KEITH J. CHAMBERLIN, MD, MBA FASA
Chamberlin Health, Inc.
I’m Keith J. Chamberlin, MD, MBA, FASA, an award-winning anesthesiologist with an active clinical practice. I was educated at Georgetown and previously served as faculty at Dartmouth. I bring extensive administrative experience in quality, safety, credentialing, and the development of clinical policies and procedures. I’ve served as Hospital Chief of Staff and led multiple medical groups and an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) as CEO. I’m also a decorated United States Army veteran and a seasoned expert witness with experience in both depositions and trial testimony.
Professional Experience
Marin Health Medical Center, Greenbrae, CA 2005-Present
Medical Director, PeriOperative Services
Clinical practice of anesthesiology. Extensive experience in cardiac anesthesiology, including bypasses and aortic root repairs. Current clinical practice consists of general anesthesiology, including robotic surgery. Administrative responsibilities include overseeing the operating room, surgeons, and anesthesiologists, and scheduling problems and issues.
Founding Shareholder, Anesthesiology Consultants of Marin, Inc., San Rafael, CA 1990-Present
Clinical Corporation of 30 board-certified anesthesiologists. Was CEO and controlling partner for approximately 20 years. CEO responsibilities included contract negotiations with employees, hospitals, and insurance companies.
Chamberlin Health, Inc., San Rafael, CA 2010-Present
CEO
Part-time healthcare management consulting.
Prima Medical Group, San Rafael, CA 2018-2025
CEO
As CEO, I was responsible for 75 board-certified multi-specialty physicians, including major contract negotiations, clinic scheduling, safety, and quality care.
Sonoma Valley Hospital, Sonoma, CA 2015-2017
Chief of Staff
Responsible for medical staff interaction with hospital administration and the Board of Directors and for medical issues including quality, safety, credentialing, and policies and procedures.
Meritage Accountable Care Organization
Chief Executive Officer 2012-2018
Oversaw clinical profiles, administrative policies, and financial accounting for the entire organization as reported to Medicare.
Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, CA
Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology 1993-1995
Vice-Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology 1989-1993
Full-time private practice, including Intensive Care Unit patient management, acute post-operative pain management service, and obstetrical anesthesia. Recruited from previous position to become Director, Cardiac Anesthesia. Designed, equipped, and implemented Cardiac Anesthesia service for Cardiac Surgery program, including TEE monitoring and examination.
Community Hospital of Chula Vista, Chula Vista, CA 1988-1989
Staff Anesthesiologist
Full-time private practice, including cardiac surgery and active acute pain management service. Responsible for the design and implementation of O.R. scheduling and data management systems.
Marin General Hospital and Ross General Hospital, Greenbrae, CA
Staff Anesthesiologist, May – Aug 1987
Private practice.
The Surgery Center, Oakland, CA Jan – May 1987
Staff Anesthesiologist
Part-time (2-3 days/week) full privileges at Ambulatory Surgery Center.
Moonlighting experience.
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH Aug 1987-1988
Assistant Professor Anesthesiology
Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover, NH 1987-1988
Assistant Professor Anesthesiology
Director of Computer Operations for Anesthesiology Department. Responsible for re-design of the anesthesia record and design and implementation of the anesthesia information management system. Supervised and trained CRNA staff, residents, interns, and medical students.
Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Staff Anesthesiologist 1985-1987
Responsible for 800 cases annually. Supervised medical students, residents, interns, and CRNAs. Served as Director of Computer Operations for the Anesthesia Services Division at Letterman, developing and utilizing computer systems for OR applications. Completely automated the entire operation of the anesthesia service.
Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology
Board Certification 1985-Present
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Fellow 2017-Present
Professional Activities
Member, Advisory Board, Dominican University Barowsky School of Business 2023-Present
Member, Congressional Health Care Advisory Council, 2nd District (Huffman) 2012-Present
Member, American Association of Physician Leaders 2010-Present
Member, American College of Health Care Executives 2010-Present
Member, California Society of Anesthesiologists 1985-Present
Member, Marin Health Medical Center-Quality Assurance & Patient Safety Comm. 2023- Present
Member, Medical Group Management Association 2019-Present
Co-Chair, O.R. Management Committee, Marin Health Medical Center 2015-Present
Awards
Top Anesthesiologist 2015-2021
Top Doctors
Top Anesthesiologist 2011, 2014, 2015, 2025.
Consumer Checkbook
Super Doc 2012, 2013
Bay Area colleagues
Top Anesthesiologist in SF North Bay 2005-2009
SF Magazine
United States Army
Meritorious Service Medal 1987
Education
Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA 2015
Value Measurement in Health Care
Auburn University, Auburn, AL 2009-2011
Master of Business Administration
American Society of Anesthesiologists 2008-2009
Certificate in Business Administration
Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Fellow, Cardiac Anesthesia/ Surgical ICU at Stanford University 1984-1985
Resident, Anesthesiology 1982-1984
11th Aviation Battalion, Frankfurt, Germany 1980-1982
Flight Surgeon: attended 8 weeks of flight school, up to the time I could solo in the
OH-58 helicopter. Flew the OH-58 and UH-1 with an accompanying pilot while in
Frankfurt, Germany. Specialized training and experience in health care aspects of aerodynamic flight. Primary care for soldiers and their families.
William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 1979-1980
Intern, rotating
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. 1975-1979
Medical Doctor
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT 1971-1975
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Presentations
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Practice Management Meeting, San Diego, CA January 2017
“A New Way of Measuring Quality – Publishing your Results to the Public!”
Auburn University Physician Executive MBA Meeting, Auburn, Alabama February 2016
“A Private Practice ACO- Lessons Learned”
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Management Meeting, Houston, TX January 2012
“Why CEOs Want to Change Anesthesia Groups”
Radiological Society of North America Meeting, Miami, Florida April 1977, 1978
“New Methods for Comparing Pre and Post Contrast Enhanced CT Scans”
“The Analysis of Contrast CT Scans: A Study of 50 Cases”
Publications
Anesthesiology Clinics, Practice Management, Successfully Guiding Your Group into the Future, “Value Proposition and Anesthesiology”, Szokol, J., Chamberlin, K., May 2018.
CSA Magazine (California Society of Anesthesiologists)
“Someone Wants Your Practice” 2015
“I need a total knee, but…” 2017
“Get Better at Anesthesia or Get Out!” 2017
“Can Private Practice Anesthesia Survive?” 2015
“Adapt and Prosper: A guide to survival as fee for service payment crawls to extinction” 2014
CSA Online Firsts (California Society of Anesthesiologists) Web Articles
“It’s a Jungle Here Also…”
“Human First, Physician Second”
“CSA Callback”
“ASA 2012 Annual Meeting – A View from The Middle” Nov - 2012
“Add On Cases- Where Safety and Convenience Collide”
“Embracing the Unknown, Nothing to Fear” Jan – 2014
“The PeriOperative Surgical Home and Some Other Stuff at #ANES2014” Feb - 2014
“The ASA 2013 Annual Meeting Ends, Now What’s Ahead?” Nov - 2013
“The Company Model, Not Such Good Company…” Dec - 2013
“Uncovering Covered California” April - 2014
“Don’t Count on That Exclusive Contract” June - 2014
“Put Down that Doughnut – 4 Tips for Not Getting Burned by the Sunshine Act” July - 2014
“Good Grief Charlie Brown, I am Sick over Sick Days!” Jul - 2015
“PM 2017: MACRA/MIPS/APM/BPP/CJR/EPM/PSH/EC/CMS/VBP” Jan - 2017
Expert Witness Experience
Experienced expert witness at both deposition and trial.
Issues I can assist council includes: standard of care, causation, hospital liability, and health care fraud.
Licenses
California#A39684 1983-Present
New Hampshire #75621 1987-1992