Dr. Christopher F Stalvey DO
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
5901 Westown Pkwy Suite 210 West Des Moines IA, 50266About
Dr. Christopher Stalvey is an anesthesiologist practicing in West Des Moines, IA. Dr. Stalvey 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. Stalvey also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences 2003
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences Medicine
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine 2003
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- 2008
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Fellowships
- Wake Forest Univ - Pain Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 2008
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Pain Medicine, NC, USA 2008
- Pain Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC USA 2008
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