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Independent outpatient anesthesia

Anesthesia built for the way surgery centers actually run.

Pontine partners with ambulatory surgery centers and office-based practices that can't afford slow rooms or groggy patients. Advanced nerve blocks, efficient turnover, and physicians who treat your center like their own.

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Bright outpatient operating room with an anesthesia machine beside the table

S.F. Bay Area · since 2012

Independent since
2012
Outpatient — no hospital contracts
100%
Nerve block efficacy
~100%
Surgeon satisfaction
100%

Why Pontine

Hospital groups treat ASCs as a side business. For us, it's the whole business.

Exclusively outpatient
No hospital RFPs, no divided attention. Our entire practice is designed around ASCs and office-based surgery — fast starts, fast turnover, same-day discharge.
Regional anesthesia, mastered
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks with near-100% efficacy. Patients wake up comfortable, skip the narcotics, and go home sooner — your PACU will notice.
Partners, not vendors
Independent and physician-owned since 2012. We help centers grow case volume, streamline workflow, and build programs — value beyond the OR.
Gloved hands guiding an ultrasound probe for a nerve block

Services

The anesthesia we deliver.

General Anesthesia

Fully unconscious, airway-managed anesthesia with rapid, clear-headed emergence.

Nerve Blocks

Our signature: ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia with near-100% efficacy.

MAC Sedation

Physician-titrated IV sedation with an anesthesiologist managing every minute.

Who we serve

Built for outpatient settings — exclusively.

What partners say

Surgeons request us. Nurses thank us.

  • “I have yet to work with an anesthesiologist that has provided more benefit to the surgical workflow, and thus directly translated to more surgical productivity.”
    Robert Peterson, MD · Northbay Healthcare, Dept. of Orthopedics
  • “Their skill with ultrasound nerve blocks is also noteworthy. Patients who receive nerve blocks are reliably comfortable and usually require no additional narcotics in the recovery room, making their recovery quick and the PACU nurse's job much easier.”
    Alexis Nunez, RN · Director of Nursing, San Francisco Surgery Center
  • “We have consistently excellent reviews from our patients and our surgeons repeatedly request PAC to care for their patients.”
    Alexis Nunez, RN · Director of Nursing, San Francisco Surgery Center

About Pontine

Pontine — from the Latin for bridge.

We carry patients safely from preoperative uncertainty to recovery, and carry surgery centers from goals to outcomes. Independent and physician-owned since 2012 — trained at premier academic institutions, practicing at the leading edge of outpatient anesthesia.

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The Golden Gate Bridge rising above the fog at sunrise

Our physicians

The people behind the practice.

Board-certified anesthesiologists, academically trained, and exclusively focused on outpatient care — the same faces your center and your patients see every time.

  • Physician Name, MD

    Board Certified, Anesthesiology

  • Physician Name, MD

    Board Certified, Anesthesiology

  • Physician Name, MD

    Board Certified, Anesthesiology

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Let's talk about your center.

A 30-minute discovery call is usually enough to know if we're a fit.

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