Sampaguita-Inez P. Tafoya, MD

Specialties

Pediatric Anesthesia
Anesthesiology

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Languages Spoken:

English

Sampaguita (Sam) Tafoya, M.D., is a pediatric anesthesiologist and the assistant chair of the department of anesthesia at Shriners Children's Northern California, where she is dedicated to excellence in patient care.

She serves as the hospital's Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee chair, and is the elected secretary for the Medical Executive Committee. She is committed to the Shriners Children's organization at the corporate level as well, and is a member of the Anesthesia Executive Committee.

While in training, Dr. Tafoya was granted both the Outstanding Senior Resident award and Housestaff Professionalism award at UC Davis. In addition to her work at Shriners Children's, Dr. Tafoya is a volunteer clinical faculty member at the UC Davis Health System.

Her academic interests lie in pediatric regional anesthesia, resuscitation management and multimodal pain therapies. She was recently published in Pediatric Anesthesia: Pediatric Anesthesia During the Coronavirus Disease Epidemic - One Pediatric Surgical Hospital's Rapid Transition Back to Care.

She has lectured extensively on pediatric anesthesiology and is active in several professional organizations including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, California Society of Anesthesiologists, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia and the International Anesthesia Research Society.

Her experience as a dedicated mother of two young children makes her an extremely compassionate caregiver for children having surgery at Shriners Children's Northern California.

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Pediatric Care

Specialty

Anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesia

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Board Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - General

Education and Training

Medical Education|UC Davis Medical Center|Sacramento|CA||06/30/2007

Internship|Kaiser Permanente|Los Angeles|CA||06/30/2008

Residency|UC Davis Medical Center|Sacramento|CA||06/30/2011

Fellowship|UC Davis|Sacramento|CA||06/30/2012

Academic Positions and Locations

UC Davis Medical Center
Volunteer Clinical Professor

Leadership and Memberships

2016-Present: Assistant Chair, Department of Anesthesia, Shriners Children's Northern California
2006-Present: Member, American Society of Anesthesiologists
2009-Present: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
2008-Present: California Society for Anesthesiologists
2016-Present: Chair, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Shriners Children's Northern California
2016-Present: Member, Anesthesia Executive Committee, Shriners Children's

Awards and Honors

2016, Certificate for Excellence in AIMS (Anesthesia Information Management System) Leadership
2011, Outstanding Senior Resident Award, UC Davis Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
2011, House Staff Professionalism Award, UC Davis Medical Center
2003-2007, California Endowment Scholar, UC Davis School of Medicine
1999-2003, Provost Scholar, University of San Diego

Academic Works and Presentations

Presentation: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Conference Spring 2020 Annual Meeting - Medical Tattooing and Implications in Anesthesia (2020)
Lecture: Pediatric Orthopedic Case Conference, Shriners Children's Northern California - Pain Management for Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery (2014-Present)
Lecture: Shriners Children's Northern California - Local Anesthetic Toxicity (2018)
Lecture: Shriners Children's Western Regional Conference - Multimodal Anesthesia (2017)
Presentations: Women in Medicine Conference, American River College (2004-2007)