Dameron Hospital | Health Outlook | Winter 2018

and is actively working on expanding its services beyond the Bay Area. “It makes perfect sense to create a presence in the Central Valley with Dameron,” says Dr. Woo. “It’s an outstanding hospital with a dedicated staff and a great practice environment for our cardiothoracic surgery program. “We believe that what we are able to provide as an established center of excellence for cardiothoracic surgery will complement the high level of care and services already offered by Dameron Hospital,” he says. “This new program will enhance the standard of surgical care available in the community and leverages the best of what Stanford Health Care and Dameron bring to the table, respectively, as health care providers.” With the addition of the program, Dameron patients with heart and lung disease can now receive the highest quality of care available in our community. Full-time care Eric Keyser, MD, Medical Director of the Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program at lass cardiac care to our community Meet Eric Keyser, MD Eric Keyser, MD, is Dameron Hospital’s first Stanford faculty surgeon and Medical Director of the Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program. Dr. Keyser’s skill and experience bring new surgical techniques to Dameron. He is board-certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American Board of Medical Specialties: cardiothoracic surgery and general surgery; the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: cardiac surgery and general surgery; the American College of Cardiology; and the American Board of Surgery. Dameron Hospital and Stanford clinical assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery, practices full time at Dameron Hospital in Stockton as a member of Dameron’s Medical Staff under this jointly operated program. He is trained and experienced in advanced cardiac and thoracic surgery procedures. “My goal as a surgeon is to provide the safest and best cardiothoracic surgical procedures and techniques for all of my patients, but particularly the frail elderly,” says Dr. Keyser. “To this end I have specialized in the safest and most advanced approaches to heart and lung surgery because this is the kind of care I would want members of my own family to receive.” THE HEART OF GOOD CARE: Call Dameron Hospital at 209-944-5550 to find out how The Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program can help your heart. dameronhospital.org 3 School of Medicine,” says Lorraine P. Auerbach, President and CEO of Dameron Hospital. “We will now be able to offer a new level of cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures right here in our community, which is what our residents need and deserve. Stanford’s leading-edge patient care, research and care innovations will be available right here. We understand that residents frequently leave our area to access the level of care provided by world- renowned medical institutions like Stanford Health Care. Dameron can now give members of our community a much better option—locally, without having to leave.” Expert surgeons The program is composed of surgeons who are faculty members in the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, led by Department Chairman and world- renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Joseph Woo, MD. According to Dr. Woo, Stanford Health Care is creating new models to deliver seamless continuity of care for every patient