Anesthesia Preoperative Evaluation Clinic at Byers Eye Institute

2452 Watson Court
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: 650-723-6995

Getting Here »

For Patients

We plan to perform a very thorough assessment of your readiness for anesthesia. You can help us in this process by obtaining past and current medical records, test results and films. When we have access to all of this information, we may be able to avoid sending you for additional testing.

Anesthesia Evaluation: What to Bring

Please bring the following to your anesthesia evaluation appointment, if you have them:

  • Medical records
  • Laboratory test results
  • Cardiac test results, including ECG and stress test results
  • Contact information for your physician(s)

If you have questions about whether or not you should bring a particular document or test result, please do bring it with you.

You may hand carry these items to your appointment to the clinic where you will have your preoperative evaluation or fax them in advance.

Call us to make an appointment

For Referring Physicians

At Stanford, we work with medically complex and frail patients other anesthesia providers decline to treat. While many anesthesia providers won’t evaluate a patient until a surgery date is set, we will see high-risk patients for a consult-only appointment in advance to determine if they meet the necessary criteria to receive anesthesia.

HOW TO REFER

Fax a referral form with supporting documentation to 650-320-9443.

High-Risk Patients: Anesthesia Readiness Evaluation
What if My Patient Does Not Meet the Criteria for Anesthesia?