Jerome Eugene Hester, MD

Offices

1 location

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California Medical Board record

Licence A48428 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1990 · expires 2027-11-30 · University of Texas Medical School at Houston.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Surgery centers they own

Waverley Surgery Center, LPAmbulatory Surgery Center · Palo Alto, CA1.3% owner since 2015 · accredited by AAAHC
Accreditation Renewed4 inspections, 3 with deficiencies · last 2024-04-25

Money from drug and device companies

$9,314 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	2	11	$9,263	$9,314
2024	2	9	$6,312	$6,406
2023	2	11	$9,012	$9,031
2022	1	12	$4,783	$5,117
2021	2	4	$2,800	$2,816
2020	1	10	$13,199	$13,252
2019	2	16	$27,850	$28,004

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

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Payments by company

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Stylus	$9,300	10 payments Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-09-27 · $475 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-09-08 · $475 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-08-13 · $950 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-06-27 · $950 Meals for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-06-27 · $37 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-05-26 · $1,900 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-04-30 · $1,425 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-03-18 · $713 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-03-09 · $950 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2025-01-21 · $1,425
Integra LifeSciences	Acclarent Aera	$14	1 payment Meals for Acclarent Aera · 2025-11-11 · $14

See all 11 published payments

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Every published payment

Integra LifeSciences	Meals · 2025-11-11	Acclarent Aera	$14
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-09-27	Vivaer Stylus	$475
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-09-08	Vivaer Stylus	$475
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-08-13	Vivaer Stylus	$950
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-06-27	Vivaer Stylus	$950
Aerin Medical	Meals · 2025-06-27	Vivaer Stylus	$37
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-05-26	Vivaer Stylus	$1,900
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-04-30	Vivaer Stylus	$1,425
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-03-18	Vivaer Stylus	$713
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-03-09	Vivaer Stylus	$950
Aerin Medical	Consulting · 2025-01-21	Vivaer Stylus	$1,425

See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $6,406

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Payments by company in 2024

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Stylus	$6,312	5 payments Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2024-11-24 · $2,137 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2024-09-06 · $950 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2024-09-06 · $1,425 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2024-05-31 · $900 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2024-04-18 · $900
Smith+Nephew	Halo	$94	4 payments Meals for Halo · 2024-08-28 · $22 Meals for Halo · 2024-08-10 · $16 Meals for Halo · 2024-07-31 · $25 Meals for Halo · 2024-05-23 · $30

2023: $9,031

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Payments by company in 2023

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Stylus	$9,012	10 payments Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-11-22 · $475 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-09-30 · $475 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-09-30 · $475 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-08-27 · $475 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-08-27 · $1,900 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-06-29 · $2,137 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-06-29 · $950 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-05-15 · $475 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-03-31 · $950 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2023-02-15 · $700
Smith+Nephew	Halo	$19	1 payment Meals for Halo · 2023-11-08 · $19

2022: $5,117

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Payments by company in 2022

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Stylus	$5,117	12 payments Meals · 2022-12-27 · $31 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2022-11-05 · $1,050 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2022-08-17 · $1,400 Meals · 2022-08-11 · $168 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2022-07-31 · $866 Meals · 2022-05-19 · $11 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2022-04-21 · $767 Meals · 2022-04-19 · $40 Meals · 2022-03-15 · $51 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2022-03-10 · $175 Consulting for Vivaer Stylus · 2022-02-15 · $525 Meals · 2022-02-11 · $33

2021: $2,816

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Payments by company in 2021

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Stylus	$2,800	3 payments Honoraria for Vivaer Stylus · 2021-09-15 · $1,750 Honoraria for Vivaer Stylus · 2021-05-17 · $700 Honoraria for Vivaer Stylus · 2021-02-01 · $350
Stryker	Clarifix Cryotherapy Device	$16	1 payment Meals for Clarifix Cryotherapy Device · 2021-03-25 · $16

2020: $13,252

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Payments by company in 2020

Aerin Medical	Vivaer	$13,252	10 payments Consulting for Vivaer · 2020-12-30 · $1,400 Consulting for Vivaer · 2020-11-20 · $350 Consulting for Vivaer · 2020-11-09 · $675 Consulting for Vivaer · 2020-08-28 · $1,304 Consulting for Vivaer · 2020-05-03 · $470 Consulting for Vivaer · 2020-03-15 · $3,000 Consulting for Vivaer · 2020-02-15 · $3,000 Meals for Vivaer · 2020-02-05 · $23 Meals for Vivaer · 2020-02-04 · $30 Consulting for Vivaer · 2020-01-15 · $3,000

2019: $28,004

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Payments by company in 2019

Aerin Medical	Vivaer Rf Stylus	$27,904	15 payments Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-12-15 · $3,000 Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-11-15 · $3,000 Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-10-16 · $3,000 Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-09-16 · $3,000 Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-08-25 · $3,000 Meals for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-07-31 · $5 Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-07-16 · $3,000 Travel for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-07-16 · $72 Meals for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-07-15 · $25 Meals for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-07-14 · $18 Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-06-16 · $3,000 Meals for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-05-24 · $12 Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-05-16 · $3,000 Consulting for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-04-15 · $3,750 Meals for Vivaer Rf Stylus · 2019-03-05 · $23
Intersect ENT	Propel	$100	1 payment Consulting for Propel · 2019-09-05 · $100

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

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Research payments by company and study

Stryker Corporation · Frost- Clinical Evaluation of Safety & Efficacy for the Clarifix Cryotherapy Device in Subjects With Chronic Rhinities · 2019	This clinician	$3,600
Stryker Corporation · Frost- Clinical Evaluation of Safety & Efficacy for the Clarifix Cryotherapy Device in Subjects With Chronic Rhinities · 2019	Their institution	$2,200
Stryker Corporation · Frost- Clinical Evaluation of Safety & Efficacy for the Clarifix Cryotherapy Device in Subjects With Chronic Rhinities · 2020	Their institution	$791
Arrinex, Inc. · Frost- Clinical Evaluation of Safety & Efficacy for the Clarifix Cryotherapy Device in Subjects With Chronic Rhinities · 2019	This clinician	$600

Professional record

NPI: 1477629483
Licence: CA A48428California A48428: Current · expires 2027-11-30

More record details

Sole proprietor: No
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207YS0012X (207YS0012X)
Mailing address: 750 Welch Rd, #317, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
NPI first listed: 2006-11-28
NPI last updated: 2021-03-30
NPI record certified: 2021-03-30

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.