Maurice Zwass

MD

Pain medicine physician and pediatric anesthesiologist
Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Dr. Maurice Zwass is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist who cares for pediatric patients. He is division chief of pediatric anesthesiology.

After earning his medical degree from UCSF, Zwass completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego, followed by an anesthesia residency at UCSF. He completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine and pediatric anesthesia at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

  • Education

    UCSF, MD, 1981

  • Residencies

    UC San Diego, Pediatrics, 1985

    UCSF, Anesthesiology, 1987

  • Fellowships

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Anesthesia, 1988

  • Academic Title

    Professor Emeritus

  • Languages

    Spanish

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