Barry L. Friedberg

Barry L. Friedberg, MD, has been a board certified anesthesiologist for over three decades. Inspired by his own anesthesia fears for his hip replacement surgery, he wrote 'Getting Over Going under' to help the general public deal with their anesthesia fears. The Friedberg Method was developed in 1992 and enhanced with the addition of the brain monitor in 1997 to become Goldilocks Anesthesia. Goldilocks Anesthesia allows anesthesiologists to confidently dispense “not too much, not too little, but just the right dosage” of anesthesia. For applying his method to wounded soldiers on the combat field, Dr. Friedberg received a US Congressional award. Dr. Friedberg is a prolific writer, passionate speaker and founder of the non-profit Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation. All book proceeds support the public education mission of his foundation. He lives with his wife, Shelley, and his 120-pound Golden Retriever, Montgomery, in Southern California. He practices throughout the region, and speaks across the country and around the globe on the benefits of putting The Friedberg Method of Goldilocks Anesthesia into practice with measurable and repeatable results.