Craig Belon, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Craig Belon is not currently accepting new patients. 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
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Belon seeks to provide compassionate medical care to all pediatric patients and families. He sub-specializes in pediatric regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. In this area, he seeks to employ the "bio-psycho-social" model to alleviate postop pain and suffering by using new regional anesthesia techniques and addressing all aspects of pediatric pain including anxiety, family structure, and impact of medical conditions on emotional childhood development.
He is currently working actively to promote this methodology internationally.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Belon is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist offering care for children at UC Davis Hospital. He is skilled in pediatric regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. He has special clinical interests in international pediatric surgical and perioperative care.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Belon's research interests include using and training others in the use of ultrasound guided pediatric nerve blocks, research in caudal anesthesia, and promotion and activism to deliver top quality surgical care to children in under served and developing nations.
Division
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.S., UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA 2004
Medical School
M.D., New York Medical College, Valhalla NY 2012
Other School
A.S., Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa CA 2001
Internship
Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York NY 2012-2013
Residency
Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New York, New York NY 2013-2016
Fellowship
Anesthesiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston TX 2016-2017
Adler AC, Belon CA, Guffey DM, Minard CG, Patel NV, Chandrakantan A. Real-Time Ultrasound Improves Accuracy of Caudal Block in Children. Anesth Analg. 2020 Apr;130(4):1002-1007. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000004067. PMID:30829666.