon Peach, M.D., moved to San Luis Obispo with her family in July 2009, coming out of a nationally-recognized hospital located in Vail, Colorado and specializing in regional anesthesia techniques. She received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University. Owen Shea, M.D., joined CAMA in 1998, having moved to San Luis Obispo with his wife in 1996 directly out of residency at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he distinguished himself as Chief Resident. He also received his medical degree from UCLA. Julie Smelser, M.D., joined CAMA in 1998, having moved to San Luis Obispo in 1994 with her husband to start her career in anesthesiology. She completed her medical degree at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, and did her residency at the University of California in San Francisco, distinguishing herself by serving as Chief Resident. Scott Smelser, M.D. also joined CAMA after moving to the area in 1994 with his wife. He received his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego and completed his residency at the University of California in San Francisco. Ronald Smith-Arizmendi, M.D. joined CAMA's practice in 1999. M. Margaret Stenger, M.D. joined CAMA after working in San Luis Obispo for a number of years prior to 1998. She received her medical degree from the University of California in Los Angeles, and went on to distinguished post-graduate training, completing her residency at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and Fellowships in both Pediatric Anesthesia and in the Vascular/Pain area. Andrew Sun, M.D. joined CAMA in 1998 after working in the area since 1994. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, completing his residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Dr. Sun has the unusual background of being a former instructor and assistant professor at Loma Linda which allowed him the opportunity to teach in China under a joint venture and furthered his interest in acupuncture. Jerrold Vest, M.D. has worked with CAMA since its formation, after working in the area for a number of years. He received his medical degree from Loma Linda University in California and completed his residency at the University of California at San Francisco, then earning a Fellowship in Neuranesthesia at the University of Texas in San Antonio. Bennett Weiss, M.D. joined CAMA in the fall of 1999 after working in Santa Barbara for several years. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and completed his residency at the University of California at Los Angeles. Paul Wolfrom, D.O. joined CAMA in May 2008 after working in the Riverside area and then Las Vegas for five years. He is happily familiar with the Central Coast after visiting family here for years. He received his degree from the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, and completed his residency at Loma Linda University in California. Eric Zeeb, M.D. joined CAMA in 2003, directly out of his residency at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine at Denver, where he also received his medical degree. He was distinguished by serving as Chief Resident during his residency. |
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