Albert H. Tsai

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Bio

Dr. Tsai is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and the Program Director of the Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship. He completed his medical degree and anesthesiology residency at the University of Pennsylvania and a cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowship at Stanford. Dr. Tsai has led numerous educational initiatives at the institutional and national levels, and has special interests in the role of augmented reality technology in medical simulation.

Clinical Focus

Anesthesia
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Administrative Appointments

Program Director, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship (2023 - Present)
Associate Program Director, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship (2020 - 2023)
Clerkship Director, ANES 307A - Stanford Hospital Cardiovascular Anesthesia Clerkship (SUMC) (2019 - 2021)

Honors & Awards

Clinical Teaching Award, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship (2019)
Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Health System (2016)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Program Directors Council (2023 - Present)
Member, ASA Committee on Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia (2021 - Present)
Member, ASA Educational Track Subcommittee on Cardiac Anesthesia (2021 - Present)
Member, ASA Committee on Residents and Medical Students (2021 - Present)
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology (2018 - Present)
Diplomate, National Board of Echocardiography (2018 - Present)
Member, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (2016 - Present)
Member, American Society of Anesthesiologists (2012 - Present)

Professional Education

Board Certification, American Board of Anesthesiology, Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology (2023)
Special Competence Certification, National Board of Echocardiography, Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (2018)
Board Certification, American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology (2018)
Fellowship, Stanford University Hospital, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (2017)
Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Anesthesiology (2016)
Medical Education: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (2012) PA
BA, University of Pennsylvania (2008)

Contact

Academic ahtsai@stanford.edu

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Anesthesia Department 300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3580 MC 5640 Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 723-6412 Fax: (650) 725-8544

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Health Care

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