Dr. Emma Alvaro Caligtan M.D.
Anesthesiologist
201 North Washington Street Falls Church VA, 22046About
Dr. Emma Caligtan is an anesthesiologist practicing in Falls Church, VA. Dr. Caligtan 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. Caligtan also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Institute of Medicine - Far Eastern University 1966
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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