Richard Lee Applegate, M.D., F.A.S.A.
Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
To see if Richard Lee Applegate is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
Locations and Contact
Patient Support Services Building
Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-5031
Additional Numbers
Clinic Phone
Clinic Phone
Physician Referrals
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Applegate strives to provide compassionate, safe, quality care to all patients. He believes that all patients deserve individualized, evidence-based, outstanding treatment to help patients attain their best functional outcome after surgery or other procedures requiring anesthesia.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Applegate is a general anesthesiologist who provides care to patients requiring various levels of sedation for a diverse selection of procedures.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Applegate’s research focuses on improving patient outcomes after surgery. He focuses on applications and development of monitoring as a way to guide optimum management. He also has interest in mitigating the impact of traumatic, ischemic, hypoxic and surgical brain injuries.
Division
General Anesthesiology
Undergraduate School
B.S., Social Studies, Pacific Union College, Angwin CA 1978
Medical School
M.D., Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda CA 1982
Residency
Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda CA 1982-1985
Fellowship
Anesthesiology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester MN 1985-1986
Top Reviewers in Cross-Field, Publons, 2019
Top Reviewers in Clinical Medicine, Publons, Top Reviewers in Clinical Medicine, Publons, 2019
Top Reviewers in Clinical Medicine, Publons, Top Reviewers in Clinical Medicine, Publons, 2018
Top Doctors, Sacramento Magazine, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
To view Dr. Applegate's publications, please click here.
Lammers CR, Schwinghammer AJ, Hall B, Kriss RS, Aizenberg DA, Funamura JL, Senders CW, Nittur V, Applegate RL 2nd. Comparison of Oral Loading Dose to Intravenous Acetaminophen in Children for Analgesia After Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Anesth Analg. 2021 Dec 1;133(6):1568-1576. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005678. PMID:34304234.
Shi C, Zhang Z, Goldhammer J, Li D, Kiaii B, Rudriguez V, Boyd D, Lubarsky D, Applegate R, Liu H. Effect of lipid-lowering medications in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting surgery outcomes. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Apr 26;22(1):122. doi:10.1186/s12871-022-01675-9. PMID:35473580.
Tsymbal E, Ayala S, Singh A, Applegate RL 2nd, Fleming NW. Study of early warning for desaturation provided by Oxygen Reserve Index in obese patients. J Clin Monit Comput. 2021 Aug;35(4):749-756. doi:10.1007/s10877-020-00531-w. Epub 2020 May 18. PMID:32424516.
Dharmasukrit C, Chan SYS, Applegate RL 2nd, Tancredi DJ, Harvath TA, Joseph JG. Frailty, Race/Ethnicity, Functional Status, and Adverse Outcomes After Total Hip/Knee Arthroplasty: A Moderation Analysis. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jun;36(6):1895-1903. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2021.01.033. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID:33573811.
Raval RN, Small O, Magsino K, Chakravarthy V, Austin B, Applegate R, Dorotta I. Remote Ischemic Pre-conditioning in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective Pilot Trial. Neurocrit Care. 2021 Jun;34(3):968-973. doi:10.1007/s12028-020-01122-y. Epub 2020 Oct 13. PMID:33051793.
Fleming NW, Singh A, Lee L, Applegate RL 2nd. Oxygen Reserve Index: Utility as an Early Warning for Desaturation in High-Risk Surgical Patients. Anesth Analg. 2021 Mar 1;132(3):770-776. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005109. PMID:32815872.
Huang L, Applegate Ii RL, Applegate PM, Gong L, Ocak U, Boling W, Zhang JH. Inhalation of high-concentration hydrogen gas attenuates cognitive deficits in a rat model of asphyxia induced-cardiac arrest. Med Gas Res. 2019 Jul-Sep;9(3):122-126. doi:10.4103/2045-9912.266986. PMID:31552874.