Dr. Matthew R Peterson MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
552 N Colorado St Suite 200 Kennewick WA, 99336About
Dr. Matthew Peterson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Kennewick, WA. Dr. Peterson 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. Peterson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- 2004
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