Dr. Merrill N Workhoven MD
Anesthesiologist
1775 Thompson Rd Coos Bay OR, 97420About
Dr. Merrill Workhoven is an anesthesiologist practicing in Coos Bay, OR. Dr. Workhoven 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. Workhoven also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ne Coll of Med, Omaha Ne 1968
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1968
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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