Dr. Theodora K. Nicholau MD
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Theodora Nicholau is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Nicholau 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. Nicholau also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1986
University of California 1986
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Critical Care Medicine
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