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About
Five state medical licenses — California, Michigan, Connecticut, Florida and Illinois — mark out Mohammed Naji’s anesthesia career before you even reach his role at AFMC, where he is the anesthesiologist supporting egg retrieval and other IVF procedures. He graduated from the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine and has more than 20 years of clinical anesthesia experience.
His postgraduate training in the United States ran through New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, the University of Michigan Health System, and New York Medical College (Metropolitan). He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
Day to day he practices in and around San Dimas, California, serving both San Dimas Community Hospital and AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center alongside his work at the fertility clinic. For patients, one practical detail matters: his practice accepts Medicare Blue Cross and other major insurance plans.
Clinical Expertise
- Egg-retrieval anesthesia: anesthesia support for transvaginal oocyte retrieval, the step of an IVF cycle where patient comfort and stable monitoring matter most.
- Procedural sedation for ART surgery: individualized sedation planning for fertility procedures, with vital-sign monitoring throughout.
- Ambulatory surgical anesthesia: anesthesia for same-day procedures where patients go home the same session.
- General hospital anesthesia coverage: a broad case mix maintained through regular practice at two community hospitals.
Why Choose Dr. Naji
Anesthesia quality is not a background detail in an IVF cycle — retrieval comfort and safety hinge on it. Dr. Naji carries board certification from the American Board of Anesthesiology and more than 20 years of clinical work, so retrieval anesthesia is covered by an anesthesia specialist rather than being layered onto a fertility physician’s list.
Multi-state licensure and standing duties at two hospitals mean his recent experience spans far beyond fertility procedures. Patients with underlying medical conditions, or who are anxious about being sedated, get an anesthesia provider whose practice has covered a wide case mix for 20-plus years.
His clinic location in the San Dimas and Anaheim hospital community also makes scheduling and continuity straightforward for local patients.
Professional Affiliations
Dr. Naji’s certification body is the American Board of Anesthesiology, and he holds an active California medical license alongside licenses in Michigan, Connecticut, Florida and Illinois, per his profile. His hospital affiliations are San Dimas Community Hospital (San Dimas, California) and AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center (Anaheim, California).
Suitable For
Patients heading into egg retrieval. If you are scheduled for an oocyte retrieval at AFMC, Dr. Naji is the anesthesia provider for the procedure, and his consult is where you set expectations about sedation and recovery.
IVF patients who want sedation planning up front. Anyone who needs clear answers about how they will be kept comfortable during fertility surgery — including older patients or patients with medical history — is working with a board-certified anesthesiologist with 20-plus years of practice.
Same-day surgical patients. Because retrievals and similar fertility procedures are outpatient, his ambulatory anesthesia experience supports going home the same day with monitored recovery.