
Dr. Kevin S. Smith, MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
7910 Frost St Suite 280 San Diego CA, 92123About
Dr. Kevin Smith is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Smith 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. Smith also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Marshall Univ Sch of Med, Huntington Wv 1986
Joan C Edwards School Of Medicine At Marshall University 1986
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Provider Details
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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7901 FROST ST SAN DIEGO CA 92123