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Dr. David M. Seif, M.D.
Anesthesiologist
Dr. David Seif is an anesthesiologist practicing in SAN DIEGO, CA. Dr. Seif ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Seif also might help manage pain after an operation.
10 years
Experience
Dr. David M. Seif, M.D.
- SAN DIEGO, CA
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Accepting new patients
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What kind of anesthesia is used for ear tubes?
Usually mask or IV sedation
Help I Am Scared
Cirrhosis is a risk factor for anesthesia complications but talk to your anesthesiologist before who will advise you of this risk depending on your lab results
Is gastroscopy done with general anesthesia?
Usually sedation
What kind of anesthesia is used for ear tube surgery?
Usually quick sedation via mask or IV
What type of sedation is used for ear surgery?
Depending on complexity of the procedure. can be sedation or general anesthesia
Can you be put to sleep for a colonoscopy?
Sure request an anesthesiologist deep sedation
Is prostate cancer treatment done under anesthesia?
If surgery is planned, the answer is Yes
Is varicose veins treatment done under anesthesia?
Depending on if done in the surgeon’s office or the operating room.
Can I get local anesthesia for a thyroid surgery?
If surgery is planned, you will need general anesthesia
Can anesthesia cause liver damage?
There have been very rare case reports of liver damage but in my 15 years of doing anesthesia, I have not encountered a single case
Can local anesthesia affect my daughter's health?
Local anesthesia has very minimal side effects with no long term sequelae
