Dameron Hospital | Health Outlook | Summer 2019

Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Merced, CA Permit No. 1186 525 W. Acacia St. Stockton, CA 95203 Meet the newest staff members at Dameron EXCEPTIONAL patient care requires skill and compassion. Dameron Hospital would like to introduce you to some of our newest physicians and highly qualified professionals who recently joined our medical staff. Your health is in good hands. We have a new look! Visit dameronhospital.org . Yasuhiro Shudo, MD Cardiothoracic surgeon Also joining Dameron as one of our newest cardiothoracic surgeons under our Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program is Yasuhiro Shudo, MD. In addition to being a cardiothoracic surgeon here at Dameron, Dr. Shudo is also a clinical instructor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University. He received his medical degree from Osaka University Medical School in Osaka, Japan, followed by his PhD from the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. Dr. Shudo also completed two surgery residencies—one at Osaka University and the other at the Osaka General Prefectural Hospital. He served cardiovascular surgery fellowships at the Osaka Rosai Hospital and the Osaka University Hospital, as well as cardiovascular surgery research fellowships with the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University. Dr. Shudo is a member of many professional societies, including the Japan Surgical Society, the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, and the Japanese College of Cardiology. He is also on multiple editorial boards and a published author in several professional medical journals. A. Claire Watkins, MD Cardiothoracic surgeon Brought on to support our growing Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program, A. Claire Watkins, MD, joins Dameron as one of our newest cardiothoracic surgeons. Dr. Watkins brings with her many years of professional experience, concentrating in the areas of endovascular aortic surgery, structural heart intervention, coronary surgery, heart valve surgery, aortic surgery and cases involving peripheral vascular disease. She received her medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee, and received her master’s degree in clinical research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Dr. Watkins served her cardiothoracic surgery residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and held two fellowships abroad: one in interventional radiology at the Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand, and the other in vascular surgery at the Hospital Marie Lannelongue in France. She also holds a license in fluoroscopy and is a member of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Outside of the surgery room, Dr. Watkins enjoys skiing, golf, cooking and reading.