James
K. DelloRusso, M.D. , President and Founding Partner, VaPRNet
Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology
Dr. DelloRusso has
actively practiced in Southern California since 1988, including diverse clinical care and many administrative/leadership capacities
for multispecialty and anesthesiology groups. He was Chairman of Anesthesiology and Director of the outpatient
surgery center for many years for Friendly Hills Medical Group in La Habra before creating the current anesthesia group now
existing as VaPRNet Anesthesiology Network.
His training and experience include residency at Monmouth Medical Center
(NJ- Hahnemann University affiliate), a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in
Philadelphia, leadership in Quality and Performance improvement functions and education at the Group and Hospital
level.
James F. Carillo, M.D., Vice President and Founding Partner, VaPRNet
Board
Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology
Dr.
Carillo has been a practicing anesthesiologist and administrator in Southern California for 24 years, with 2 years as Chairman
of Anesthesiology and Medical Director of Outpatient Services at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. He has extensive
inpatient and outpatient experience, and has been associated with the VaPRNet group since 2001. He is a graduate of
the University of Iowa Medical School.
Dr. Carillo's
residency training was done at LAC/USC Medical Center, and he has been a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at
USC. He also holds a Master's Degree in Human Nutrition from Columbia University.
Michael Schneider,
M.D., Secretary-Treasurer and Partner, VaPRNet
Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology
Dr. Schneider has broad experience in anesthesiology practice, with Fellowship training in both Pediatric
(Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh) and Obstetric (Magee Womens' Hospital) anesthesia. His residency training was
at University Health Center of Pittsburgh. He is a past Associate Director of Obstetric Anesthesia and Assistant
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at University of California Irvine Medical Center. His 15 years of practice encompass
all inpatient and outpatient care. He has also been involved in a wide variety of committee, informatics and education
work at the department and hospital levels.
Stephen Kouri, M.D., Founding Partner, VaPRNet
Board
Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology
Dr. Kouri trained at University
of California and subsequently trained as a Fellow at Cleveland Clinic for Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, where he also taught
residents after his fellowship. He has been in practice since 1998 and has a wide array of experience in hospital and outpatient
anesthesia, and in in-service teaching.
Atul Grover, M.D., Founding Partner, VaPRNet
Board Certified, American
Board of Anesthesiology
Dr. Grover has 9 years of experience in hospital-based and outpatient anesthesia,
with specific expertise in cardiac anesthesiology and transesophageal echocardiography; specialty training includes cardiothoracic/vascular
anesthesia and critical care medicine. His residency training was done at USC Medical Center.
Andrew Kim, M.D., Founding
Partner, VaPRNet
Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology
Dr. Kim has been practicing
locally for 8 years, and has considerable hospital and outpatient experience, including pediatric dentistry. His residency
and Fellowship training in Pediatric Anesthesia was done at Stanford University Hospital.
John Petraglia,
M.D., Founding Partner, VaPRNet
Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology
Diplomate,
American Academy of Pain Management
Certified Qualified Evaluator for the Division of Workers Compensation
Dr. Petraglia completed medical school and residency at State University of New York at Downstate
and The New York Hospital Columbia –Cornell Medical Center. He specializes in the latest and most innovative Pain
Management techniques, including "alternative" methods of therapy. Please visit www.gotpaindocs.com.
His anesthesiology background is also extensive, and includes both inpatient and outpatient care. Dr. Petraglia has
also obtained a Cosmetic Surgeon designation from The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He now performs aesthetic
and cosmetic procedures, and he is founder of NuLooks Interventional Med Spa in Newport Beach and Fresno. Please
visit www.Getnulooks.com.
Marc Gianzero, M.D., Partner, VaPRNet
Board Certified, American Board of Anesthesiology
Dr. Gianzero has been practicing anesthesia
in the greater Orange County and Los Angeles areas for 9 years, since completing his training at the University of California
at Irvine. He has been on staff at the Community of Hospital of Long Beach since reopening their doors in 2001 and is one
of the partners of the VaPRNet Anesthesiaology Network. During his residency, he was honored with his class academic excellence
award, served as chief resident, and was chosen to present his research at the CSA after awarded as a top presenter
at the Western Anesthesia Research Conference (WARC) in 1997.
Dr. Gianzero graduated from the University of Notre Dame
in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked extensively in the field of petroleum engineering
research where he modeled numerous well-logging tools on computers and co-authored several research papers before embarking
on a medical career at medical school at the University of Texas at Galveston from 1990-1994.