Dr. Mark David Piehler, MD

Welcome to My Home Page!

About Me

I attended the University of California at Davis. I thought I might make a bigger difference becoming a doctor than becoming a winemaker. I wanted to make people feel better beyond a good glass of wine, so I'm practicing in the ultimate "feel good" specialty: anesthesiology. I joined the medical group in 1990 right out of residency because I really like the Bay Area and I was very impressed with the physicians I interviewed with. Obviously, I'm still impressed with the quality and congeniality of my fellow colleagues. I can not imagine working in another environment. The operating room is definitely an intense and challenging place. I really enjoy practicing anesthesiology there. I'm never bored. Nevertheless, I know it's important to have a balanced life. As a Kaiser Permanente physician, I can have a life outside of medicine. I travel extensively, read voraciously, and keep physically fit and active. I have season tickets to the symphony, the …University of Arizona men's basketball games, and professional indoor lacrosse. I'm a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the California Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Internal Anesthesia Research Society. I occasionally lecture on anesthesiology in the hospital and run the department's quarterly journal club.